Master Magistrate (2018) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Master Magistrate

Solve crimes and pass judgment with a colorful cast of samurai, detectives, inventors, and brigands in a Japan on the edge of modernization. A visual novel detective game set in a town where the cherry trees…

22 February 2018

What Master Magistrate is

Master Magistrate is an adventure game developed by Irodori and released in 2018. It was published by Dramatic Create. It is available on PlayStation Vita, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on KiriKiri.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shimei took up his post as the new administrator at the Nakamachi magistrate’s office, which had been founded to alleviate the burden on the offices to the north and south. He was followed by his cheerful and hard-working childhood friend Rimu and the strong-minded Sakura, who was dispatched from the Kitamachi magistrate’s office to supervise him. Shortly after his arrival, a young girl Koume was brought before him on a charge of murder. She was to be sentenced the following day, and if she was found guilty of the alleged crime, she would be sentenced to death. Shimei noticed something suspicious in the recounting of the events and along with Koume’s desperation, he was convinced that she…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Master Magistrate launched on 22 February 2018, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018) and Into the Breach.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018), Into the Breach.

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