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The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story

Live-action mystery adventure about murders spanning a century

Square Enix · Released May 12, 2022

Adventure

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 1,082
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 12 in 30 days
Players
1
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 14, 2025
Minimum PC
R7 240
8 GB RAM · 20 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story?

You play mystery novelist Haruka Kagami in a single-player adventure about deaths linked to the Shijima family in 1922, 1972, and 2022. Each case moves from watching filmed scenes for clues to combining evidence into hypotheses, then identifying the killer and defending your reasoning.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy movie-like storytelling and historical mysteries

Not for you if...

  • −you want open-ended investigations instead of structured hypothesis puzzles

What players say

79% of 1,082 reviews are positive · 75% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the story, its twists, and the production quality. The most common complaint is tedious reasoning mechanics that interrupt the narrative.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story system requirements

Minimum: R7 240, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 / Intel® Core™ i5-6400
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ R7 240 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
30 FPS @ 1280x720

Recommended

OS
Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400 / Intel® Core™ i7-6700
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
60 FPS @ 1920x1080

Does The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
28
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
18+
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.

Does The Centennial Case : A Shijima Story use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

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