Play Yamamura Misa Suspense - Kyouto Zaiteku Satsujin Jiken (Japan) Online

Game Overview

Okay, so Yamamura Misa Suspense is this weird little NES detective game that feels like someone crammed a moody Japanese crime drama into a cartridge. You play as a journalist digging into a murder in Kyoto, and it’s way more text-heavy than most NES stuff—think less jumping on goombas, more sweating over dialogue choices and hoping you took the right notes.

The atmosphere’s thick with that grainy ‘80s suspense vibe, and the clock’s always running, so you’ll panic when you realize you wasted time chatting up the wrong witness. No hand-holding either—mess up an interrogation or miss a clue, and the case might just go cold. It’s janky in that old-school way, but if you’ve ever wanted to play through a pixelated episode of Columbo with a side of existential dread, this is your jam.

Fair warning: you’ll need a guide or patience (or both). The game doesn’t care if you fail.