Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir

04 About Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir

The Nintendo Switch NSP listing for Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir includes the base game. The reported download size is 1.56 GB. The listed region is USA.

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir is a Nintendo-developed mystery game released for Nintendo Switch on May 14, 2021. The English-language USA release follows an unnamed detective drawn into a troubling case involving the influential Ayashiro family.

After waking with amnesia, the detective must look into the suspicious death of the family matriarch and the uncertainty surrounding her successor. Interviews, observations, and newly discovered leads gradually expose a network of secrets, motives, and tensions within the household.

A family mystery

The investigation centers on wealth, betrayal, and the question of who should inherit the Ayashiro estate. Each suspect has personal knowledge and possible reasons to hide the truth, while supernatural undertones add another layer of unease to the case.

Investigative progression

Story advancement comes from examining locations, speaking with characters, and connecting clues gathered during the investigation. Players can revisit people and places when fresh information emerges, helping reveal additional dialogue, reactions, and potential directions for the case.

Following the evidence

Careful attention to conversations, relationships, and conflicting statements is important when piecing together the mystery. Exploring scenes thoroughly and considering how evidence relates to different characters supports the detective's search for answers.

Release details

Published and developed by Nintendo, Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir is listed as a Simulation Game for Nintendo Switch. This entry is the base game in the USA region and supports English.

Game screenshots

System requirements: phone & PC

Suggested device targets from Beastroms. Actual requirements and compatibility depend on your emulator and game settings.

HP / Phone

• Operating system: Android 10 or later
• CPU / Chipset: Quad-core 1.8 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• GPU / Graphics API: OpenGL ES 3.0-capable graphics
• Free storage: 6 GB
• Controls: Touch controls or a Bluetooth controller; keyboard for computer software

PC / Computer

• Operating system: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit
• Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• GPU / Graphics API: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 support
• Free storage: 6 GB
• Controls: Keyboard and mouse; controller for supported games

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