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Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus to Launch October 1st

Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Screenshot

Spike Chunsoft will release Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus in western regions on October 1st. Japan is still getting the game on July 18th as previously announced. It’s coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.

According to Gematsu, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus will serve as an enhanced version of the 2023 narrative adventure game. It’ll have 4K support, reduced load times, a new gallery mode, and all the DLC substories. The announcement trailer goes over all the improvements.

The standard edition on PS5, XSX, and Steam will run you $59.99 USD/€59.99/£54.99. You can grab It digitally on any of the aforementioned platforms, but your only option to grab a physical copy is PS5. A special package called the “Lucid-Noir Limited Edition” will also be available in the West for $99.99/€99.99/£89.99, and it’ll have the following goodies:

  • PS5 copy of Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus
  • Outer box designed by Rui Komatsuzaki
  • Steelbook
  • 6.5-inch Shinigami plush
  • “Noise of Neon” Official Soundtrack

“Noise of Neon” is just the name of the Rain Code OST, in case you were wondering. There’s also a “Digital Deluxe Edition” that will get you a digital artbook and soundtrack for $69.99/ €69.99/£59.99.

The Lucid-Noir Limited Edition for Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus

If you pre-order Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus, you get the novel How to Be a Master Detective: A Halara Nightmare Case for free. The first print runs will come with a printed copy of it, while digital pre-orders get… digital copies. Here’s a description.

While investigating a case, Halara is trapped by snow inside a mountain cabin alongside violent prisoners. Then an incomprehensible murder occurs… with no witnesses. In an extreme situation where doubt looms, the eye of a genius private detective will reveal the truth!

Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Screenshots


Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus launches October 1st for PS5, XSX, and PC via Steam. For more information on the game, you’ll want to consult our review.

Keep reading RPGFan for more detective game news!

Source: Gematsu

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Gio Castillo

Gio is a writer and editor with a deep fondness for role-playing and management games. He lives in the Philippines with two cats he loves dearly.

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