Archive EntryPreservation Record

Death Mark

Shelf markLIB-0202

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2018Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: 死印
Release: 2017 (PlayStation Vita, Japan) · 2018 (Nintendo Switch; North America, October 31)
Developer: Experience
Publisher: Aksys Games
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-AQTAA
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: Horror · Adventure · Visual Novel · Spirit Hunter · Lineage · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

Death Mark is set in the fictional H City, where people branded with a mysterious mark die horrifically. An amnesiac protagonist gathers other mark-bearers to confront spirits drawn from Japanese urban legends. It was Experience’s turn from dungeon RPGs to first-person horror adventure. It released on PlayStation Vita in Japan in June 2017. Aksys Games brought it to Nintendo Switch in North America on October 31, 2018, with the extra episode added in the PlayStation 4 version. This filing opens the Spirit Hunter lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Aksys Games’ retail edition of Death Mark on a Nintendo Switch game card. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. Any content delivered as an eShop download or update depends on Nintendo’s servers and is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: PlayStation Vita release in Japan on June 1, 2017; PlayStation 4 in January 2018, adding an extra episode. Nintendo Switch release in Japan on June 28, 2018, and North America on October 31, 2018 (HAC-P-AQTAA).
Access Status: Distributed at retail by Aksys Games, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0202Death Mark (2018)this filing
LIB-0203Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II (2024)
Series: Spirit Hunter
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
Spirit Hunter recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0202.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf