Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
Developer
Nintendo EPD, Mages
Publisher
Nintendo
Format
digital
78
Buzz Score
Very High Buzz
Release Date
Switch
Aug 29, 2024About
Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is a dark and mature murder mystery adventure that marks the first new entry in the long-running Famicom Detective Club series in over three decades. Set in early 1990s Japan, players step into the shoes of a young assistant investigator at the Utsugi Detective Agency. The story begins with the discovery of a student’s body, found strangled with a pap… Read more
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Key Themes
Best of 2025 awards
Dark narrative and M-rating
Dated gameplay mechanics
Live2D animation quality
Epilogue pacing