Aksys Games has announced that the western release of Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II has been delayed from its originally planned 2023 release window to late February 2024. Additionally, they have announced that the PlayStation 4 version has been canceled in favor of a PlayStation 5 version. The game will now be available for PlayStation 5. , Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam when it launches in the West.
Users who purchase Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II through the Aksys Games online store will receive an exclusive 14-track original soundtrack CD. Those who had previously pre-ordered the PlayStation 4 version will receive an email asking if they wish to change their pre-order to the PlayStation 5 or Switch version.
Here’s a quick summary of the game, according to Aksys Games:
“The next entry in the Spirit Hunter series, Death Mark II, will keep you guessing… The long-awaited sequel to 2018’s award-winning horror visual novel is coming to Western audiences next year! In Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II, Kazuo Yashiki returns to City H to investigate supernatural occurrences at Konoehara Academy. As with previous games in the series, the developers have drawn on Japanese myths and folklore to create an immersive and nuanced tale of horror. Some familiar faces return to help Yashiki in his search for him, and a 2D side-scrolling mode offers a new way to explore locations. Prepare yourself, because when a spirit attacks, crucial mistakes mean certain death. Solve mysterious deaths with the help of many of the original characters from the first game: Spirit Hunter: Death Mark.”
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II was first released for PlayStation 4 and Switch on December 1, 2022 in Japan. Fans of the horror and mystery genre can eagerly await the release of this sequel that promises to immerse them in a captivating and chilling plot.
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