Spike Chunsoft officially announces Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, unveiling its development and planned release.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is released for the PlayStation Portable in Japan, marking its debut in the gaming market.
NIS America announces the localization and upcoming Western release of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is released in English for PlayStation Vita in North America and Europe.
The game is released worldwide on the Steam platform, making it accessible to PC gamers globally.
The sixteen Ultimate students, including the protagonist Hajime Hinata, wake up on the beach of Jabberwock Island with no memories of how they arrived.
The students discover the first murder. Through investigation and debate in the class trial, they uncover the culprit and execute their punishment.
Students explore different areas of Jabberwock Island, form relationships, and confront mysterious events linked to their presence.
After discovering another corpse, students conduct their investigation and hold a class trial to find the murderer and deliver punishment.
Monokuma, the robotic bear, explains the rules of the Killing School Trip: only one can survive and escape by solving murders and surviving class trials.
Another murder causes tension to escalate. Students gather evidence, reveal motives, and determine the killer during the trial.
Hajime and others discover that Jabberwock Island is a virtual reality inside a Neo World Program designed to rehabilitate despair-afflicted students.
The trial uncovers complex layers of deception and reveals the truth behind Nagito's bizarre actions and intentions.
Hajime leads the final class trial that exposes the mastermind and the true purpose of the killing game.
With the mastermind exposed and defeated, the surviving students escape Jabberwock Island and the virtual prison, returning to reality.
