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 |
The Silver Case | |
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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 |
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Retail | Limited Edition. DRM-free.[4] | |||
GOG.com | The Deluxe Pack is also available. | |||
Humble Store | The Deluxe Pack is also available. | |||
Steam | The Deluxe Pack is also available. | |||
Publisher website (unavailable) | The Deluxe Pack is also available. |
- 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 | |
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The Extra Contents | Includes artbook, comic, and original soundtrack. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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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 |
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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 |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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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 |
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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 | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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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 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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