Spike Chunsoft's RESEARCH and DESTROY out now on Switch, extra details revealed

Costume Packs based on popular series published by Spike Chunsoft, Inc. including Danganronpa, STEINS;GATE, AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES, Zero Escape. Each costume pack will be available at launch* for $2.99 USD. A bundle of all four costume packs will also be available for $9.99 USD. Check the online store in your region for pricing details. *Note: DLC for the PS5 version will be available at a later date. Once that date is confirmed, we will make a separate announcement. *In European regions, Danganronpa 2 Costume Pack will be available soon.

All-new strategic shooting powered by Super Science. RESEARCH and DESTROY (RAD) is a turn-based action game with simultaneous local or online co-op. Take control of three brilliant Super Scientists as you RESEARCH and develop strange new weapons and gadgets to DESTROY the Supernatural hordes that have all but crushed humanity. Research: Gain fresh insight into the Supernatural threat via battlefield vivisections, then develop radical upgrades for each weird weapon and fascinating gadget. Destroy: Plan ahead, then run-and-gun in a combination of turn-based strategy and real-time shooting–every second counts. Co-Op: Tailor your scientists’ appearance, then drop in or out of online and local co-op with friends at any time. Campaign: Adapt your guerilla science tactics to manage the campaign map and seek the Supernatural source–no two playthroughs are the same. In 2017, an in-development version of RESEARCH and DESTROY was shown at BitSummit, Japan’s premier independent gaming festival celebrating independent game developers and development, The title was honored with the BitSummit Popular Selection Award, which was chosen by attendees of the event.

Based in Tokyo, Japan, Implausible Industries was formed in 2013 by a handful of highly-experienced game developers from across the globe. RESEARCH and DESTROY is the studio’s first original title.