➤Tears of Themis, miHoYo's investigation and romance game, arrives on the 29th 🕹

It was announced today by miHoYo, the game developer behind Genshin Impact, the official release date of "Tears of Themis", a romance and investigation game. According to the studio, the new title will be free and will debut later this month.

Tears of Themis will feature protagonists from different personalities who search for the truth during the investigations of Themis Law Society, a law firm that seeks to solve various mysteries in the fictional city of Stellis. The player starts by controlling a character who meets the protagonists who will help in the development of the story, in addition to ending up causing moments of romance. Throughout history, you will be given mysteries to unravel, where you will have to find out through interviews with suspects/involved, forensics in locations (looking for clues) and records of what happened.

Official Release Date Trailer | July 29

The way forward has been blocked and shattered. You will have to dig your way through with your own hands to find the truth.

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Dialogues with player-controlled character, item found in investigation, and choices during investigation. Source: otakucosplayph

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Tears of Themis mechanics

Over the course of the story, both your character and the protagonists will evolve their speech skills, getting stronger to more efficiently solve investigations. There are literally scenes of "battles" between characters, where there are attacks and defenses in the lines so that in the end you find some clue that leads you to the mystery's outcome.

Investigation scene with player-controlled speech and dialogue "battle" with other characters to try to unravel the mystery. Source: otakucosplayph

There is a scoring system developed by miHoYo, allowing you to have a system with several variables for improvements and "purchases" of items and characters. We also have in the game items that your character will acquire to help you along the investigations, making the evolution during the game more interesting.

Dialogue scenes with one of the protagonists of Tears of Themis. Source: otakucosplayph

Launch and availability

MiHoYo's Tears of Themis will be released on July 29 for Android and iOS (iPhone) phones. It is important to note that the audio of the dialogues can be changed between Chinese, Japanese and Korean, while the language of the written part can be changed to Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean.