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Steam app 1481080 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:41 UTC

DRAMAtical Murder

Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.

DRAMAtical Murder Steam header artwork
Nitro+CHiRALJAST
59playing now
9224-hour peak
329all-time peak
60average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−6.6Gain−9.85%% gain104Peak

718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

028568311113 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202673 peakFriday 14 August 202684 peakSaturday 15 August 202692 peakSunday 16 August 202685 peakMonday 17 August 202677 peakTuesday 18 August 202669 peakWednesday 19 August 202670 peakThursday 20 August 202664 peakFriday 21 August 202662 peakSaturday 22 August 202684 peakSunday 23 August 2026103 peakMonday 24 August 202691 peakTuesday 25 August 202694 peakWednesday 26 August 2026100 peakThursday 27 August 202694 peakFriday 28 August 202692 peakSaturday 29 August 202696 peakSunday 30 August 202696 peakMonday 31 August 202678 peakTuesday 01 September 202682 peakWednesday 02 September 202674 peakThursday 03 September 202675 peakFriday 04 September 202665 peakSaturday 05 September 202697 peakSunday 06 September 202684 peakMonday 07 September 202686 peakTuesday 08 September 202677 peakWednesday 09 September 202674 peakThursday 10 September 202668 peakFriday 11 September 202690 peakSaturday 12 September 202692 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

66 months, April 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

089178266355Apr 2021Mar 2022Feb 2023Jan 2024Dec 2024Nov 2025April 2021263 monthly peakMay 202183 monthly peakJune 202163 monthly peakJuly 202170 monthly peakAugust 202148 monthly peakSeptember 202149 monthly peakOctober 202140 monthly peakNovember 202146 monthly peakDecember 202178 monthly peakJanuary 202275 monthly peakFebruary 202267 monthly peakMarch 202255 monthly peakApril 202237 monthly peakMay 202241 monthly peakJune 202260 monthly peakJuly 202270 monthly peakAugust 2022329 monthly peakSeptember 2022323 monthly peakOctober 202277 monthly peakNovember 202295 monthly peakDecember 2022116 monthly peakJanuary 2023106 monthly peakFebruary 202354 monthly peakMarch 2023133 monthly peakApril 2023114 monthly peakMay 202356 monthly peakJune 202365 monthly peakJuly 2023118 monthly peakAugust 2023113 monthly peakSeptember 202342 monthly peakOctober 202341 monthly peakNovember 202392 monthly peakDecember 202389 monthly peakJanuary 202484 monthly peakFebruary 2024107 monthly peakMarch 2024103 monthly peakApril 202469 monthly peakMay 202484 monthly peakJune 2024107 monthly peakJuly 2024110 monthly peakAugust 202462 monthly peakSeptember 202461 monthly peakOctober 2024188 monthly peakNovember 2024109 monthly peakDecember 2024115 monthly peakJanuary 2025121 monthly peakFebruary 2025107 monthly peakMarch 2025204 monthly peakApril 202579 monthly peakMay 202556 monthly peakJune 2025116 monthly peakJuly 2025117 monthly peakAugust 202562 monthly peakSeptember 202564 monthly peakOctober 2025127 monthly peakNovember 202560 monthly peakDecember 2025133 monthly peakJanuary 2026122 monthly peakFebruary 2026145 monthly peakMarch 2026212 monthly peakApril 2026161 monthly peakMay 2026226 monthly peakJune 2026164 monthly peakJuly 2026157 monthly peakAugust 2026140 monthly peakSeptember 202697 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

04285127170July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026157 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026140 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202697 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0428512717001 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 2026137 peakThursday 02 July 2026134 peakFriday 03 July 2026157 peakSaturday 04 July 2026148 peakSunday 05 July 2026140 peakMonday 06 July 2026117 peakTuesday 07 July 2026140 peakWednesday 08 July 2026148 peakThursday 09 July 2026118 peakFriday 10 July 2026129 peakSaturday 11 July 2026141 peakSunday 12 July 2026131 peakMonday 13 July 2026114 peakTuesday 14 July 202695 peakWednesday 15 July 202691 peakThursday 16 July 202699 peakFriday 17 July 202667 peakSaturday 18 July 202670 peakSunday 19 July 202669 peakMonday 20 July 202686 peakTuesday 21 July 202688 peakWednesday 22 July 202676 peakThursday 23 July 202691 peakFriday 24 July 202675 peakSaturday 25 July 202660 peakSunday 26 July 202674 peakMonday 27 July 202667 peakTuesday 28 July 202680 peakWednesday 29 July 202671 peakThursday 30 July 202667 peakFriday 31 July 202654 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0387611315101 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202657 peakSunday 02 August 202663 peakMonday 03 August 202667 peakTuesday 04 August 202695 peakWednesday 05 August 2026133 peakThursday 06 August 2026118 peakFriday 07 August 2026125 peakSaturday 08 August 2026114 peakSunday 09 August 2026135 peakMonday 10 August 2026140 peakTuesday 11 August 2026128 peakWednesday 12 August 2026115 peakThursday 13 August 2026104 peakFriday 14 August 202684 peakSaturday 15 August 202692 peakSunday 16 August 202685 peakMonday 17 August 202677 peakTuesday 18 August 202669 peakWednesday 19 August 202670 peakThursday 20 August 202664 peakFriday 21 August 202662 peakSaturday 22 August 202684 peakSunday 23 August 2026103 peakMonday 24 August 202691 peakTuesday 25 August 202694 peakWednesday 26 August 2026100 peakThursday 27 August 202694 peakFriday 28 August 202692 peakSaturday 29 August 202696 peakSunday 30 August 202696 peakMonday 31 August 202678 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 281 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

026527910501 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202682 peakWednesday 02 September 202674 peakThursday 03 September 202675 peakFriday 04 September 202665 peakSaturday 05 September 202697 peakSunday 06 September 202684 peakMonday 07 September 202686 peakTuesday 08 September 202677 peakWednesday 09 September 202674 peakThursday 10 September 202668 peakFriday 11 September 202690 peakSaturday 12 September 202692 peak

October 2026

DRAMAtical Murder was released on 6 Apr, 2021.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:41 UTC
App ID
1481080
Last updated
26 Aug 2022 build 9391569
Developer
Nitro+CHiRAL
Publisher
JAST
Release date
6 Apr, 2021
Platforms
Windows
Download size
4.74 GB
Install size
4.77 GB
Genres
Adventure
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
18

Features & support

Steam features

Family Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

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About this gameFull description from Steam
Get ready for the official English language version of Nitro+CHiRAL's most popular Boys' Love game! Set on an island ruled by a powerful megacorporation, DRAMAtical Murder paints a vivid picture of a world where the boundaries between the virtual and the real are breaking down. Dragged with his friends into a battle for the future, will our hero Aoba be able to regain the peace he craves? And what is the secret he hides in his soul? Find out in this epic cyberpunk Boys' Love adventure! Story "I will destroy you." Midorijima. Situated to the south of Japan, this beautiful island was once a place where people lived in harmony with nature. Then the Toue Corporation took over, driving off most of the island's residents and forcing those who would not leave to live in the shadow of Platinum Jail, a walled-off megaresort where the wealthy wallow in luxury. Aoba is a young man living with his grandmother in the Old Residential District, the last refuge of Midorijima's people. While his peers join gangs and fight for dominance of the streets or immerse themselves in the virtual reality game Rhyme, Aoba works part-time at a junk shop and hopes only that his peaceful life will last. But strange things are happening on Midorijima, and Aoba will soon have to fight... or lose everything that he holds dear. Game Description DRAMAtical Murder is a multi-ending visual novel from acclaimed Boys' Love developer Nitro+CHiRAL. It features high-level graphics, music, and Japanese voice acting with full English text. Direct the action by making decisions at key points in the narrative. Aoba's fate is yours to decide.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 2 regional ratings

Content notice

Contains mature themes that include violence, torture, sex, sexual assault, drug use and gore. All characters, models, and other persons that appear in sexual situations are at least eighteen years of age or older.

Regional ratings

DEJUS18Drogas ilícitas · Violência Extrema · Temas sensíveis
IGRSBANNEDRokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya · Penampilan Tokoh · Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 Processor: Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB VRAM, PixelShader 4.0 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space

Recommended

Supported languages3 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
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Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

18 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
DRAMAtical MurderAchievement
Go through all the wayAchievement
Just a regular guyAchievement
I will destroy youAchievement
Thank... you...Hidden achievement
CONGRATULATIONSHidden achievement
Koujaku Bad EndAchievement
Koujaku Good EndAchievement
Noiz Bad End #1Achievement
Noiz Bad End #2Achievement

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3 developer announcements, Aug 2022 to Mar 2024 · times in UTC

March

  1. DRAMAtical Murder and other JAST visual novels on sale!

    Steam Spring Sale is finally here! The blossoming cherry petals bring with it another season of flowers and sunshine. And this spring, JAST has an even better offer for you to make sure you enjoy this spring to its full extent. And this…

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March

  1. Tokyo Necro Releases 03 / 13 / 23!

    In a cyberpunk dystopia, Tokyo is frozen over and riddled with the undead, and it falls to the members of a Living Dead Stalker Agency to do the dirty work of cleaning up the streets. Tokyo Necro, brought to you by Nitro Origin (formerly…

    SpacemanNick

August

  1. 《DRAMAtical Murder》国际中文版正式上架！

    DRAMAtical Murder, the smash hit BL Visual Novel from Nitro+CHiRAL, is now available in an international Chinese version. This edition of the game includes both simplified and traditional Chinese. JAST is grateful to all the fans around the…

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