killing game · psychological thriller · murder mystery · survival · paranoia · debate · despair · locked room · elite academy · class trial
We woke, fifteen elite students, to a trap with no exit. The bear-shaped principal Monokuma announced the start of a savage game: one must kill for the rest to escape. If the murderer is caught, they die. The game continues until a single survivor remains. At first, we all protested, voices united in refusal, but Monokuma broke us by playing videos—our families, our loved ones—stripping away every moral anchor we had. The academy halls are now a killing ground. Each of us is a prodigy, granted unique talents for this ordeal. After a murder, we are granted an investigation period, then a class trial. A correct verdict executes the blackened; a mistake executes the innocent. Our task is to survive and unravel the secrets buried here. **The start: we've all gathered in the dining hall.**