Spike Chunsoft has revealed the Shuten Order Ministry Edition, a physical release for Steam that’s exclusive to the Spike Chunsoft Store in the US. The Shuten Order Ministry Edition includes a Steam voucher for the game, a sticker sheet, and a clear file, and pre-orders are available now for $59.99.
Shuten Order, the new multi-genre adventure game from Danganronpa series creator Kazutaka Kodaka, will launch on September 5 for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. A Shuten Order Digital Deluxe Edition will be available for $64.99 featuring a visual art book and mini soundtrack, and pre-orders are available now in the Nintendo eShop.
On Nintendo Switch, players who pre-order Shuten Order will receive the “Before the Murders – case: Manji Fushicho” original digital novel, which was supervised by Kodaka. The novel serves as a prequel to the main game.
Here’s a synopsis of the new novel:
Set five years before the events of the main game, this novel tells the story of Manji Fushicho, before she became Minister of Security. She is captured by heretics and subjected to a brutal “awakening test”. At the end of this harsh trial, she makes a decision. This is the origin of the woman who would eventually become feared as the “Queen of Heretic Hunting”.
The staff of Shuten Order includes story writers Kazutaka Kodaka, Takumi Nakazawa, and Takekuni Kitayama. simadoiru is the illustrator, and The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy composer Masafumi Takada returns to compose the soundtrack.
