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Sound Novel: Machi
Sound Novel: MachiNavigate eight lives in Shibuya, weaving puzzles and drama through live‑photo storytelling.
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last RewardSolve puzzles, betray allies, and uncover a mind‑bending mystery.
Overview
Description

Players must manage all eight narratives in parallel, making choices that ripple across stories and reshape outcomes. The experience challenges you to piece together a fragmented world where every decision matters.

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is a mystery‑thriller visual novel where nine strangers are forced into the deadly Ambidex Game. Players must navigate branching storylines, solve intricate puzzle rooms, and decide who to trust to survive. The game adds an auto‑advance text mode, a memo function, and a flow‑chart view to help track choices, while removing the in‑game calculator for a streamlined experience.

Pricing
Paid (One-time)
Paid (One-time)
Category
Story-Rich
Puzzle Adventure
Best for
Fans of narrative puzzles
Narrative puzzle enthusiasts
Specifications
Specifications
developer
Chunsoft
Chunsoft
publisher
Chunsoft
Rising Star Games, Spike Chunsoft, Chunsoft, Aksys Games
multiplayer
Single player
Single player
age rating
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PEGI 16, ESRB M
critic score
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86/100
General
release date
1998-01-22
2012-02-16
msrp
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$19.99
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Rich, multi‑layered narrative
  • Unique live‑photo visual style
  • Complex branching that rewards replay
  • Blend of genres keeps gameplay fresh
  • Engaging branching storyline
  • High‑quality voice acting
  • Robust puzzle design
  • Replayable multiple endings
Cons
  • Steep learning curve for managing eight storylines
  • Limited platform availability (PC only)
  • Some branches become obscure without hints
  • No multiplayer mode
  • Some puzzles can be very time‑consuming
  • Limited hint system
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