Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Released Apr 2016
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
95% positive · 33K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair launched on Steam on April 18, 2016 as a complete, self-contained visual novel adventure. The developer added Japanese and Traditional Chinese language support in August 2016 and issued a follow-up patch on August 30, 2016 addressing minor text and UI issues. Those two bug-fix patches represent the entirety of post-launch activity for the game itself — there has been no DLC, no expansions, and no post-launch content updates of any kind.
The more recent news posts on this store page (from 2025) are publisher announcements from Spike Chunsoft about entirely separate games: SHUTEN ORDER (a new adventure game that launched September 5, 2025) and Danganronpa 2x2 (a new standalone entry announced September 12, 2025 set in the Danganronpa 2 universe). Neither of these represents new content for Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair itself — they are distinct products listed on the publisher's news feed.
The game launched as a finished, complete package with no post-launch content planned or delivered, and the developer has made no statements suggesting otherwise. It is a complete product.
Evidence
Patch released August 30, 2016 addressing minor text, UI, and localization fixes. Last update directly related to this game.
Store description describes the base game content with no mention of DLC, expansions, or planned post-launch content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Achievements
47
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Jabberwock Island – once a popular tourist destination, this now uninhabited island remains oddly pristine. You and your classmates at the elite Hope's Peak Academy have been brought to this island by your super-cute teacher for a “lovey-dovey, heart-throbbing school trip.” Everyone seems to be having fun in the sun...until Monokuma returns to restart his murderous game! Trapped on this island of mutual killing, your only hope of escape rests in solving the island’s mysteries. But be warned—sometimes the truth can be its own despair...
Key Features
Key Features
- Deadly Island Vibes: Murder is the only means of escape when you’re trapped on this island paradise. As your fellow classmates start dropping like coconuts, you’ll need to delve into each murderous incident, forage for clues, and interview your classmates to reveal the opportunity, motive, and means behind each killer case!
Tribal Council: You’ll go head-to-head in all new minigames with the other students during the Class Trial, shooting down their false truths and using your evidence to uncover what really happened. But watch out! If a student is unconvinced, they'll challenge you to a one-on-one Rebuttal Showdown and force you to defend your argument!
Survival of the Keenest: Match up your evidence with your fellow classmates’ arguments and determine who’s really telling the truth. Once you’ve got a suspect in your sights, turn up that tropical heat in a variety of timing and reflex-based game systems to reveal the ultimate truth and escape with your life!
Steam Features: Supports Steam Achievements and Steam Cloud with plans to add Steam Trading Cards
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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