This game is rated ESRB: Teen for Blood, Language, Use of Tobacco and Violence.
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir is a visual novel adventure developed by MAGES. and released for Nintendo Switch in 2021. It is a remake of a two-part mystery originally published in Japan for the Family Computer Disk System in 1988, and marks the first time the title has been officially localized into English. The story centers on a young detective suffering from amnesia who becomes entangled in a murder investigation involving the wealthy Ayashiro family in rural Japan. Players gather clues, interrogate suspects, and piece together both the case and the protagonist's forgotten past. The remake features fully recreated graphics, music, and sound effects, though players may switch to the original 8-bit soundtrack if preferred. The game is exclusive to Nintendo Switch and can be played in both docked and handheld modes.
The story begins with a man named Amachi discovering the fallen protagonist on the ground near a cliff. The protagonist discovers that he has lost his memory, and after recuperating, he revisits the cliff and meets a young girl named Ayumi Tachibana. He learns from Ayumi that he is an assistant detective investigating the death of Kiku Ayashiro, and heads over to the nearby Ayashiro estate located in Myoujin village. The Ayashiro family owns a huge plot of land passed down from generation to generation, but there is a strange saying in the village that the dead will return to life to kill anyone who attempts to steal the treasure of the Ayashiro family. As the protagonist investigates the mysterious death of Kiku Ayashiro, he discovers the terrifying connection between this saying and the serial killings which take place.
