Master Magistrate
Worth it · Narrative · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $29.99.
- Length
- 30.6h 35h to 100%
- Value
- $0.98/hr
- Reviews
- 91% of 216 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 32MB VRAM, 8 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
55 discounts in the 7 years on record, a median of 80 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 6 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 97 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 86 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Return of the Obra Dinn ($19.99, scores 76) beats it on value, while it beats The Council (free, scores 62).
The drop-off
45% start to 9% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 14, 13:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
It's similar to Ace Attorney, the plot surprisingly good with twist in the end. Romance option in the epilogue is also a plus. Yamanami route is the best. 8.5/10.
2 more reviews
FOR THOSE WHO SEEK SOME JUSTICE AND UNCOVERING MYSTERY BEHIND THE MAIN CHARACTER'S PAST AND SOME DESSERT :* Master Magistrate is a game that blends strategy, deep storytelling, and immersive world-building. If you enjoy games that make you think while offering a compelling plot, this one's for you. Strong Storyline The game puts you in the role of a magistrate, dealing with political intrigue and moral dilemmas...
The game sort of acts like a more visual-novel style version of something like phoenix wright so I'll be making a direct comparison to it. The short is that it does the visual novel storytelling significantly better but the investigation and deduction parts are done worse. I can't tell if its a translation error or what, but there are many segments during the court cases where you're being asked something vague or...
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Cite this score
Master Magistrate scores 70/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1066630/master-magistrateReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.