Help the Mystery Research Club solve a decades-old murder… while keeping secrets of your own
Torrance, Calif. — February 26, 2026 — Aksys Games marked the case solved today as the crime-solving adventure Path of Mystery: A Brush with Death launched for Nintendo Switch™. Decades ago, a celebrated artist was brutally murdered while painting late at night. Now, your university Mystery Research Club is prying open old wounds while revisiting this unsolved case. An exclusive edition of the game featuring a collectible keychain and soundtrack is available only from the Aksys Online Store.
Take on the role of first year college student Doppo Akazawa who has joined the Mystery Research Club. Their first research assignment leads them to Narumizawa to investigate the 30-year-old murder case of a famous landscape artist. Though irregularities were found and the primary suspect died in an apparent suicide, the case was closed. However, Doppo possesses something that those in charge thirty years ago didn’t have; the power to travel back in time. Unexpected new clues are revealed as you use your secret ability to peer into the past, viewing key items and events in a new light. Use your uniquely gained knowledge to steer conversations and interviews with witnesses and potential suspects. Maintain your own secrets while uncovering a series of long-buried clues leading to the true killer.
Aksys Games Localization, Inc. is a Metacritic Top Five video game publisher committed to publishing unique and high-quality interactive content for all current-generation platforms since 2006. The company was a pioneer in localizing otome games for Western audiences, including the award-winning Code: Realize and Collar X Malice series. Its lineup of games features the wildly successful BlazBlue, Under Night In-Birth, and Guilty Gear franchises, Little Dragons Café, and the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark and Spirit Hunter: NG adventures. Aksys Games and its unique products can be found on the company’s website, www.aksysgames.com.
