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Emio — The Smiling Man review: Nintendo gets dark

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Emio: The Smiling Man - Famicom Detective Club
Genres · adventure, simulation, visual_novel
Release · Aug 29, 2024
Developer · Nintendo, MAGES.
Nintendo Switch
7 articles 10 writers 5 reviews
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1980–2026
Latest · Nintendo Switch Sports Resort
Top genres · platformer, adventure, puzzle
15665 articles 953 writers 1325 games
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Active · 2013
Latest · Dark
Top genres · adventure, rpg, strategy
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