Two remastered titles from the Famicom Detective Club franchise titled The Missing Heir and The Girl Who Stands Behind will release on May 14th.

The upcoming remastered titles were announced during the February 17th Nintendo Direct. The Famicom Detective Club series is a set of two games (there was a third but it’s considered lost and is unavailable) where players are tasked with solving two unique mysteries depending on which game is being played.

Gameplay takes place in a visual novel adventure style with players interacting with other characters to unearth clues.

The trailer for both games can be found below.

A description of each game from Nintendo[1,2] can be found below.

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir

Solve a murder mystery surrounding a wealthy Japanese family
Hunt for clues, talk to suspects, and explore the Japanese countryside after tragedy strikes the wealthy Ayashiro family. Filled with suspense, this tale follows an amnesia-stricken detective trying to unravel his own past amidst the horrors of a harrowing murder investigation. Play at home, on the go, or in your favorite reading nook—only on the Nintendo Switch™ system.

Play Famicom Detective Club in English for the first time

Originally released in Japan only, the Famicom Detective Club™: The Missing Heir game has been localized with English text and modernized for Nintendo Switch. While the graphics, music, and sound effects have been recreated, players can choose the original 8-bit soundtrack. Discover a piece of Nintendo history with the Famicom Detective Club series of games.

Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind

Find the secret behind a grizzly rumor haunting a Japanese high school
Interrogate suspects and hunt for clues to piece together chilling conundrums plaguing a high school in Japan. Suspense (and a little bit of horror) ensues as you try to free students from their nightmare. Play at home, on the go, or in your favorite reading nook—only on the Nintendo Switch system. Can you figure out who the culprit is…before it’s too late?

Play Famicom Detective Club in English for the first time

Originally released in Japan only, the Famicom Detective Club™: The Girl Who Stands Behind game has been localized with English text and modernized for the Nintendo Switch™ system. While the graphics, music, and sound effects have been recreated, players can also choose the original 8-bit soundtrack. Discover a piece of Nintendo history with the Famicom Detective Club series of games.

Buy one Famicom Detective Club game, get the other at a discount

Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind is the second game in the series. The first game, Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir is also available on Nintendo eShop. If you purchase one of these games on Nintendo eShop, you can get $10 off the other when also purchased on Nintendo eShop*!

Both games in the series will be sold separately.