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The Silver Case

First-person crime adventure investigating serial murders in Tokyo's 24 Wards

GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC., PLAYISM · Published by GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. · Released Oct 6, 2016

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
89% of 1,167
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 11 in 30 days
Players
5
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Sep 27, 2017
Minimum PC
DX9 (shader model 3.0)
4 GB RAM · 7 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 64/100 (critic reviews)

What is The Silver Case?

This first-person adventure uses visual novel-style storytelling and takes place in Tokyo's 24 Wards in 1999. As a member of the Republic special forces unit, you read dialogue, investigate the city and its police force, and solve puzzles amid interconnected mysteries surrounding a suspected serial killer.

For you if...

  • +you like text-heavy crime stories with ambiguous twists
  • +you appreciate unusual visual layouts and a tense atmosphere

Not for you if...

  • −you want frequent puzzles and more hands-on interaction
  • −you need a plot that explains itself clearly
  • −you dislike slow chapters and repetitive backtracking

What players say

89% of 1,167 reviews are positive · 100% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the writing, atmosphere and visual presentation. Common complaints are a hard-to-follow plot and stretches of limited, sometimes tedious interaction.

How many players finish The Silver Case?

21% of Steam players have unlocked «A New Birth?», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Silver Case system requirements

Minimum: DX9 (shader model 3.0), 4 GB RAM, 7 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP2+ or newer
Processor
SSE2 instruction set support or greater
Graphics
DX9 (shader model 3.0) or greater
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
7 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does The Silver Case have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does The Silver Case run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
25
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese.

Does The Silver Case 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

1 DLC available.

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