Free Episodic Demo Of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Available On Nintendo Switch Starting 20th August

Ahead of its launch on 29th August, players can start an early investigation into a heinous crime with a free three-part episodic demo of Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club that will be available on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch.

Starting in the morning of 20th of August, players can download the episodic demo to play through the Prologue and Chapter 1. Two further chapters will be automatically added to the demo: Chapter 2 in the morning of 23rd August and Chapter 3 in the morning of 28th August. Players can carry their progress forward to the full version of the game if purchased. 

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 – much like the victims of Emio, the Smiling man – a killer of urban legend. Playing as an assistant private investigator, you are tasked with helping police solve this crime, which is reminiscent of a series of unsolved murders from 18 years ago. Has a serial killer returned, or is this the work of a copycat? Are these crimes inspired by the Smiling Man story, or the origin of it?

As part of the continuing adventures of the Utsugi Detective Agency, for the first time in the Famicom Detective Club series, familiar character Ayumi Tachibana is also playable during select portions of the story. As an investigative duo, you’ll dive deeper into this intense story of suspicion, isolation and fragility.