DRAMAtical Murder

DRAMAtical Murder is a science-fiction visual novel by Nitro+CHiRAL. Aoba lives with his grandmother and works in a junk shop on Midorijima, an island reshaped by a powerful corporation. He tries to avoid both local gang conflicts and the virtual game Rhyme, but events draw him into a larger struggle over the island and his own past. Player decisions lead to multiple narrative outcomes and relationships. The Japanese original and localized computer edition have separate publication dates and language configurations. The table below documents the Steam release.

Gameplay

The player reads voiced narrative scenes and makes decisions at key points, with those choices affecting the route and ending. Rhyme is part of the fictional plot; the game itself is not an online competitive title. The current Steam description confirms Japanese voice acting with localized text.

Setting and premise

The fictional Japanese island of Midorijima is divided between the corporation’s luxury resort and the Old Residential District. Aoba’s job, friends, and family connect the ordinary side of island life with its corporate and virtual conflicts.

Development and release

The original Japanese Windows release was March 23, 2012. The localized Steam edition was released on April 6, 2021. Its listed text localizations and Japanese audio belong to that computer edition.