SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair

Adventure· Visual Novel· Detective· Investigation

Released Aug 2016

A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $14.99

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Evaluation

SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair is a complete murder mystery visual novel that launched on August 26, 2016. The only DLC ever listed for it — the original soundtrack — shipped on launch day. The developer's most recent news post, published on August 26, 2026 [NEWS-1], announces the release of SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair, the follow-up epilogue episode that had been in development and was the subject of the previous content warning. With Saku now shipped as a separate product, the announced content that was pending has been delivered. Saku is sold as its own standalone title on Steam (App ID 3941070), not as a DLC or update to SHINRAI itself. The same post also references the full sequel, Withering Without Hope (WWH), noting that Saku contains "some more setup for it" — but this is a separate, unannounced future project from the developer, not a commitment attached to SHINRAI's own store page or DLC listing. The developer makes no promise of when or whether WWH will arrive; it is mentioned as something they intend to work on next, not as announced content for SHINRAI specifically. SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair itself has no unreleased DLC, no outstanding commitments attached to it, and the developer has not announced any further updates or content for the base game. It launched as a complete product and remains so.

Evidence

Developer announces SHINRAI Saku - Blooming Beyond Despair has released as a separate standalone product on its own Steam store page, fulfilling the previously announced epilogue episode.

news post · Aug 26, 2026 source content shipped

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The only DLC for SHINRAI — the original soundtrack — was released on launch day. No unreleased DLC exists.

dlc listing · Aug 26, 2016 source content shipped

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair Soundtrack

Aug 2016

Media

Details

Developer

Gosatsu Visual Novels

Publisher

Gosatsu Visual Novels

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

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Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Visual Novel Detective Investigation Mystery Interactive Fiction Indie Adventure Female Protagonist LGBTQ+Horror Crime Gore Story Rich Thriller Puzzle

About this game

Story:

Saturday, October 30, 2010.

A group of ten friends gathers at a secluded mountain resort to spend the night of All Hallows' Eve together. However...

What was originally intended to be a fun little Halloween party quickly turns into an actual night of horrors. When one of the attendees is found dead, fear and uncertainty spread among the group as the friends realize they are trapped with a murderer.

As they try to unveil the identity of the killer, they slowly begin to learn to what atrocities despair can drive a human being... once its trust has been broken.

Features:

SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair is a murder mystery visual novel, featuring a variety of interactive elements to help you feel like an actual detective:

Make Choices that will not only contribute towards your Detective Rank, but also influence the story and unlock bonus content upon its completion. And who knows? Maybe you will even be able to save a life!
Investigate certain locations inside the resort and interrogate your classmates in order to collect clues and evidence, which will help you solve various mysteries throughout the night.
Present Evidence to back up your claims as you unravel the truth and reveal the identity of the culprit. Be careful with your deductions, however, or you might end up accusing someone innocent of the most heinous crimes!

Other features include:

Character Profiles which provide you with additional information about the characters, as well as their current status (Alive, Dead, Missing, Unknown).
Diary which summarizes the story’s progression.

Notebook which is frequently updated to help you keep track of gathered information and evidence.
5 Endings (4 Bad Endings & 1 True Culprit Ending).
Unlockable Gallery encompassing CG art, miscellaneous art, bonus scenes & diary entries.
Original Soundtrack consisting of 24 unique tracks, as well as a couple of variations.
150,000+ words in length.
8-10 hours of playtime, depending on your reading speed and how thorough you are.