<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
V3	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
improved	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
numbered	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
and	O
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
the	O
scenario	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
numbered	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
split	O
into	O
School	O
Life	O
,	O
Deadly	O
Life	O
,	O
and	O
Class	O
Trial	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
from	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
are	O
Rebuttal	O
Showdowns	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
debate	O
with	O
a	O
specific	O
character	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
contradiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
adds	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
to	O
the	O
Class	O
Trials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
one	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Talent	O
Development	O
Plan	O
,	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
choosing	O
any	O
character	O
from	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
(	O
or	O
from	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
after	O
unlocking	O
their	O
cards	O
)	O
and	O
advancing	O
in	O
an	O
8-bit	O
game	O
board	O
representing	O
their	O
school	O
life	O
at	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
Academy	O
while	O
they	O
increase	O
their	O
skills	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monsters	O
and	O
gameplay	O
from	O
Despair	O
Dungeon	O
are	O
references	O
to	O
Chunsoft	O
's	O
previous	O
works	O
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shiren	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wanderer	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
is	O
viewed	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
two	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
mascot	B-Application
character	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
anthropomorphic	O
talking	O
robotic	O
bear	O
known	O
as	O
Monokuma	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
killing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
students	O
are	O
in	O
fact	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
"	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
53	I-Application
(	O
V3	O
)	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
53rd	O
season	O
of	O
a	O
lethal	O
reality	O
TV	O
show	O
watched	O
by	O
millions	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
media	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
vote	O
,	O
all	O
parties	O
abstain	O
including	O
Tsumugi	O
and	O
K1-B0	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
willing	O
to	O
sacrifice	O
herself	O
to	O
continue	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
and	O
the	O
latter	O
indicating	O
the	O
audience	O
has	O
given	O
up	O
on	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
survivors	O
,	O
Shuichi	O
,	O
Maki	O
,	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
Magician	O
Himiko	O
Yumeno	O
consider	O
the	O
possibility	O
that	O
Tsumugi	O
was	O
lying	O
about	O
their	O
past	O
selves	O
willingly	O
signing	O
up	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
,	O
and	O
depart	O
for	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Yoshinori	O
Terasawa	O
,	O
and	O
planned	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Kazutaka	O
Kodaka	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
character	O
design	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Rui	O
Komatsuzaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
alongside	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
Hope	O
's	O
Peak	O
High	O
School	O
,	O
which	O
Terasawa	O
and	O
Kodaka	O
described	O
as	O
being	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
noted	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
had	O
multiple	O
issues	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
,	O
Kodaka	O
requested	O
help	O
from	O
light	O
novels	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Kirgiri	O
author	O
,	O
Kitayama	O
Takekuni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
series	O
mascot	B-Application
Monokuma	O
was	O
not	O
meant	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
added	O
alongside	O
the	O
Monokubs	O
to	O
help	O
make	O
title	O
feel	O
more	O
like	O
other	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodaka	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
twist	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
where	O
he	O
tricked	O
the	O
audience	O
that	O
Sayaka	O
Maizano	O
was	O
the	O
heroine	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
first	O
victim	O
in	O
Monokuma	O
's	O
killing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kodaka	O
,	O
the	O
seriousness	O
of	O
murder	O
and	O
the	O
culprits	O
coming	O
to	O
terms	O
with	O
being	O
murderers	O
is	O
a	O
motif	O
in	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
existence	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
title	O
was	O
first	O
teased	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Another	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
Girls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Kodaka	O
revealed	O
that	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
in	O
early	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
presentation	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
featuring	O
Makoto	O
Naegi	O
and	O
Hajime	O
Hinata	O
,	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Trigger	I-Application
Happy	I-Application
Havoc	I-Application
and	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Goodbye	I-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
based	O
on	O
Goodbye	B-Application
Despair	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Super	O
Danganronpa	O
2.5	O
:	O
Komaeda	O
Nagito	O
to	O
Sekai	O
no	O
Hakaisha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
Danganronpa	O
V3-themed	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
consoles	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Windows	O
version	O
will	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
alongside	O
the	O
Western	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NIS	O
America	O
rereleased	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
together	O
with	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
1	I-Application
&	O
2	O
Reload	O
in	O
a	O
physical	O
bundle	O
titled	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Trilogy	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
and	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
was	O
temporarily	O
removed	O
from	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
transferred	O
from	O
NIS	O
America	O
to	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
,	O
who	O
no	O
longer	O
required	O
their	O
services	O
following	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
their	O
western	O
subsidiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
Decadence	O
bundle	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
announced	O
first	O
,	O
versions	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
were	O
delayed	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danganronpa	B-Application
V3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Harmony	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
rated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
and	O
fiftieth	O
highest	O
rated	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
2017	O
by	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
ultimately	O
surmised	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
perfect	O
summation	O
of	O
everything	O
that	O
is	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
these	O
characters	O
made	O
Lombardo	O
feel	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
realistic	O
game	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
,	O
in	O
retrospective	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
behaved	O
more	O
like	O
real	O
humans	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
they	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
killing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
ending	O
,	O
Griffin	O
McElroy	O
for	O
Polygon	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
longtime	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
argue	O
that	O
this	O
revelation	O
robs	O
the	O
endings	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
core	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
games	O
of	O
meaning	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
accurate	O
way	O
of	O
ending	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
narrative	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
116,172	O
copies	O
with	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
and	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
highest	O
debut	O
for	O
a	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
game	O
and	O
by	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
115,840	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
had	O
an	O
estimated	O
total	O
of	O
73,400	O
players	O
by	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
