Armonica has announced that its command-select adventure/visual novel Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is in development for Nintendo Switch.
Created in the style of classic Japanese adventure game series like Famicom Detective Club, Hotel Dusk, and Ace Attorney, you must lead an investigation on a cross-country train, interrogate a cast of colourful characters and uncover a dramatic story surrounding a missing woman.
The developer has outlined the game’s key features, which include:
- A dramatic and moving story, inspired by hard-boiled crime fiction, classic cinema, and other classic adventure (ADV) games.
- Classic command-select gameplay, designed to maximize player experimentation and deduction while minimising the need for brute force solutions.
- A unique mixed-media art style, combining highly expressive 2D pixel art portraits, old-school pre-rendered 3D backgrounds, and traditional illustrations.
- A colourful cast of characters with which to converse, with many unique interactions and optional dialogue that rewards exploration and curiosity.
- Lavish original soundtrack in various musical styles, featuring many live instrument performances.
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved will be released digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch worldwide in 2025.
