Your Turn to Die -Death Game by Majority-

***Your Turn to Die -Death Game by Majority-*** (Japanese: キミガシネ -多数決デスゲーム-, Hepburn: *Kimi ga Shine -Tasūketsu Death Game-*) is a 2023 horror visual novel game developed by a manga artist Nankidai, using the RPG Maker MV program. Originally released on August 28, 2017, the game serves in an episodic format that splits into multiple chapters, chronologically; it was released entirely in a standalone format as an early access on early 2023 on Steam.

## Plot

High-school student Sara Chidouin is walking home from school when she and her friend, Joe Tazuna, are kidnapped and sent to a mysterious facility. They are then trapped in the facility and forced to compete in a "Death Game" in which characters decide who dies by taking majority votes. With few other options, Sara and Joe must follow the commands of their kidnappers and cooperate with the 9 other characters present. Each chapter takes place on a different floor of the facility. In the first chapter, the game is explained in basic terms. Thinking it was simply a test, most people vote for themselves, with 3 voting for the oldest character in the group, Kazumi Mishima. He is executed and decapitated as a result of their votes.

After recovering from the shock of his death and finding one more participant, Gonbee Yamada, the characters are forced to participate in the Main Game. The Main Game is a card game functioning in a similar way to Mafia— the characters are each given roles which may give them advantages during the game. The party must choose, via majority vote, one person to die. The roles include one Keymaster, Sage, and Sacrifice. Everyone else is a Commoner. If the Keymaster is chosen, everyone will die. The Sage has knowledge on who the Keymaster is. The Sacrifice will die unless voted for, in which case everyone except the Sacrifice and one other person will die. The Commoner has no power. As such, it is rigged so that at least two of them will die. During the game, they find out that Gonbee's real name is Alice Yabusame, older brother to Reko Yabusame, and was previously in jail for murder. Joe is stuck with the Sacrifice card, which sealed his fate. The party chooses to vote for Kai Satou, the apprentice homemaker, after finding out he was in contact with the kidnappers and revealed to be the Sage. They later find out via his laptop that he plotted to rebel against them.

The group of nine advance to the third floor of the facility, where many minigames await them, giving tokens that can be used to purchase rewards and extra content not visible otherwise. Sara begins to have hallucinations of Joe that make her feel responsible for his death. Three more antagonists are introduced. One of them explains that the organization responsible for the kidnappings produces lifelike dolls, some of which share appearances of the game's participants. They also have AIs of the main characters, which Sara can talk to. The final minigame involves Sara and two of the female participants, Nao Egokoro and Reko, trying to save Q-taro Burgerberg and Gin Ibushi. While solving the minigame's puzzle, the group realizes that earlier on, the musician Reko was replaced with an impostor created using a doll body and AI made by the kidnappers. In order to save the lives of both Gin and Q-taro, Sara must decide whether she will sacrifice the doll or let her live. This decision significantly affects the game's plot; if Sara chooses to kill the fake Reko, Reko's brother Alice is killed. If she chooses not to kill the fake Reko, the doll finds the real Reko and kills her, meeting her own demise in the process.

After a number of investigations and a concentrated effort to escape on behalf of the remaining participants in the death game, they are forced to play the Main Game once again. Art student Nao Egokoro received the Sacrifice card in this round, and her execution plays out at the end unless the player votes for her. However, voting for Nao results in an early ending.

With Keiji Shinogi being revealed the Keymaster, the only two safe options to vote for are job-hopper Sou Hiyori or middle-school student Kanna Kizuchi. Kanna asks the party to vote for her, arguing Sou's computer experience would be more helpful in escaping. Sou, in turn, begs the party to vote for him after revealing that he's been proven to have a 0.0% survival rate in various simulations of the Main Game. As the party enters deadlock, it falls on Sara to break the tie. If Sara votes for Sou, Sou admits he knew his death was destined to happen and attempts to flee. He is attacked by the facility's defense system and dies slowly from his wounds. In his last moments, he boots up a Joe AI in a computer on the third floor, which Sara interacts with and cures her of her hallucinations of Joe. If Sara instead chooses to vote for Kanna, she humbly thanks Sara for choosing her, much to Sou's dismay, and asks the party not to give up on Sou, claiming he is a good person deep down. She is given a near-painless death as vines and flowers sprout from her body. Sou becomes enraged by this choice, and starts up a malicious version of the Joe AI, causing Sara's memories of Joe to become so traumatic that she represses them completely and forgets who Joe is.

Upon advancing to the next floor, Sara and the five remaining survivors play a new game hosted by a doll named Midori by default (though the player can rename him). Their objective is to find and kill Midori by tagging him. However, anyone who gets tagged by him will be executed. The survivors are also paired up with six dolls called the "Dummies": doll copies of participants who died in their first trials before meeting any other participants of the death game. On the fourth and fifth floors, the party solve puzzles, fight monsters, and search for Midori. Sara helps the survivors recover lost memories of them meeting Midori in the past. The doll Mai Tsurugi stabs Q-taro in the back under the impression that she had to kill him in order to survive. Sara's choice between Sou and Kanna in Chapter 2 has major ramifications during this chapter. If Kanna survived, Sara reaffirms her dedication to leave with everyone alive and totally dismisses doll Ranmaru Kageyama's consideration of leaving together by killing the entire party (as two people cannot reach majority vote, nullifying the Main Game). If Sou survived, Sara will very briefly entertain Ranmaru's idea, which gives him confidence to put it into motion. This will result in Ranmaru killing either Reko or Alice, depending on who survived in the previous chapter. Eventually, the party must take part in the "banquet" in which Sara must find the coffin Midori is stored in and kill him in order to win. As Midori becomes more and more desperate to save himself, he accuses Keiji of cheating by using the late Professor Mishima's collar on a coffin to give the impression a human was inside. He offers Sara to forgive Keiji's cheating and subsequent execution if she picks her party member, Gin's coffin instead. Her victory is scripted, and Midori perishes. Afterwards, it's revealed Keiji in fact did not cheat and Q-Taro, knowing his death was coming, had sneaked into the coffin and succumbed to his wounds before the banquet started. Some dummies can die during the banquet.

## Characters

### Survivors of the First Trial

#### Sara Chidouin

A 2nd year student from Sonobe High School who is smart, basically a calm person, and a kind-hearted girl; except she is a victim of stalking. Joe and his girlfriend Lyoko are best friends. On her way home from school at night, she found a stalker and fled home, but her mother had collapsed, and while checking the house, she was stunned and forced to participate in a death game.
#### Joe Tazuna

Another 2nd year student from Sonobe High School who is cheerful character. He usually seems to be a good person, but on the other hand, he also has a thoughtful side, such as staying calm and wary of his surroundings even in sudden death games. With his allies, Sara is his best friend and Lyoko is his girlfriend. He noticed Sara who was a victim of stalking and went home with her, but when he heard Sara's screams at home, he rushed to her and hit the criminal who stunned Sara, but he was stunned and decided to participate in the death game with Sara.
#### Keiji Shinogi

A former police officer with his "somewhat" suspicious side (initially wary of Joe) who speaks in the loose manner of a self-proclaimed detective and calls himself Mr. Hen. For some reason, he cares a lot about Sara and is basically on her side.
#### Kanna Kizuchi

A junior high school student who is obedient and kind girl, but she was always frightened at the beginning because she couldn't help her sister in the first trial and killed her. She is attached to Sara, and according to Mishima, she is overlapping Sara and his sister. Since she is from an orphanage, she has no blood connection with her parents and sister.
#### Q-taro Burgerberg

A second-army baseball player who is as powerful as he looks and has a unique tone. He is basically a cheerful person who often shows his emotions, but on the other hand, he is quite a realist and sometimes sacrifices others.
#### Shin Tsukimi (Hiyori Sou)

A frail young man who is self-proclaimed freeter, also seems quiet and weak-minded at first glance, but in essence he is a ruthless person who deceives and takes advantage of others, and he is hostile to Sara, who naturally gains the trust of those around him. He lied about his name because he would die if he remained true to Tsukimi, and he began to sacrifice others in order not to die because of it.
#### Mio Yabusame

A dark-haired woman singer-songwriter of the band. Although it looks whimsical, it is kind-hearted at heart, and it is basically sweet to children such as Sara and Kanna. Due to her personality, she becomes close to the former early on and is trusted.
#### Nao Egokoro

An art student who is basically intimidating, but on the other hand, he is surprisingly active in deduction. He has a high school advisor, Mishima, and still has a deep respect for her.
#### Kai Satou

A self-proclaimed "househusband" with a mysterious personality, androgynous face, and he basically speaks in a polite tone. He is actually Sara's bodyguard, but Sara mistakes him for a stalker. He belonged to an assassination organization, but after interacting with Sara's father at the Chidouin's house, he decided to betray the organization and swear allegiance to Chidouin. The apron worn in the main game was worn by Sara's paternal grandmother.
#### Gin Ibushi

A sixth-grade elementary school student wearing "a hood and cloak with cat ears" who is cheeky but has an honest personality like a child, and she calls Sara, who has been kind to her since he met her, Sara's sister. He is the only one who is almost pure while the other characters are scheming, and he is loved by Sara and Reko. If you don't wear a cat-eared hood and a cloak, you won't be able to talk to people well. He was aware that he was autistic, and he often refused to go to school.
#### Kazumi Mishima

A high school teacher of Japanese language and art with a suspicious appearance due to his looks and laughs very suspiciously. Although most of the participants have the impression that he is a snob from his appearance, he is actually quite a saint, and he is an unquestionable and reliable adult who encourages Kanna who has lost her sister and puts her body on the line for her students.
#### Alice Yabusame (Yamada Gombe)

A murderer who, basically, speaks in a manly manner, but when he gets emotional, he takes on a funny tone. On the other hand, he is foul-mouthed, but on the other hand, he is always concerned about Reko and is remorseful for the crimes he has committed. By default, it was a woman with long hair, probably set up as Reko's older sister.
### Victims in the first trial

#### Kageyama Ranmaru

A high school boy who is one of the dummies and becomes Sara's sidekick. He was appeared in the second part of Chapter 2, where he was shown in the "Victim Video E" obtained when exploring the 1st floor.
#### Hinako Miyado

A schoolgirl one of the dummies and becomes Keiji's sidekick. She was appeared in the first part of Chapter 2, who was shown in the "Victim's Video C" that can be purchased at the prize exchange; but for some reason, her hairstyle (short black hair) and personality are different. In fact, she is not a doll, but a person on the management side, and she is a completely different person from the real Hinako. Dummies are recruited by those who have no contact with the player, but the real Hinako could not become a dummy because of the "perpetrator" and "victim" relationship during her first trial with a certain person.
#### Naomichi Kurumada

A fighting boxer who is one of the dummies and becomes Kanna's sidekick. He was appeared in Chapter 2, who was shown in the "Victim Video B" that can be purchased at the prize exchange.
#### Mai Tsurugi

A baker who is one of the dummies and becomes Qtaro's sidekick. It was appeared in the second part of Chapter 2, who was shown in the "Victim's Video F" obtained when exploring the 1st floor. In addition, the appearance of the victim video is slightly different from that of the dummy.
#### Kyoko Kinashi

A schoolgirl who is one of the dummies and becomes Reko's sidekick. She was appeared in the first part of Chapter 2, who was shown in the "Victim Video A" that can be purchased at the prize exchange.
#### Shunsuke Hayasaka

A businessman who is one of the dummies and becomes Gin's sidekick. He was appeared in the first part of Chapter 2. who was shown in the "Victim's Video D" as an event. For some reason, he seems to know Sara's name.
#### Megumi Sasahara

A female police officer who is Keiji's former boss. She was appeared in the first part of Chapter 2, who appeared in the "victim video" purchased by Nao.
#### Kugie Kizuchi

A high school girl with black hair and a large screw-shaped pin and Kanna's older sister. She and her sister are kidnapped and subjected to the same first test as Sara, but Kanna is unable to solve the contraption in the room and is crushed to death.
### Kidnappers

#### Emiri Harai

A woman who looks like she has honey or chocolate sprinkled on it. A researcher who was plucked from another facility by Gashu's organization. Also, a floor master on 1st and 2nd floors, with her fake identity under **Laughing Doll Hoemie**. Despite his high level of ability, she was treated unfairly, but at the time she was satisfied with her workplace. It seems that there was a beloved boyfriend at work who was thinking of getting married.
#### Michiru Namida

A woman who looks like a melon soda. She was a deputy floor master on the 3rd floor, with her fake identity under **Tear Doll Hannah Key**, who is responsible for treating the player's injuries and apparitions. Although she was excellent, she was treated unfairly and was a researcher like Harai who was organized by Gashu, but she pulled out. She was highly capable and so dedicated to research that he was called a "research bug."
#### Sei

A floor master on the 3rd floor, with his fake identity under **Dress-up Doll Rio Ranger**. Only negative human emotions are built-in, although his face remain expressionless, but he hides his mouth and eyes with a plate and acts as if he is expressive. In the first part of Chapter 2, he was the facilitator of the death game, but at the end of the game, he was shot by Gashu, who judged that he had done his use, and he stopped functioning. Still, only the head remains, and in the second part, Hannah Key builds in positive emotions after the reboot. At this time, he became a human who gained his heart, and he stopped functioning again while reflecting on his past deeds.
#### Gashu Sato (Reception Doll)

Kai and Sai's adoptive father who is a member of the organization's gang.
#### Sou Hiyori (Midori)

A floor master on the 4th and 5th floors who is Shin's friend and the one who was killed by Alice. For the time being, he appears as a "doll of the floor master", but in some places there are remarks that make you think that he has a flesh-and-blood body.
#### Maple

A girl in the consultation room on the 4th floor, with a pancake on her head.
#### Algae

The gentleman in the painting who was in the blue room, with the addition of a kisser. Appears in the first part of the first chapter and the first part of the last chapter. Divide the Russian roulette and explain the rules.
### Miscellaneous

#### Ryoko Hirose

Sarah's best friend and Joe's girlfriend. In this work, she only appears by name or flashback. It was originally planned to be involved in a death game.
#### Sara's father

Sara doesn't know about her father, but they don't actually have a blood connection. He knew Kai and had a family-like relationship. In a specific route in the second part of Chapter 2, he appears in front of Sara and the others wearing a collar, brown suit, and hat.
#### Sara's mother

Sara and the others were unconscious when they were taken away.
#### Penguin Janaiyo

Appears in the first chapter and the second part. A statue of a penguin in the room of "Yu" on the 2nd floor.
#### Reko fakes

Appears in the second chapter and the first part. A doll that looks just like Reko and is equipped with Reco's artificial intelligence. Between the lies replaced the real Reko.
## Trivia

* The rules of the main game have been described with the clause that if there is a tie between two commoners, then only the sacrifice dies. This is potentially over-ruled by the fact that in the second main game, if one is to discount the player votes, Nao Egokoro has 2, Shin Tsukimi has 3, Kanna Kizuchi has 3, and Keiji Shinogi has 0. In theory, this should mean only Nao has to die if the player votes for Keiji, but the game physically does not allow the player to do this.
* In the side game entitled **Your Time to Shine: Island Existence** and multiple sketches posted to Nankidai's twitter, Kanna Kizuchi is shown to have pudding under her bucket hat.
* A number of the floormasters have english names that turn out to be puns. "Sue Miley" means Smiley, "Tia Safalin" is made out to be Tears are falling, "Rio Ranger" can be interpreted as Rearranger, and "Rio Laizer" equates to Realiser.
* After the game's popularity, Nandikai decided to adapt a video game into manga and light novel.