Nintendo Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

Investigate a brutal death and its connection to an urban legend.

A student was found dead. His head was covered with a paper bag that had a sinister, smiling face drawn on it—similar to the victims of Emio, the Smiling Man—a murderer from an urban legend who places such a bag over the heads of his victims.

As an assistant to a private detective, your task is to help the police solve this crime, which resembles a series of unsolved murders from 18 years ago. Has a serial killer returned, or is it a copycat? Are these crimes inspired by the story of the Smiling Man, or is it the other way around?

Discover the answers to these questions and more as a member of the Utsugi Detective Agency in this thrilling tale filled with distrust, isolation, and fragility.

Explore an interactive drama full of interesting characters.

Continue the adventures of the Utsugi Detective Agency with the return of familiar characters—including the recurring protagonist from previous games and Ayumi Tachibana, who is now playable for the first time in the series in certain sections of the game.

In the role of the investigative duo, you will need to learn a lot about the personalities and backstories of the other characters if you want to uncover the truth. Who is harmless, and who has important secrets? Ask questions, refer to your notes, and make connections—you must organize your thoughts and carefully examine your clues to draw the right conclusions.