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Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2024

Should you play it?

Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries.

What works

  • Engaging mystery story and characters
  • Stylish cyberpunk world and visuals
  • Innovative gameplay blending investigation and minigames
  • Strong voice acting and soundtrack
  • Good replay value and side content

Things to keep in mind

  • Some cases are predictable or easy
  • Protagonist and sidekick can be annoying
  • Investigation segments sometimes tedious
  • Some pacing and narrative unevenness
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • BioShock Infinite

  • Nyakori's Rabbit Doll

  • Beyond Good and Evil™

  • BROK the InvestiGator

  • Figment 2: Creed Valley

  • Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Less social

Games that feels like Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

  • Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami

  • Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

  • Dark Pals: The 1st Floor

  • Magical Girl Witch Trials

  • The Upturned

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus but with less survival pressure

  • LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes

  • LEGO® Batman™ 3: Beyond Gotham

  • LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™

  • LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes

  • LEGO® Batman™: The Videogame

  • LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

  • Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

  • Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

  • AI: The Somnium Files

  • AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Competition, Status.

Last update: 03/08/2026