Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved announced for Switch

Developer Armonica has announced that they’re bringing Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved to the Switch sometime in 2025. You can see the latest trailer for the title above.

Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is a new command-select adventure / visual novel from American independent developer Armonica, in the style of classic Japanese adventure games like Famicom Detective Club, Hotel Dusk, and Ace Attorney. Players will lead an investigation on a cross-country train, interrogate a cast of colorful characters, and uncover a dramatic story about a mysterious missing woman.

The main features of the game are as follows:

• A dramatic and moving story, inspired by hard-boiled crime fiction, classic cinema, and other classic adventure games.
• Classic command-select gameplay, designed to maximize player experimentation and deduction while minimizing the need to 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 colorful cast of characters to converse with, with many unique interactions and optional dialogue that rewards exploration and curiosity.
• Lavish original soundtrack in various musical styles, featuring many live instrument performances.