A duology of Japanese adventure games, originally released for Famicom Disk System but subsequently remade by visual novel veterans Mages and released to a worldwide audience.

Developer: Mages.
Publisher: Nintendo
Available on: Switch

Articles about Famicom Detective Club

Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind – a truly compelling mystery - The Famicom Detective Club games are something that I’d been meaning to get around to for a while, but have only just picked up. Having played through — and adored — first episode The Missing Heir, I was keen to follow that up with its prequel, The Girl Who Stands Behind. Honestly, I was expecting … Continue reading Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind – a truly compelling mystery →

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and the Japanese adventure game tradition - Although Japanese-style adventure games are a bit of an acquired taste for some, I’ve become rather fond of the format over the years. While the more “pure” visual novel format is considerably more commonplace these days, it does always make me smile when a new game comes out that makes use of those classic Japanese … Continue reading Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and the Japanese adventure game tradition →