Indie developer, Studio Chawan just launched the Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming detective indie otome, Mirage Noir. Play as a detective, solve cases, and try to catch an elusive serial killer in this mystery visual novel focused on found family. The game borrows inspiration from the Ace Attorney series and…
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