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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 13, 2018}}
 
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|official site= http://www.25thward.com/
 
|official site= http://www.25thward.com/
 
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|wikipedia    = The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
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{{Series|The Silver Case}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
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{{Availability|
 
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_25th_ward_the_silver_case | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG.com|the_25th_ward_the_silver_case_digital_limited_edition|Digital Limited Edition}} also available. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
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{{Availability/row| Humble | the-25th-ward-the-silver-case | Steam | {{store link|Humble|the-25th-ward-the-silver-case-digital-limited-edition|Digital Limited Edition}} also available. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 697650 | Steam | {{store link|Steam-bundle|6506|Digital Limited Edition}} also available. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://nisamerica.com/games/the-25th-ward/product.html | DRM-free | Digital Limited Edition also available. |  Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
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}}
 
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|The 25th Ward General Settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
 
{{Image|The 25th Ward General Settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
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|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= Only supports 16:9 aspect ratios. Forcing a 16:9 resolution larger than what a non-16:9 monitor can display if game is set to fullscreen mode will cause garbled graphics.<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/697650/discussions/2/1696043263491771565/</ref>
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|widescreen resolution notes= 1280x720, 1600x900, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3200x1800, 3840x2160. (Only supports 16:9 aspect ratios. Forcing a 16:9 resolution larger than what a non-16:9 monitor can display if game is set to fullscreen mode will cause garbled graphics)<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/697650/discussions/2/1696043263491771565/|title=Steam Community|date=28 May 2023}}</ref>
 
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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|controller remap          = false
 
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|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
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|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
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|xinput controllers        = true
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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{{Audio
 
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|separate volume          = true
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|mute on focus lost notes = See [[#Mute on focus lost|Mute on focus lost]].
 
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===Mute on focus lost===
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{{Fixbox|description=Set mute in background|ref={{cn|date=September 2017}}|fix=
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# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide].
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# Start the game and press {{key|Ctrl|Shift|Backspace}} to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
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# Expand '''Window Management''' and '''Input/Output Behavior'''.
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# Enable '''Mute Game''' under '''Background Behavior'''.
 
}}
 
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 12 December 2023

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case cover
Developers
Grasshopper Manufacture
Active Gaming Media
Publishers
NIS America
Engines
Remake Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows March 13, 2018
macOS (OS X) March 13, 2018
Linux March 13, 2018
Reception
OpenCritic 65
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Genres Visual novel
Series The Silver Case
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case on HowLongToBeat
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case on IGDB
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case guide on StrategyWiki
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case on MobyGames
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case on Wikipedia
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
GOG.com
DRM-free
Digital Limited Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Digital Limited Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Digital Limited Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Digital Limited Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Publisher website (unavailable)
DRM-free
Digital Limited Edition also available.
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ActiveGamingMedia\The 25th Ward: The Silver Case\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\save[Note 2]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game>\save
Linux <path-to-game>\save

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
1280x720, 1600x900, 1920x1080, 2560x1440, 3200x1800, 3840x2160. (Only supports 16:9 aspect ratios. Forcing a 16:9 resolution larger than what a non-16:9 monitor can display if game is set to fullscreen mode will cause garbled graphics)[2]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
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
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Different button bindings for XInput and DualShock 4 controllers.
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Confirm is bound to A, cancel is bound to B, and the pause menu is bound to Y.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Confirm is bound to O, cancel is bound to X, and the pause menu is bound to the Options button.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
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.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
  2. Start the game and press Ctrl+ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
  3. Expand Window Management and Input/Output Behavior.
  4. Enable Mute Game under Background Behavior.

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) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Onboard
DirectX 11 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU) SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Onboard
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Onboard


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.6.4p4[1]
  2. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. Verified by User:Cptmold on 2020-12-30
    Information taken from an analytics log generated in AppData\LocalLow\ActiveGamingMedia (file name: values).
  2. Steam Community - last accessed on 28 May 2023