Hi everyone!

The Mysteries of Ranko Togawa: Murder on the Marine Express is finally out in the wild! We at 1564 Studio are so happy about launching our very first visual novel. We hope you enjoy the thrill and leave your impressions about this humble mystery adventure.

Murder on the Marine Express is a visual novel game and the first installment of The Mysteries of Ranko Togawa series.

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 to be 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 is found 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 friend Astrid to clear the name of the main suspect in the case. Of course, it won’t be that simple. As the number of victims keeps growing, the possibility of facing a serial killer becomes more real and chaos slowly takes over the train. Ranko shall make the most of her time to find out the truth and prevent the mysterious murderer from continuing to act unrestricted, though not all the answers in this mess will be to her liking…

Learn the secrets hidden in the Marine Express and find the culprit in this story of tragedy, surprises and lots of humor!

The game is available in English and European Spanish but we are working on getting it translated to more languages, so expect more news on that in the near future. Also, it looks like PC and smartphones won’t be the only platforms for the game… but let’s leave that talk for another time.

We hope you grow fond of Ranko, Astrid and all the other characters aboard the Marine Express and take the challenge of finding the culprit before the story ends. It will be quite the ride, we promise!

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Thank you and keep well!

Source: itch.io