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Paradise Killer

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

What works

  • Unique vaporwave aesthetic
  • Deep and intriguing worldbuilding
  • Open-ended investigation and exploration
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • Engaging and complex narrative

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky platforming controls
  • Tedious backtracking and collectathon elements
  • Trial phase lacks player agency
  • Some dialogue and character interactions feel shallow
  • Navigation and map can be confusing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Mr. Sleepy Man

  • The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

  • Driftmoon

  • Dinocop

  • YIIK: A Postmodern RPG

  • Broken Reality

Less expressive

Games that feels like Paradise Killer but with less self-expression and customization

  • Voodoo Detective

  • Pricolage -IDOLIZED-

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • Cyber Manhunt

  • The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

  • Kathy Rain

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Paradise Killer but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Mad Father

  • BROK the InvestiGator - Prologue

  • SHUTEN ORDER

  • Esoteric Ebb

  • Paper Lily - Chapter 1

  • Sol-Rui -after mini-

Less violent

Games that feels like Paradise Killer but with less combat and destruction

  • Hypnospace Outlaw

  • Fantasia of the Wind - 风之幻想曲

  • Tangle Tower

  • Demons' Timeline

  • Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

  • Elroy and the Aliens

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Paradise Killer: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026