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AI: Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative

AI: ソムニウムファイル ニルヴァーナイニシアチブ

Titles
AI: ソムニウムファイル ニルヴァーナイニシアチブ
AI: Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
AI:梦境档案 涅槃肇始
AI: Mengjing Dang'an Niepan Zhaoshi
AI:夢境檔案 涅槃肇始
AI: Mengjing Dang'an Niepan Zhaoshi
AliasesAI2, AINI, AI The Somnium Files 2
Play timeLong (32h30m from 113 votes)
DeveloperSpike Chunsoft
PublishersSpike Chunsoft
Spike Chunsoft & Numskull Games Ltd.
Spike Chunsoft
Dream Team Trad
Relations
Prequel

AI: Somnium Files

LinksWikipedia (en), Wikidata, GameFAQs, GameFAQs, GameFAQs, GameFAQs, HowLongToBeat, IGDB, IGDB, PCGamingWiki, VNStat

Description

Six years ago, the right half of a corpse was discovered. The left half was never found…until six years later, completely fresh with no signs of decay.

Now, Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings while unveiling the mysterious plot known only as the Nirvana Initiative…

[From Official Press Release]

Six years ago:
The right half of a body suddenly appeared at the studio for an online quiz show. Rookie investigator Ryuki is assigned to this strange murder case.

Present day:
The left half of the victim's body is found many years later, and the case is opened once again. New recruit Mizuki makes contact with the case's former investigator, Ryuki.

[From Weekly Famitsu 4/28 story description]

Adult Protagonist 3.0 ADV 3.0 AI Protagonist 3.0 Character Profiles 3.0 Clone ProtagonistS 3.0 CloningS 3.0 Dancer Heroine 3.0 Death of HeroS 3.0 Delusional ProtagonistS 3.0 Detective Work 3.0 Divorcee Hero 3.0 Dream 3.0 Enforced Playing OrderS 3.0 Half-orphan HeroS 3.0 Hero with Eyepatch 3.0 High School Student HeroineS 3.0 High School Student Protagonist 3.0 Interactive Adventure Game 3.0 KidnappingS 3.0 Major Antagonist 3.0 MetafictionS 3.0 Multiple Common Routes 3.0 Multiple Route Mystery 3.0 Murder Mystery 3.0 Near Future 3.0 Non-ChronologicalS 3.0 One True End 3.0 Orphan Protagonist 3.0 Player as a CharacterS 3.0 Police 3.0 Police Officer Protagonist 3.0 Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Heroine 3.0 Protagonist with Heterochromia 3.0 Protagonist with Voice Acting 3.0 Realtime 3D 3.0 RevengeS 3.0 Sexual Innuendo 3.0 Thriller 3.0 Time Jump 3.0 Unlockable Bonus ContentS 3.0 Unlockable Gallery 3.0 Achievements 2.8 AI Heroine 2.8 Built-in Encyclopedia 2.8 Built-in Flowchart 2.8 Male Protagonist 2.8 CultS 2.8 Female Protagonist 2.8 Future Tokyo 2.8 Homicide 2.8 Mystery 2.8 No Sexual Content 2.8 Protagonist with a Face 2.8 Protagonist with Psychological ProblemsS 2.8 Puzzle Game 2.8 Amnesia 2.7 Confinement in a Simulated RealityS 2.7 Conspiracy 2.7 Co-worker Hero 2.7 Multiple Protagonists 2.7 Quick Time Events 2.7 Voiced Thoughts 2.7 Winter 2.7 Science Fiction 2.6 Secret SocietyS 2.6 Breaking the Fourth WallS 2.5 Colored Name-tags 2.5 Comical Hero 2.5 Date Display 2.5 Genetic ResearchS 2.5 Half-orphan Heroine 2.5 Hero(ine)'s Father as a Hero 2.5 Playtime Counter 2.5 Restart from Chapter Index 2.5 Strong Female Protagonist 2.5 SuperpowersS 2.5 Unlockable Concept Art 2.5 Dominatrix Heroine 2.3 Changeable Clothes 2.3 Non-Japanese Voice Acting 2.2 Adult Hero 2.0 Amusement Park 2.0 Anime-looking 3D 2.0 Biological WeaponS 2.0 Bisexual ProtagonistS 2.0 BlackmailS 2.0 Boke Protagonist 2.0 Cliffhanger EndingS 2.0 Combat Capable Friends 2.0 Cook Hero 2.0 Co-worker Support Character 2.0 Crippled HeroineS 2.0 Difficulty Settings 2.0 Elementary School Student Hero 2.0 Fighting Protagonist 2.0 Half-Japanese Hero 2.0 Infodumping 2.0 In-Game Tutorial 2.0 Insert Songs 2.0 Inventor Hero 2.0 Japanese Idols 2.0 Legal Shota HeroS 2.0 Lip Sync 2.0 Location Display 2.0 Maid Heroine 2.0 Multiple Credit Rolls 2.0 Non-Erotic Moral CorruptionS 2.0 Ojousama Heroine 2.0 Perverted Hero 2.0 Police Officer Hero 2.0 PossessionS 2.0 Protagonist's Childhood Friend as a Hero 2.0 Secret IdentityS 2.0 Shota Hero 2.0 Spy ProtagonistS 2.0 Timed Choices 2.0 Tomboy Protagonist 2.0 TranshumanismS 2.0 Tsukkomi Protagonist 2.0 Unique RoutesS 2.0 Urban Legend 2.0 Valentine's Day 2.0 Non-sexual Child AbuseS 1.7 Yakuza 1.7 Non-Binary Characters 1.5 Wealthy Protagonist 1.5 AlcoholismS 1.3 Joke EndingsS 1.3 100% Completion Bonus 1.0 Boke Hero 1.0 Bonus Side StoriesS 1.0 Dying ProtagonistS 1.0 ElopementS 1.0 Escape GameS 1.0 Glasses Option 1.0 Nurse Support Character 1.0 Otaku Friend 1.0 Poor Heroine 1.0 RejuvenationS 1.0 Submissive Protagonist 1.0 Thief Hero 1.0 Transgender Support Character 1.0 Graphic Violence 0.8 Jump ScaresS 0.3

Releases

Japanese (6)
2022-06-2315+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-2315+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-23AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-24AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative (drm)
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Collector's Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Standard Edition
English (14)
2022-06-23AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Download Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - NA Collector's Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - NA Standard Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Download Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - NA Collector's Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - NA Standard Edition
2022-06-24AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative (drm)
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Collector's Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Standard Edition
2022-07-0816+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - EU Collector's Edition
2022-07-0816+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - EU Standard Edition
2022-07-0816+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - EU Collector's Edition
2022-07-0816+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - EU Standard Edition
Chinese (simplified) (6)
2022-06-2315+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-2315+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-23AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-24AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative (drm)
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Collector's Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Standard Edition
Chinese (traditional) (6)
2022-06-2315+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-2315+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-23AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
2022-06-24AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative (drm)
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Collector's Edition
2022-06-2417+AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative - Standard Edition
Russian (1)
2023-01-1416+AI: Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative (unofficial machine translation patch)
French (1)
TBAAI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative (unofficial patch)

Staff

Original edition
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Full character list

Character summary

AiboProtagonist
Voiced by
Erika HarlacherEnglish
Kitou AkariJapanese
TamaProtagonist
Voiced by
Anairis QuiñonesEnglish
Kakuma AiJapanese
Date MizukiProtagonist
Voiced by
Corina BoettgerEnglish
Kurosawa TomoyoJapanese
Ryuki KurutoProtagonist
Voiced by
Stephen FuEnglish
Tamaru AtsushiJapanese
TearerMain character
Lian TwiningMain character
Voiced by
Takahashi HidenoriJapanese
Yung-i ChangEnglish
Date KanameMain character
Voiced by
Greg ChunEnglish
Shingaki TarusukeJapanese
Doi AmameMain character
Voiced by
Faye MataEnglish
Kubota RisaJapanese
Enda ShoumaMain character
Voiced by
Greg VinciguerraEnglish
Igarashi HiromiJapanese
Enda YoneharuMain character
Voiced by
Brent MukaiEnglish
Matsumoto ShinobuJapanese
Sagan IrisuMain character
Voiced by
Jackie LastraEnglish
Shiraki NaoJapanese
Okiura MizukiMain character
Voiced by
Corina BoettgerEnglish
Kurosawa TomoyoJapanese
Ishiyagane GenMain character
Voiced by
Kushida YasumichiJapanese
SungWon ChoEnglish
Chieda KizunaMain character
Voiced by
AmaLeeEnglish
Suyama EmiriJapanese
BossSide character
Voiced by
Allegra ClarkEnglish
Kaida YuukoJapanese
Furuei JinSide character
Ooishi OsamuSide character
Voiced by
Miyake KentaJapanese
Patrick SeitzEnglish
Amanoma FuutaSide character
Voiced by
Gotou HirokiJapanese
Sean ChiplockEnglish
Shigure TokikoSide character
Voiced by
Laura PostEnglish
Soumi YoukoJapanese
Horadori ChikaraSide character
Voiced by
Frank TodaroEnglish
Ogata MitsuruJapanese
Kumakura MoumaSide character
Voiced by
Jackie LastraEnglish (voice changer)
Kaiji TangEnglish
Shiraki NaoJapanese (voice changer)
Takagi WataruJapanese
Matsushita OutaSide character
Voiced by
Fujiwara NatsumiJapanese
Zach AguilarEnglish
Chieda RiichiSide character
Voiced by
Keith SilversteinEnglish
Terasoma MasakiJapanese

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