Update: For those keen to get stuck into some grisly crime solving in Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, the first part of the three-part demo is available now on the Nintendo Switch eShop, with the second and third parts arriving at 11AM on August 23rd and 28th.
This initial part covers the game’s prologue and first chapter, with progress carrying over to the next two demo chapters and eventually the full game.
You can download it right here.
You can now play through the prologue and first chapter of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club on #NintendoSwitch before the game’s full launch on 8/29.
? Head to the crime scene and try the free demo: https://t.co/jJ4PfTIDIv pic.twitter.com/ceSXrwfsZA
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 20, 2024
We’re not that far out from Nintendo’s announcement of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, which was preceded by a bit of a viral tease, but it’s already nearly time for launch on August 29th.
And to get everyone good and ready for this sequel 35 years in the making, Nintendo’s revealed a playable demo for the game coming to the eShop tomorrow, giving keen fans access to the prologue and first chapter. It doesn’t stop there, either, with the second and third chapters of the game also being added to the demo in a gradual rollout between now and the full release.
The initial part of the demo will arrive at 11AM AEST tomorrow, followed by the second chapter on August 23rd, and the third chapter on August 28th, both similarly at 11AM AEST. You’ll be able to find the download right here when it’s live.
You can see a trailer for the Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club demo below:
“In Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, a student has been found dead in a chilling fashion, his head covered with a paper bag with an eerie smiling face drawn on it,” reads the game’s official description. “This unsettling visage bears a striking resemblance to a recurring clue in a string of unsolved murders from 18 years ago,as well as Emio (the Smiling Man), a killer of urban legend who is said to grant his victims “a smile that will last forever.”
The game will closely in the legacy left by the series’ first two entries, tasking players with assisting the Utsugi Detective Agency in solving a murder mystery through point-and-click adventure style gameplay where scenes can be interacted with via a variety of commands and the mystery slowly unfolds as new clues, discoveries and suspects come into play.
Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch on August 29th, 2024.
