Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

In Danganronpa, players dive into a series of class trials and expose the lies and contradictions of their classmates to find out who's behind each grisly murder. In each trial, players must use the evidence…

82 25 November 2010

Adventure Point-and-click Visual Novel Action Mystery Thriller

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is an adventure developed by Spike Chunsoft, released 25 November 2010 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Android and iOS. The main story takes about 39.7 hrs to finish.

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What Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is an adventure game developed by Spike Chunsoft and released in 2010. It was published by NIS America. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Hope's Peak Academy is a government-funded private high school recognized nationwide as the cradle of hope and prosperity, providing a comprehensive education for "ultimate" students of all stripes. Thanks to a national lottery, one extremely lucky but otherwise ordinary student—Makoto Naegi—has been chosen to attend this prestigious institution. But when Makoto arrives for his first day of class, he suddenly loses consciousness, and when he wakes up, he finds himself in a classroom in the school, with the windows barred and the doors locked. As he explores the abandoned, dirty halls, it becomes clear that something is very wrong. He and his new classmates make their way to the gymnasium…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, mystery and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Danganronpa series

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is the first of 16 entries we hold in the Danganronpa series. The next entry was Danganronpa: Monokuma Strikes Back in 2012. Its critic score of 82 is 3 points above the series average of 79. The highest-rated entry is Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony at 88.

See all 16 Danganronpa games in release order →

How it was received

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 370 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 39.7 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better, 3 GB RAM and OpenGL 3.2 or DirectX 9.0c compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM. At 3GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc launched on 25 November 2010, within three weeks of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 3 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc gameplay screenshot

Characters

All 17

Aoi Asahina

Byakuya Togami

Celestia Ludenberg

Chihiro Fujisaki

Hifumi Yamada

Junko Enoshima

Dlc

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - Anniversary Edition

23 June 2020

Quick answers

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc — frequently asked questions

When did Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc come out?

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc was released on 25 November 2010 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc?

At minimum, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc needs 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better, 3 GB RAM, OpenGL 3.2 or DirectX 9.0c compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.

How long does it take to beat Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc?

The main story of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc takes around 39.7 hrs, or 42 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc?

The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "5 GB available space" and the recommended line says "6 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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