Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter News

Akupara Games Publishing Kumitantei

[p]Hey class of '89,

My name is Joseph and I’m the community manager for Akupara Games.

I am happy to announce that Akupara Games is publishing Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter!
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As an enjoyer of the Danganronpa and the Ace Attorney series, Kumitantei really kicked that itch in a funny and enjoyable way. If you haven’t had the chance to play the demo yet, then I would strongly recommend checking it out!

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With this announcement, the demo also received an update! Here are the full patch notes!
[/p][h2]Demo Patch Notes[/h2]

[p]Our publisher, Akupara Games, has been added to the company logos in the game's startup, Title Screen, and Credits.[/p]
[p]Updated designs for some characters.[/p]
[p]Corrected the closet door's opening direction during the intro in Classroom 1-C.[/p]
[p]The Cards, Gifts, and Evidence menus in the pause menu have been implemented.[/p]
[p]The System menu has been updated and completely replaced in both the Story Demo and the Title Screen.[/p]
[p]The credits have been updated.[/p]

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I can’t wait to share more about Kumitantei, until then though, if you would like to join others in the conversation for Kumitantei, then join the Kumitantei Discord!

- riv otter [/p]

Release Schedule Update

[p]Hello everyone, Lina here! Today we've got a very big and important announcement to share regarding the future of Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter.

We're not allowed to name names at the moment, but Kumitantei has received strong interest and an offer from a game publisher which we're excited to move ahead with! This will mean our team getting the support we need to make the game bigger and better, and will guarantee Kumitantei's completion!

We're very pumped to share more info about this in the near future, but in the meantime, this does mean we'll be needing to delay Episode 1 until Early 2026 to ensure it's polished up to the standards of our new partners. The wait will have to be a little longer, but it'll be worth it.

We hope you'll understand, and thank you very much for all of your support! We'll see you in the next update! [/p][p]Discord: https://discord.gg/mangofactory[/p][p]Website: https://www.mangofactory.win/kumitantei[/p][p]Youtube: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Twitter: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mangofactory.win[/p][p]Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mangofactory[/p]

Steam Next Fest Demo Update

[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Thank you for playing the Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter Demo! This update is a big milestone for the game, featuring a very talented voice cast in the Story Demo alongside plenty of fixes.[/p][p][/p][h3]Story Demo[/h3]

[p]Added an animated title card to the start and end of the Story Demo.[/p]
[p]Added voice acting to every dialogue scene.[/p]
[p]Added the ability to replay voice lines in the Message Log.[/p]
[p]Added Autoplay to dialogue. Pressing the Autoplay button toggles the feature, which will automatically continue dialogue after both the voice over and on-screen text writing are completed.[/p]
[p]Updated the song "Ghost in the Joystick".[/p]
[p]Several songs have been lowered in volume to accommodate for the new voice acting.[/p]
[p]Several updates have been made to the script to align with the new voice acting.[/p]
[p]The credits have been updated with voice credits, Kickstarter backer names, and the new song "House of Cards".[/p]
[p]The input guide for basic actions now always appears after regaining control and after entering a new room.[/p]
[p]The standard dialogue box is now slightly translucent to better show the environment and characters behind it.[/p]
[p]Mouse controls have been slightly adjusted to allow for smoother camera control.[/p]
[p]Significantly increased the player's run speed.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Other Changes[/h3]

[p]"Voice Volume", "Voice Language", and "Text Language" have been added to the System Settings menu.[/p]
[p]Adjusted the default volume for each audio layer.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Fixes[/h3]

[p]Fixed a missing scan-able object in Classroom 1-A[/p]
[p]Fixed a rare bug where the scanner visual effect would replay after quickly interacting with an object after dialogue completed.[/p]
[p]Fixed several issues in which Himari's name occasionally appeared on the wrong side of the dialogue box.[/p]
[p]Fixed several issues in which Himari's mouth animation would incorrectly play during certain text boxes.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where Kaguya's mouth animation would not play during her introduction scene in Classroom 1-C.[/p]
[p]Fixed an uncommon issue where two Himaris would appear during Hiroshi's introduction scene in the Prize Corner.[/p]

Development Update #5: Steam Next Fest and Voice Cast Trailer Incoming!

Hey everyone, Lina here with a new update! 🎴👾

First off, thank you all so much for your very prompt responses to our Backer Survey last month! We’ve got nearly everyone’s preferences now and are so excited to start working with all of the folks who chose creative rewards! We’re also pleased to say that the full in-game credits with all of our backers will be included in the coming Demo Update, which we’ll get into in a moment, but first…

Our current estimate for Episode 1’s development progress is 62%, which has been a bit slower with some of us being students with finals, but our great pace before has kept us on track! Here’s the breakdown:

As we enter the summer months, we’ll be picking up a lot of speed with the finish line in sight, we don’t foresee any delays with hitting our target release window in Q3 2025!

We’re excited to formally announce that Kumitantei will be a part of Steam Next Fest’s June 2025 edition, running from June 9th - 16th! Next Fest is an incredible triannual showcase of upcoming games from thousands of talented developers, featuring tons of free demos to try out and wishlist! If you haven’t already been checking them out every few months, you definitely should be!

If you also haven’t already, please wishlist Kumitantei on Steam! It helps us way more than you’d probably think!

To coincide with our participation, on June 9th we’ll be releasing our biggest update to the Demo Version yet, as well as a brand new Voice Cast Trailer via premiere on our YouTube channel! We hope to see you there!

As we’ve been alluding to, we’ve got a big update coming to the Demo on June 9th! This one’s gonna be bringing more QoL improvements, new pretty Episode Start and End graphics, the complete in-game credits, and most importantly… voice acting! The whole cast have been lovingly brought to life by an incredibly talented group of voice actors, and we’re so excited to reveal who’s playing who and give you all the opportunity to hear their performances in action next week!

As you can see, the Prologue is now properly titled “The World They Knew”. While it’s always had this name internally, we just didn’t have an opportunity to share it until now! Yay, something new to theorize about!

Since we’ve been building up a lot to share during Next Fest and through the Voice Cast Trailer, this Backer Update is slightly shorter than our usual ones. It’s very important to us to keep you all informed, but we hope you all can understand waiting an extra week for the big stuff. However…

That’s not to say we’re quite done today! For all of your support and patience, we’re giving you guys the first real look at a location you’ll soon become very familiar with! Welcome to the bunker’s eerie and imposing Trial Room!

This will be the setting of the Clinical Trials, where the class will be forced to debate the truth and eventually condemn one another to death. It certainly fits the part, wouldn’t you agree? You’ll get to see a more thorough look next week in the Voice Cast Trailer, but this first peek is just for you guys! 🎴🖤

That’s about all we’ve got to share for this little amuse bouche of an update, we really hope you’ll all join us for the main course next week! Thank you to each and every one of our backers for your support and patience, it’s genuinely such an honour having this amount of faith in our team. We’ll try our best to keep living up to (and hopefully exceeding) your expectations!

Discord: https://discord.gg/mangofactory

Website: https://www.mangofactory.win/kumitantei

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Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/mangofactory

Happy Easter from Kumitantei!

How long is forever? Sometimes, just one second. Happy Easter from Kumitantei! 🎴🐰