Singing Attorney: Verdict by Midnight is coming to PC via Steam in 2027
Manichi Games has revealed Singing Attorney: Verdict by Midnight. This game will be available for PC via Steam sometime in 2027. An early demo featuring the game's first episode is slated to come later within this year.
The title and screenshots heavily suggest that the Ace Attorney series has served as an inspiration for this indie game. However, the developer has noted that this game will only have courtroom proceedings without any crime scene investigations. And as the prosecution delivers their theories with songs, you will have to do a similar rebuttal with songs as the defense attorney.
Manichi Games appears to be a one-person studio. However, the developer included a rather elaborate disclosure on how generative AI is being used in this game's production:
The planning and game design of this game were done by the developer, and generative AI was used in its production.
Generative AI was used for the character, background and evidence art, the music, songs and shouts, and the translation.
The script, dialogue and program were selected, expanded and revised by the developer from multiple AI drafts.
In every case, the developer chose the content, fixed what needed fixing, and checked the rights to the assets before adding it to the game.
The game does not call AI or connect to any outside AI service during play.
Find the official trailer, descriptions, and screenshots for Singing Attorney: Verdict by Midnight right below.
Expose the contradictions. Deduce the lyrics to the truth.
Find the holes in the testimony. Tear it apart with evidence. Every word gathered in court becomes a line of the heroine's song. The prosecutor sings his theory of the case, and the defense sings its deduction right back in this musical courtroom mystery adventure. Kanade, a rookie lawyer with no memory, must defend popular streamer Tsubame against a murder charge.
In this courtroom, theories clash in song.
Pick out the words in the testimony that hold a clue, catch the contradictions, and build the lyrics to the truth.
Probe line by line. Smoke out the contradictions.
Witnesses testify one line at a time. Probe any line that seems off, and the moment something clashes with the evidence in hand, Rebut. From one contradiction, the witness's whole story starts to unravel.Fill in the missing lyrics by deduction
The deduction comes together in the Record. Slot the words picked up in court into its blanks, and each line becomes a lyric Kanade sings. Which word goes where is the deduction itself.The prosecutor sings his theory first
"Put the prosecution's theory into a song," orders the judge. The defendant, Tsubame, cheers: "Been waiting for this!" The only one gasping "S-sing?! Here?!" is Kanade, the one with no memory.Rework the lyrics, sing the truth
"As you are now, you can sing it," says her senior, Shigure. Kanade takes the lyrics the prosecutor sang and reworks them with her own deduction. Her lyrics are exactly the deduction pieced together in the Record.A courtroom full of characters
Called to the stand, defendant Tsubame cries, "It's my first playthrough of the witness stand!" A witness grabs the mic: "Courtroom live!" And Haneda, a prosecutor on his first day, greets the defense with "Nice to work with you!" until the judge reminds him, "They're your opponent."Call the culprit early
During a break in the trial, go with your gut and name the culprit. You can also skip it and play on. If you guessed right, you can look back on it on your Defense Score.
This doesn’t affect the story or the mystery.Three difficulty levels
Casual, Normal and Hard. New to mysteries? Enjoy the story on Casual. Play mysteries now and then? Go with Normal. Love mysteries? Take on Hard, where you can’t use hints and there are more blanks to fill.
Your difficulty is recorded on your Defense Score.Sing in Self Musical
An extra mode for anyone who wants to sing the musical, and something to come back to. Sing along as the lyrics change color. With a microphone, you can get a score too (whether this works depends on your setup). Wait, you want to take it on blind, first time through? Bold! Of course you can!
You can play to the end without singing.Song Gallery
Clear the episode to unlock the lyrics and replay the courtroom songs.Defense Score
Clearing the episode gives you a card with your results and a title. Look back on cross-exams with no damage, hints used on the Record, remaining life, difficulty, and your culprit guess.
