Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Too Kyo Games revealeda first-run bonus for Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE.

First-run copies of the game will include a code to download the digital novel How to Be a Master Detective: A Yakou Furio Case, a prequel of sorts that doesn’t

Here’s a rundown on the manga:

How to Be a Master Detective: A Yakou Furio Case

The digital novel How to Be a Master Detective: A Yakou Furio Case is an original, newly written story about the younger days of Yakou Furio, the head of the Nocturnal Detective Agency, and serves as a prequel to the main story of the game.

It contains no spoilers and can be read before playing the game. The digital novel is supervised by Kazutaka Kodaka, main scenario writer for Master Detectives Archives: RAIN CODE, and written by Yoichiro Koizumi.

Synopsis

Set in Kanai Ward, Yakou Furio is a young man who drifts day to day with no prospects for advancement. His fate is changed when he meets a Master Detective with the ability to see the future…

Initial prints of Master Detectives Archives: RAIN CODE Standard Edition and Mysteriful Limited Edition will come with a printed voucher code for the bonus digital novel. The printed voucher code will be included in the physical packages of both editions.

*Art not final. Designs, contents and names are subject to change without prior notice.

This is a digital novel. A download code for the digital novel will be included in initial game printings.

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE is launching on June 30th for Nintendo Switch.