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A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is a adventure, detective and visual novel game
developed and published by Armonica LLC.
Released on November 26th 2025 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 2 languages: English and Japanese.
It has received 434 reviews of which 408 were positive and 26 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 17.49€ on Eneba.
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A cross between Ace Attorney, Famicom Detective Club, and Murder on the Orient Express, this story is a tightly packed and enjoyable adventure that proudly wears its influences on its sleeves. It's best suited for fans of the first two series, as the visual charm, narrative pacing, and character interactions and humor all feel like a European Phoenix Wright. Even, Emma, the other main protagonist, sometimes feels like a blonde-haired reskin of Maya Fey. Visually, the game does wonderfully in having dynamic character designs with a variety of poses, emotions, quips, and remarks. However, a lot of the dynamic male characters had a very eerily identical dimple pose that felt almost too homogeneous. I also think there could be some better cohesion between the beautiful spritework and the CG illustrations. The background parallaxing to 3D rendered backgrounds helped create a nostalgic look of early 2000s adventure games that was charming and budget-friendly. Overall, the writing was generally enjoyable and matched the personality of the self-insert protagonist, whom I named Yoshinoya to satisfy my own hunger pangs. Perhaps that's my own folly, as Emma, in desperation, often had to shout, "Oh Yoshinoya..." as if she was craving more delicious beef bowls. I couldn't help but snicker whilst simultaneously my stomach growled. It was easy to smile with the Ace Attorney-like comedic banter happening throughout the game, yet, it made me first feel like the whole matter was as frivolous as a Saturday morning cartoon. At times, the dialogue, at its worst, ends up self-defeating. Essentially, "Did we just do that?" "Oh yes we just did." At other times, its tight presentation at roughly 4 hours means that every line matters: it was really easy picking out Chekhov's guns. Real life settings inspirations as are character inspirations thus get a little diluted as a result, but it makes do. There is something touching about the game's central plot point and the parallels it's provided throughout the whole game. I appreciate that message, especially upon reflecting in completing the game. Lastly, for those reading who want to achievement hunt and maximize your experience, make multiple saves throughout each chapter, follow your usual tropes with these visual novels and interact with everything you can. There is sadly no key to skip dialogue, even if you've read it before, so if you've missed an achievement, you may as well set Auto to Fast and come back to the game when it requires your input again.
Great little detective story ! It's a VN rather than a proper *game* as it doesn't really rely on you making actual deductions, but the story, characters, locations are great, even if not ground breaking. I'm a pretty avid reader of whodunits and other Hercule Poiroteries so i was never surprised by any of the plot points, but i still really enjoyed following through it. The pacing is very enjoyable as the game doesn't let you waste time in pointless areas. I hope the studio makes other games in the same spirit, there's a very solid core there than could only benefit in getting 1-2 other games !
Detective Instinct may not have the same complexity and depth found in the original Famicom Detective Club games, but it's still an interesting and enjoyable whodunit in its own way. The inspiration is unmistakable from the top down, starting from the interface and right down to the case review at the end of each chapter. The core mystery is interesting, and I wish that it was longer and the investigations are more involved. The game took place in nearly a single location, much like how Hitchcock did it in The Lady Vanishes . The protagonists have great dynamics, and I feel that it really struck a good balance between a relationship that is more than "just friends", but also without any romantic entanglements. A commendable effort, overall.
Great game, some caveats that don't totally drag it down. It very obviously takes its design cues from classic ADV visual novels like Yuji Horii Mysteries / Famicom Detective Club and adds its own charming character sprite work and beautiful pre-rendered 3D backgrounds. The story was compelling with some well-executed twists and the cast of characters were all endearing, with a certain pair of golf lovers really standing out among them. Much like the games that inspired it, Detective Instinct plays out more like a mystery visual novel that lets you pick which topic to discuss in what order than a detective game that allows for the player to form their own deductions and proceed with them. Deductions and resolutions largely happen automatically and without the player's input by the main character or the main character's sidekick and are really just told to you when the time comes. The puzzle solving mostly boils down to selecting the correct menu options during breaks in a conversation and a quiz at the end of each chapter that recaps the day's events. In fact, in terms of true puzzles there's really only one, in which you have to figure out the code to a combination lock. As far as I know there isn't a punishment for answering questions wrong aside from potentially missing out on two achievements during the game's climax and there aren't any fail states that lead to a game over. I wish I had expected all this before starting so that I could have been impressed by the reactivity present in a visual novel, rather than be a little disappointed by the lack of agency in a detective game. The game is also shorter than the base price would suggest. I rolled credits in 5 hours with 13 out of 15 achievements earned and I estimate that going back for the last 2 achievements would add another 30 minutes. $20 without the introductory discount must seem pretty steep for such a short experience but by the end of it I felt like I got my moneys worth for a game that I'd been looking forward to for over a year. Despite those pain points I'd still consider Detective Instinct to be a worthy purchase for any fan of mysteries and I hope Farewell, My Beloved becomes the first in a new series of modern ADVs just like it.
As an avid enjoyer of detective adventure games like Ace Attorney, AI: The Somnium Files, and Ghost Trick- and as a creator myself, I have been waiting for this game to come out since hearing about it a while back, and boy it did not disappoint. As easy as it is for a game that wears its influences on its sleeve such as this one to come off as trite or unoriginal, I never once felt that way with Detective Instinct- as said inspirations clearly came from a place of genuine love for the media and stories- a creation, rather than a copy. With a tight knit cast of deeply enjoyable characters, it's hard to believe that this is just the first game from this studio. I found myself not only laughing at dialogue often, but also feeling the emotions the game wanted me to feel when it wanted me to feel them- which is no easy task. With that being said, my only real big criticism is that with such a fun cast, I wish we were able to spend a bit more time with them, but I understand that due to the nature of it being an indie game from a small/new studio, I can't be too mad about it as that would require a lot more work and a longer game. Overall, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is a deeply enjoyable detective adventure game that kept me wanting more. I highly recommend this game, especially to anyone who enjoys the detective & mystery genre. You can feel the love and passion put into this game, and that's not something I can say for everything. As a fellow creator and storyteller, I am thoroughly impressed- and I can't wait to see more from this studio.
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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
No, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
Yes, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved received 408 positive votes out of a total of 434 achieving a rating of 8.69.
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Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved was developed and published by Armonica LLC.
Yes, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is not playable on MacOS.
No, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved does not support VR.
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved. Explore additional content available for Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved on Steam.
No, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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