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Content notice: Staffer Retro: A Supernatural Mystery Quest is a mystery deduction adventure game. The game contains some non-graphic references and implied depictions related to crimes, murder, death, bodily injury, and corpses as part of its mystery narrative.
Very Positive — 90% positive (1,226 reviews) · Metacritic 79 · 15 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
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Adventure, Indie · 2026 · More £15 - £30 games
Delve into Staffer Retro's eerie world where dialogue and exploration lead you to uncover the secrets of 'Mana'. Piece together documents to shape the destiny of your mysterious protagonist.
About this game
An island town where supernatural powers exist...
Dive into the truth of the past,
all obscured by the monotony of daily life.
[Staffer Retro] is a detective adventure that explores past events related to supernatural powers.
Synopsis
A world where supernatural abilities exist.
Plus, tools with mysterious powers, 'STAFF.'
For Verita, an ordinary girl who resides in a second-hand store, Shop Retro, these things sound like stories from a far-off world. That is, until she's suddenly buried under a considerable debt.
You’ll be joining Verita on her journey, by Help her resolve the story’s contradictions and mysteries, and decide how she should act. Hidden stories behind the scenes and various tricks you might have missed if you weren’t paying close attention are waiting for you.
Delve into how these supernatural powers have shaped the past!
Choose your actions!
Use conversation or exploration to gather information and new documents, then reach your own conclusion as you reason through what you've found. The results of your own choices and logic can lead you toward a different ending.
Use logic to combine documents
Make use of the document-centric system that has defined the Staffer series! Combine information about these supernatural happenings recorded on all sorts of documents in order to discover a brand-new truth.
Over 40 unique kinds of documents holding over 100 different clues and The rules behind these supernatural powers, and all these suspicious records... are waiting you!
Recall the truth of the incident ─ Re:Story system
Sort through six types of documents in order to find the clues to the story playing out. Once you fill them all out, the truth hidden within might just make itself known.
Reveal the truth behind the story ─ Retro system
Behind the seemingly peaceful daily routine, a vicious truth lies in wait... At the end of each mystery, the 'dark side' exists to be uncovered. Turn the conclusion on its head in order to discover a new ending.
Voice acting for the main story features over 20 characters
The story, consisting of 6 episodes (Acts) and 11 endings, features over 20 characters voiced by a talented cast of 17 or more Japanese voice actors. Solve the mystery with voice recordings equivalent to two full seasons of a Japanese anime series!
Animations that breathe life into Characters & Cutscene
Enjoy high-quality illustrations brought to life with Spine animation!
All characters, including extra characters, have been animated. And also applied a variety of facial expressions to the characters to create a more realistic presentation.
*All content in this game may be freely streamed.
*No generative AI was used at any stage of this game's development.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: Intel I3 2.0Ghz +
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 11 capable GPU
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 7 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64bit
- Processor: better than Intel i5 8400 or AMD ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Better than GTX 1050
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes v1.1.5 — Simplified/Traditional Chinese Improvements
* Improved the Simplified and Traditional Chinese localization overall. We will continue to refine it based on feedback from our players.* Localization in several other languages has also been partially improved.* Fixed some typos.Read full article on Community Announcements (Team Tetrapod)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes v1.1.4 — Credits Shortcut and Other Fixes
* After the ending, the “Credits” button will be enabled on the title screen.* Adjusted the location of a branch point in Act 1. This change only applies when creating a new branch point.* Partially revised the animation of a certain character in Act 3.* Changed the contents of one clue used in Act 3.* Corrected the coordinates of one location used in Act 5.* Replaced some Shutterstock-licensed images used in the UI with other images.* Fixed various typos. * Progression is now also possible with the E key.Read full article on Community Announcements (Team Tetrapod)AnnouncementsOfficial
Soundtrack Release and Theia Music Video
* The original soundtrack DLC for Staffer Retro is now available. * Players who already own the base game can also purchase the soundtrack at a 5% discount through the bundle containing the base game and soundtrack. * The music video for the main vocal track, Theia, has been released on Studio EIM's YouTube channel!Read full article on Community Announcements (Team Tetrapod)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes v1.1.3 — Branch Point Shortcuts and More
* You can now enter previously reached branch points directly from the Act Select screen.* Some text has been partially revised in several languages. * Progression is now possible with the numeric keypad Enter key as well as the main Enter key. * Increased cursor movement speed when using the Left Stick.* Reduced cursor movement speed when using the D-Pad. * The animation of one character appearing in Act 3 is scheduled to be revised.* Additional quality-of-life features are under consideration.Read full article on Community Announcements (Team Tetrapod)AnnouncementsOfficial
OST Release and v1.1.2 Improvements
The vocal track “Theia,” featured in 『Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest』, has been released. ※ Please be aware that it contains spoilers.The track will also be included in the soundtrack coming soon to Steam. * Improved localization in several languages. We will continue to make further improvements.* Fixed an issue where a certain character in Act 3 looked unnatural when horizontally flipped. (Further improvements are planned.)* Added an option to disable the typing sound played during dialogue.* Improved the RESTORY-RETRO tutorial.* Fixed a bug that allowed saving in situations where saving should not have been possible.* The afterstory will no longer play after viewing the false ending in Act 2.* Fixed an issue where some hint functions did not work properly.* Revised dialogue that did not fit the setting or sounded unnatural.* Revised document information that did not fit the situation or sounded unnatural.* Fixed reported typos.* Fixed various other minor issues.* The Windows version will be updated first. The Mac version is scheduled to be available within 20 hours after the Windows update. The estimated playtime of “approximately 30 hours” previously listed on the Steam store page was based on actual play records from our testing company and prerelease reviewers.However, after reviewing the experiences of general players following release, we found that actual playtime varied significantly by player and generally ranged from approximately 15 to 25 hours. We also recognized that this differed from our previous estimate of “approximately 30 hours.”Although the estimate had a basis, we sincerely apologize for ultimately providing inaccurate information. We will therefore remove the phrase “approximately 30 hours” from the Steam store page.We understand that playtime is an important factor when deciding whether to purchase a game. In the future, we will consider a wider range of play environments and player experiences so that we can provide informatio...Read full article on Community Announcements (Team Tetrapod)
