- October 17, 2025
- Kenshisuki Square
Detective Araka
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Detective Araka is a single player action game with horror, romance, mystery, anime and others themes. It was developed by Kenshisuki Square and was released on October 17, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.
In this gripping visual novel, step into the shoes of Yuuki, a boy with amnesia, and team up with top-tier exorcist Ihayase Araka. Together, you must uncover the dark secrets of Inusai Village and piece together your forgotten past.
- Excellent and gorgeous art style with detailed and expressive CGs, combining soft anime aesthetics with dark, oppressive themes.
- Engrossing and well-written dark mystery story that balances psychological horror, eroticism, and tragic corruption effectively.
- User-friendly gameplay with multiple branching endings, a built-in hint system, and smooth replay features allowing exploration of all outcomes.
- Chinese translation requires improvement due to inaccuracies and mistranslations affecting some character names and story clarity.
- Only partial voice acting implemented (limited mainly to the heroine), with other characters lacking voiceovers which reduces immersion.
- Certain elements and endings feel underdeveloped or abrupt, and the game contains extremely graphic and disturbing content that may not suit all players.
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The story is a dark, mystery-driven narrative filled with themes of corruption, despair, and emotional turmoil, offering a compelling but tragic experience. While some find it lacking or challenging due to its heavy and unsettling content, fans of dark-themed visual novels and corruption stories appreciate its depth, well-written characters, and smooth integration with gameplay. Overall, it stands out as a gripping, if somber, tale in its genre.
“The story stands out as one of the better dark-themed doujin visual novels filled with mystery.”
“Throughout the story, the player gradually uncovers the village’s dark secrets and experiences the creeping sense of despair as Araka and other heroines slowly become corrupted from within.”
“Detective Araka is a fan-made spiritual successor to Inkai Hitobashira Araka, transforming its dark RPG premise into a story-driven mystery adventure.”
“I feel unsatisfied by the story we received here.”
“What we got is still a complete story, and a damn tragic one at that, but I found it lacking.”
“The h depictions mainly express “collapse,” not conventional “excitement.” Pain from the victim’s perspective, the loss of dignity, and violence hidden beneath ritual—all of these foreground pity and helplessness rather than pleasure, supporting the darkness of the story.”
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Detective Araka is a action game with horror, romance, mystery, anime and others themes.
Detective Araka is available on PC and Windows.
Detective Araka was released on October 17, 2025.
Detective Araka was developed by Kenshisuki Square.
Detective Araka has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Detective Araka for its story but disliked it for its graphics.
Detective Araka is a single player game.
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