Murder on the Marine Express
Murder on the Marine Express is a visual novel game and the first installment of The Mysteries of Ranko Togawa series.
Murder on the Marine Express is an adventure developed by 1564 Studio, released 30 July 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Murder on the Marine Express is
Murder on the Marine Express is an adventure game developed by 1564 Studio and released in 2021. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The St. Joachim Academy for elite girls booked the maiden voyage of the new Marine Express submarine train, which runs along the ocean floor from the sunny California all the way to the Japanese coast. The journey seems like the perfect opportunity to enjoy the beautiful underwater views, learn a bit more about marine biology and, ultimately, relax from the usual school life. However, the idyllic travel turns into a nightmare when one of the accompanying teachers appears dead in his room. Who could have killed the most popular and beloved professor in the academy? Ranko Togawa, a grumpy student but with a great sense of responsibility, decides to investigate the events accompanied by her…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Murder on the Marine Express launched on 30 July 2021, within three weeks of Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes, The Forgotten City and Death's Door. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes, The Forgotten City, Death's Door.
Official trailer
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