The Silver Case
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| Developers | |
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| Grasshopper Manufacture | |
| English localization | Playism |
| Publishers | |
| Playism | |
| Grasshopper Manufacture | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 5[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 7, 2016 |
| macOS (OS X) | November 8, 2016[2] |
| Linux | July 31, 2017[3] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 64 |
| OpenCritic | 70 |
| IGDB | 68 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure, Visual novel |
| Themes | Detective/mystery, Japan |
| Series | The Silver Case |
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| The Silver Case | |
|---|---|
| The Silver Case | 2016 |
| The 25th Ward: The Silver Case | 2018 |
General information
- Visual Novel Database article
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Limited Edition. DRM-free.[4] | |
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| GOG.com | |
The Deluxe Pack is also available. | |
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| Humble Store | |
The Deluxe Pack is also available. | |
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| Steam | |
The Deluxe Pack is also available. | |
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| Publisher website (unavailable) | |
The Deluxe Pack is also available. | |
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- A demo is available from GOG.com and Steam.
- Save data may be transferred from the demo to the full game.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| The Extra Contents | Includes artbook, comic, and original soundtrack. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ActiveGamingMedia\TheSilverCase\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/ActiveGamingMedia/TheSilverCase |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\ActiveGamingMedia\TheSilverCase\save\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/ActiveGamingMedia/TheSilverCase/save |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings
Remaster settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 1366x768, 1600x900, 1768x992, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3840x2160. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Original and WASD presets. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | Name entry requires keyboard. | |
| Controller remapping | The game uses B button for accept, A button for back. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Sound | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | See Mute on focus lost. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | English subtitles are present during some FMV cutscenes. | |||
| Japanese |
Mute on focus lost
| Set mute in background[citation needed] |
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Issues fixed
Linux: unable to load save and/or broken 3D
| Set locale to C[5] |
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Launch the game with the For the GOG version, this cane be done by:
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | SSE2 instruction set support | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0 compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 1.4 GHz Dual Core | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics 5000 | |
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu | |
| Processor (CPU) | SSE2 instruction set support | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
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Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-05-13
- ↑ 11/8 Update - Mac Support and Bug Fixes - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: The Silver Case - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ The Silver Case HD Remaster Linux Support Update! - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ The Silver Case (PC) – Limited Run Games - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ Linux issues: can't load a saved game and all 3d scenes are just a black box, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2021-10-29