Master Magistrate will emerge from Early Access on June 12, 2020, with the release of the second half of the story. The existing Early Access release features only the first three chapters, around half of the story. Each chapter represents a separate case. In each case, you'll meet the suspects and fraternize with allies and enemies before moving between different locations and interviewing witnesses to piece together more evidence. Finally the case comes to trial and, as prescribed by historical Japanese law, you preside as magistrate—judge and jury in one—to uncover the truth and bring justice to the criminal. A samurai’s best weapon may be his sword, but the magistrate’s words are his weapon. [url={STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/54168b337197cf4f98fccdb993220d1175af4dcb.jpg][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/a16cb6ce792c5f35b7669a8700ceb7bf6566b09c.jpg[/img][/url][url={STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/fcb0326156d9ee42d9f0bd9ac34d0879ceefbd87.jpg][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/b2b21c2ff85b27e665e02e27c673f4f056043361.jpg[/img][/url][url={STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/4f5d35987a44f7fe44d962c541f37363cc7c22e1.jpg][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/39c10759bd54cbc5f259ca20d1a31540ccb99819.jpg[/img][/url][url={STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/01f2dca80150d4cb25de11dc6d677a949b2d4ca9.jpg][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/5aa7b554c3e0c4031523c7da53995defe677084c.jpg[/img][/url][url={STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/dcb237f33d11c07f4ebb2ca7d52243978539f6a1.jpg][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35762385/fad54dc22a9e82bee21369cbc45a35b425ff04b7.jpg[/img][/url] [h1]The Story[/h1] [h2]Chapter 1: Ouka Riot[/h2] Meet the people of Oukacho, the samurai police of the shogunate, and the warrior vigilantes of the Shinsengumi. A young girl is found covered in blood⁠—standing over the gory corpse of a ferryman, brutally murdered in his own home. How did she do it? Could she somehow be innocent? And if she didn't⁠ do it—who did? [h2]Chapter 2: Burnout Engine[/h2] When a fire breaks out in a residential building, the Magistrate's Office's star mechanic Rimu is there to save the day. In the aftermath, though, it falls to the magistrate to investigate the cause. A sushi salesman, a petty brigand, and Rimu's mentor all witnessed the fire, but can you cut through the flames of confusion and lies and sift truth from the ashes? [h2]Chapter 3: Tempered Steel[/h2] The town's biggest moneylender is dead in his basement, and the town's most famous thief is back from the dead and admitting to the crime. Is he telling the truth? What could he be hiding, and why? And why has a man who should have been executed spent the last sixteen years in a dungeon? [h2]Chapter 4: Shogun’s Justice[/h2] A series of atrocities roils the city. Could the roots of conspiracy stretch deeper still into the past—and wider in the present? Can those roots be severed or will they strangle the future—and nourish themselves on the magistrate’s blood? [h2]Character Routes[/h2] These additional, romantic branching stories focus on the female members of the cast and will be hosted off-Steam as a separate, free patch. This patch, which will also release on June 12, 2020, will contain mature sexual content and is intended only for players over the age of 18. [h1]Post-Early Access Pricing[/h1] Master Magistrate: $29.99 USD * The game will release with a 20% launch discount. * The price will increase from its discounted Early Access state on or around May 4, 2020. * These are US prices. Prices for other regions are set based on Steam’s regional pricing.