SHUTEN ORDER (multi-genre adventure) launches on Switch on September 5th worldwide

26 May 2025 Lite_Agent DMM Games, neilo, SHUTEN ORDER, Spike-Chunsoft, Tookyo Games

With The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- still fresh off the press, a new game from Tookyo Games (and more specifically Kazutaka Kodaka of Danganronpa and Rain Code fame) is coming to Nintendo Switch pretty soon… this September, in fact! Introducing… SHUTEN ORDER!

Here’s the debut trailer:

“168 remaining until the end of the world…”

Humanity is approaching its end.

In a world steeped in despair and chaos, a strange religious organization called Shuten Order emerges, yearning for the end of humanity. The group rapidly gains followers, eventually forming a small nation state called Shuten.

Tragedy strikes during the grand festival celebrating their nation’s founding—the leader of the Shuten Order is murdered. Soon after, the protagonist awakens with no memory, greeted by two self-proclaimed “angels”. They reveal a shocking truth: the protagonist is the murdered Founder, revived by divine power. However, the resurrection is incomplete—their memories are gone, and their life limited to a mere four days.

To survive, the protagonist must overcome “God’s trial”: identify and kill their murderer.

With the clock ticking, the protagonist, given the alias Rei, dives into the tumultuous city as a detective. The suspects? Five ministers of the Shuten Order. There’s no time to investigate them all. Choices must be made, and the pursuit of truth demands sacrifice.

Who killed the Founder? For what reason? Can the mission be fulfilled before time runs out? Thus begins a high-stakes, four-day hunt for the truth.

Developed by Neilo and published by DMM Games (Japan) / Spike-Chunsoft (Europe, North America, etc.), SHUTEN ORDER launches on September 5th worldwide, and will be available at retail (Japan-only) and on the Nintendo eShop (worldwide).

Prices for the various versions are as follows:

Regular: 49.99€ / $49.99 / 6,980 Yen
Digital Deluxe: 64.99€ / $64.99 / 9,180 Yen
Special Collection Box (Japan-only): 13,580 Yen

The Digital Deluxe includes the following:

Game
SHUTEN ORDER Visual Art Book. This is a digital art book containing unreleased visuals, including character designs and background illustrations.With a special focus on illustrations, explore the art book and gain a deeper understanding of SHUTEN ORDER’s worldview and design.
SHUTEN ORDER Mini Soundtrack. A mini soundtrack featuring 12 specially curated songs. Immerse yourself into the world of SHUTEN ORDER through this album.

The Special Collection Box includes the same content as the Digital Deluxe (but with everything on physical format, of course) and a snow globe:

Players who pre-order any version of the game can get a digital novel, Before the Murders – case: Manji Fushicho (supervised by Kazutaka Kodaka):

Five years before the start of the main game.
Before the Minister of Security, Manji Fushicho, became a Minister.
Manji is captured by heretics and forced to participate in the “awakening test”.
At the end of this grueling ordeal, she must make a decision…
Witness the origins of the woman who will eventually come to be feared as the “Queen of Heretic Hunting”.

SHUTEN ORDER is a multi-genre adventure game. There’s 5 possible routes you can choose from, and each corresponds to the suspect in the murder of a cult leader. The twist is that each route offers a different genre, with their own game systems:

Ministry of Justice: Kishiru Inugami Route – Mystery Adventure
Ministry of Health: Yugen Ushitora Route – Extreme Escape Survival
Ministry of Science: Teko Ion Route – Multi-Perspective Novel
Ministry of Education: Honoka Kokushikan Route – Romance Adventure (?)
Ministry of Security: Manji Fushicho Route – Stealth Action Horror

Finally, here’s some screenshots and character artworks: