{"rewrite":{"id":"r_839cb19325fc1cc4981a75ab","clusterId":"c_550a6a0bd498d4fb8967af1b","slug":"staffer-retro-psychic-detective-quest-act-2-demo-launches-june-16-for-steam-next-fest","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest Act 2 Demo Launches June 16 for Steam Next Fest","summary":"Team Tetrapod announced on June 12 that the limited-time Act 2 demo for \"Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest\" will be available during Steam Next Fest from June 16 to June 23. The demo adds a deeper story, the deduction system, and Japanese voice acting. The full game, the second main title in the Staffer series, is set for release on July 23 for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. It follows protagonist Verita Retro, a 14-year-old Sicilian girl who inherits a massive debt and investigates incidents involving supernatural powers called Skills. The series has sold over 210,000 copies total, and the previous game \"Staffer Case: Supernatural Reasoning Adventure\" holds a Very Positive rating on Steam. The Act 2 demo will be removed after the event until the full version ships. A crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE has raised over 14.7 million yen in Japan and Korea.","whyItMatters":"The limited-time Act 2 demo gives players their first extended look at the new Retro System, which introduces cruel truths after peaceful deductions, and signals Team Tetrapod's confidence in the sequel's evolution ahead of its July 23 launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Automaton preview notes that the new \u0026#34;Retro System\u0026#34; works by letting players point out small contradictions or discomforts noticed in the story, which then overturns the peaceful conclusion and reveals a cruel truth. The previous game also had multiple endings per episode, but the dedicated system amplifies the catharsis of the twist. The preview also reports that protagonist Verita Retro pursues mysteries with more grounded methods than the previous game\u0026#39;s investigator protagonist, increasing the sense of solving the mysteries oneself.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVoice actors named in the preview include Saho Shirasuna as Verita Retro and Reina Kawamura as Jad Belin. The full version will include six episodes total, with a playtime of over 30 hours. The Automaton preview describes the Act 2 story: an incident involving a time-manipulating Step and an abandoned rock salt mine in Sicily that was closed a year ago due to collapse risk. Several former miners broke into the closed mine targeting the time-related Step, but only one returned, fatally wounded.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDenfaminicogamer reports that the Act 1 demo already available on Steam takes about 4 hours to play through. The outlet also notes that the Nintendo Switch physical edition pre-orders are now open, and the first print edition includes bonuses such as a soundtrack. A Nintendo Switch demo is planned for a future date. The game supports seven languages: Japanese, Korean, English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest's Act 2 demo runs for one week and vanishes until launch. The crowdfunding campaign already raised 14.7 million yen in Japan and Korea.","twitterPost":"Staffer Retro's Act 2 demo runs one week, then disappears until launch. Crowdfunding hit 14.7 million yen.","threadsPost":"Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest releases July 23. Its Act 2 demo is available for one week only during Steam Next Fest, then removed until launch. The crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE raised over 14.7 million yen in Japan and Korea.","newsletterBlurb":"Team Tetrapod will release a limited-time Act 2 demo for Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest during Steam Next Fest from June 16 to June 23. The demo adds the deduction system and Japanese voice acting. The full game launches July 23 on Switch and Steam.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/930/G093056/20260612004/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest\\\" Trial Version Act 2 Available for Limited Time from June 16, Featuring Deduction System and Japanese Voice Acting\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/impressionjp/staffer-retro-20260612-449319/\",\"title\":\"I Played Ahead the Limited-Time Chapter 2 of the Supernatural Reasoning ADV 'Staffer Retro: Supernatural Reasoning Quest' - A Legitimate Evolution While Preserving the Charm of the Previous Game\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260612t\",\"title\":\"Mystery Game 'Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest' Demo Now Available, Offering About 4 Hours of Content; Playable Area Will Be 'Further Expanded' for One Week from June 16\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":12863,"outputTokens":1294,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781237249,"createdAt":"2026-06-12T03:58:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-12T04:02:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-12T04:02:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_550a6a0bd498d4fb8967af1b","canonicalTitle":"「Staffer Retro: 超能力推理クエスト」，体験版Act 2を6月16日から期間限定で配信。推理システムや日本語ボイスなどを楽しめる","representativeArticleId":"a_5d54b9d786b409ed9d7b3a15","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Staffer Retro: 超能力推理クエスト\"],\"studios\":[\"Team Tetrapod\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-12T03:10:06.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-12T03:39:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-12T04:02:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/930/G093056/20260612004/","title":"「Staffer Retro: 超能力推理クエスト」，体験版Act 2を6月16日から期間限定で配信。推理システムや日本語ボイスなどを楽しめる"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260612t","title":"「超能力」事件の“真実”を推理するミステリーゲーム『Staffer Retro: 超能力推理クエスト』体験版が配信中、約4時間分の大ボリューム。6月16日より1週間限定でプレイ範囲が“さらに拡大”"},{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/impressionjp/staffer-retro-20260612-449319/","title":"超能力推理ADV『Staffer Retro: 超能力推理クエスト』体験版に期間限定追加される2章をちょっと先に遊んできた。前作の魅力はそのままに正当進化"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Staffer Retro: 超能力推理クエスト"],"studios":["Team Tetrapod"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The limited-time Act 2 demo for Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest launches on June 16 and runs until June 23 during Steam Next Fest.","The full game releases on July 23 for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, with a playtime of over 30 hours across six episodes.","The new Retro System lets players point out contradictions in the story to overturn peaceful conclusions and reveal cruel truths.","The Act 1 demo is already available on Steam and takes about 4 hours to play through.","A crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE has raised over 14.7 million yen in Japan and Korea."]}