<s>
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
2017	O
's	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Death	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
and	O
2018	O
's	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
NG	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2023	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
from	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinigami	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shibito	I-Application
Magire	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
investigates	O
areas	O
in	O
a	O
side-view	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shibito	B-Application
Magire	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
suburb	O
of	O
H	O
City	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
Konoehara	O
Academy	O
,	O
where	O
gruesome	O
events	O
occur	O
every	O
ten	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shibito	B-Application
Magire	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Experience	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
directed	O
by	O
Ataka	O
Motoya	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Chikami	O
,	O
with	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Fumiya	O
Sumio	O
and	O
concept	O
art	O
by	O
Kazuhiro	O
Oya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
also	O
had	O
further	O
goals	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
goal	O
,	O
going	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
million	O
yen	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
reached	O
and	O
thus	O
allowed	O
for	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
amount	O
of	O
art	O
assets	O
and	O
voice-overs	O
,	O
added	O
gameplay	O
features	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
returning	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
novelization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
theme	O
and	O
concept	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
:	O
the	O
developers	O
describe	O
the	O
theme	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
gloomy	O
horror	B-Application
with	O
suspense-based	O
mystery	O
"	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
"	O
spirit	O
suspense	O
horror	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
concept	O
as	O
"	O
suspense	O
that	O
offers	O
a	O
new	O
feeling	O
of	O
exploration	O
and	O
helplessness	O
through	O
changing	O
perspectives	O
"	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
new	O
horror	B-Application
experience	O
that	O
succeeds	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
like	O
previous	O
Spirit	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
inspired	O
by	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
character	O
statistics	O
that	O
affect	O
the	O
success	O
rates	O
of	O
certain	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shibito	B-Application
Magire	I-Application
and	O
its	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
were	O
announced	O
by	O
Experience	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
through	O
their	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
concept	O
art	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Experience	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
2022	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
following	O
multiple	O
delays	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
further	O
quality	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
was	O
ruled	O
out	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aksys	O
Games	O
are	O
planning	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
internationally	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
reported	O
that	O
Death	B-Application
Mark	I-Application
II	O
sold	O
3,836	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
