Danganronpa: LIVe or Die

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## Development

### Platforms

* Itch.io
* Gamejolt
* YouTube

## Release Dates

### Website

* itch.io

**Danganronpa: LIVe or Die** is a fully released Polish Fangame created by Aru & Raven. LIVe or Die contains a prologue and six chapters. The first chapter was released on February 10, 2022, while the final chapter, "Another Version of the Truth", was released on April 16, 2023 . A bonus story, "Synthetic Love", was released later on September 3, 2023 .

Following the game's conclusion the creators are now working on a sequel: **Danganronpa: Survivor's Guilt**.

## Premise

> Follow Megumi and 15 other people locked inside a luxurious mansion. An evil mechanical bear known as Monokuma forces them to play a killing game. Will they start killing each other? Who will survive? **— Official Premise**
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## Killing Game

### Rules

2. "Nighttime" is from 10 pm to 7 am. Some areas are off-limits at night.
3. With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore the mansion at your discretion.
4. Violence against Monokuma is strictly prohibited, as is destruction of surveillance cameras.
5. Monokuma will never directly commit a murder.
6. Anyone who kills a fellow participant and becomes "blackened" will graduate, unless they are discovered.
7. The guilty party may only kill a maximum of two people.
8. Lending your Monopad to another participant is strictly prohibited.
9. Attempting to break into locked rooms is strictly prohibited.
10. Additional regulations may be added if necessary.
11. Once a murder takes place, a trial will begin shortly thereafter. Participation is mandatory for all surviving participants.
12. If the guilty party is exposed during the trial, they alone will be executed.
13. If the guilty party is not exposed, they alone will leave, and all remaining participants will be executed.
14. As a reward, the surviving blackened will be forgiven of their crime and allowed to leave the mansion.
15. The Body Discovery Announcement will play as soon as three or more people discover a body for the first time.
16. The killing game and trials will continue until only two surviving participants remain.

Rules 11 to 16 were added after the first murder.

## Creation and Production

### Production

Production for the prologue and first chapter begun during the early months of 2021, with it starting as late as April that year. Throughout the year progress was posted on the projects Twitter, including screenshots from the game, sprite progress, and production percentages. From May to June of the same year, the creators published character profiles for the cast. During the next months production progressed further, and by the end of the year the prologue and first chapter were fully coded. The prologue and first chapter, "The Struggle For Survival", were premiered on February 10 for download, and a silent playthrough was uploaded through the projects YouTube, and as of 2022, have been viewed over 800 times.

Production for the next chapter, "To Live Is to Die", started as late as March, 2022. The chapter was later premiered on May 19, 2022 alongside a silent playthrough, which has received over 300 views. The chapter introduced the 'Game Over' feature.

The production for the third chapter, "Only the Good Die Young", started after the release of the previous chapter. The chapter was premiered on September 12, 2022, and a silent playthrough of the chapter was added to the existing playlist .

The production for the fourth chapter, "Mandatory Suicide" began right after the release of the third chapter. It was published on November 29, 2022 , alongside the silent playthrough on YouTube.

After a break caused by the football World Cup, the production for the fifth chapter, "In Fiction" was resumed in late December 2022. The chapter was eventually published on March 2, 2023 , together with the usual silent playthrough on YouTube.

The work on the final chapter began immediately after the release of the fifth one. After an intensive period of work, the sixth chapter, "Another Version Of The Truth" was released on April 16, 2023 , alongside the playthrough on YouTube, therefore completing the game.

Some time after the release of the final chapter, production began on an additional story taking place after the events of the game. This time, it was made in TyranoBuilder instead of RPG Maker. The additional story, "Synthetic Love" was released on September 3, 2023

## Production

### Platform(s)

* Windows

**Danganronpa: LIVe or Die - Synthetic Love** is a bonus story set after the events of the main game. It was released for download on September 3, 2023.

## Premise

> After surviving the killing game, Daichi has nowhere to go to. He decides to find the original Haruo that he knows survived his past game. He gets his address from Gumi and pays him a visit. However, the original Haruo has heavy mental problems originating from his game, where he watched the original Daichi die, and where he caused the deaths of multiple other participants. His trauma already destroyed his previous relationship. Will he and Daichi be able to finally find happiness?
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## External Links

* **YouTube:** Danganronpa: LIVe or Die
* **Twitter:** @DR\_LIVeordie
* **Carrd:** drliveordie
* **Itch.io:** danganronpa-live-or-die
* **Gamejolt:** danganronpa-live-or-die

## Trivia

* The creators took inspiration from Danganronpa V4 Rocky Restarts for adding 'Favourite Songs' to the characters profiles.
* The chapter titles are all inspired by song titles.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1647567956774141953
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1647567956774141953
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1698264577803198706
4. ↑ https://drliveordie.carrd.co/#about
5. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1387228508926119938
6. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1407076646222434304
7. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1427659460244393984
8. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1491813094783430656
9. ↑ https://darkraven616.itch.io/danganronpa-live-or-die
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcjN-UqlIEMOA5S-eWTZ3lAwW70t0JscM
11. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1507055688748576769
12. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1527376610327834626
13. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1517150946148552704
14. ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1569348474386227205
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1631280106155933699
16. ↑ https://twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1647567956774141953
17. ↑ https://twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1698264577803198706
18. ↑ https://twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1392843456641478657
19. ↑ https://twitter.com/DR\_LIVeordie/status/1570171609704706050