The Silver Case

The Silver Case

GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. · 2016 · Adventure, Investigation, Mystery, Crime, Visual Novel

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About The Silver Case

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Investigate a string of serial murders connected to a legendary killer from 20 years past in this neo-noir detective adventure set across Tokyo's underground, solving interconnected mysteries through first-person exploration and puzzle-solving. Blending visual novel storytelling with hardboiled detective fiction, The Silver Case challenges you to uncover the truth behind masked identities and shadowy conspiracies in a dangerous world where nothing is as it seems.

1999 – Tokyo’s 24 Wards. The city has been plagued by a string of serial murders.
The detectives of the 24 Wards Heinous Crimes Unit have their sights set on one particular suspect: Kamui Uehara, legendary serial killer and perpetrator of a number of assassinations of government officials 20 years prior in the now-famous "Silver Case". However, nobody knows who - or what - Kamui really is.

Is this really the second coming of Kamui? Who is this infamous serial killer, and what is his endgame?

Take control of the protagonist - a member of the Special Forces Unit known as “Republic” - from a first-person perspective and dig deep into the underground of the 24 Wards and the police force itself to unravel the various interconnected mysteries encountered throughout the game. Inspired by classic adventure and visual novel-style games as well as neo-noir and hardboiled detective films, The Silver Case provides a unique and revolutionary gameplay experience as it leads you through deep and engaging storylines filled with puzzles and riddles. Uncover the truth piece by piece as you struggle to survive in this dark and dangerous world where the stakes are even higher than they seem!
Kamui UeharaA dyed-in-the-wool psychopath who gained the title of “the King of Crime” after stabbing a government official to death. Kamui’s motive is completely shrouded in mystery, and it is not known whether he’s acting alone or following orders from some higher power. His victims are major witnesses of suspicious industrial disasters and persons of interest in legal cases which cannot be tried under the current system.

Sumio KodaiA straight-laced, mid-level investigator in the 24 Wards Heinous Crimes Unit. Relatively quiet and subdued, he provides a perfect contrast to his partner Kusabi, the more rough-around-the-edges of the pair.

Tetsugoro KusabiSumio’s partner, and a grizzled veteran investigator. Back in his regional agent days, he headed the original Silver Case 20 years prior.

Chizuru HachisukaA beautiful and level-headed investigator who relies on scientific evidence and raw data to solve crimes.

Kiyoshi MorikawaCalm and collected, Morikawa is a talented investigator who has worked with Kusabi since their days as regional agents. One of the founding members of the Heinous Crimes Unit.

Morichika NakategawaOriginally a member of the Public Security Department, Nakategawa has connections in all of the surrounding jurisdictions and is plays a vital role in interdepartmental communications. Rather than going out into the field to investigate crime scenes directly, Nakategawa’s main focus lies in directing investigations from HQ.

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What Steam players say

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Recommended Jun 28, 2026
The Silver Case is by no means a standard video game, but nevertheless I'd still highly recommend it. If you do plan on playing it, swap between doing the "Transmitter" main story missions and the intermission-style "Placebo" ones, as doing all of one and then all of the other somewhat hampered my experience. The gameplay here is extremely simple and linear, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It uniquely plays to its strengths as a visual novel and generally has greatly creative screen composition in all aspects. The soundtrack can be somewhat hit-or-miss; I rather enjoy it, but I can certainly see it being offputting for most people, and I don't see myself listening to it much on my own time. The general blend of artistic styles, themes, and general mystery intrigue ought to keep you engaged for basically the whole thing. Some people may consider this the "yucky vegetables" you need to eat to enjoy things like Flower, Sun, and Rain or 25th Ward, but I think that this game stands on its own two legs rather nicely. If you play through this and find you want more of it, there'll be quite a bit more in this game's series if you go digging for it.
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Recommended Jul 17, 2026
Lend me 50,000 yen
Recommended Jul 13, 2026
The best game
Recommended Jul 8, 2026
¥50 000? Never hand out that loan, keep your money! 1999, now 27 years later and the game is still sadly so relevant, nothing has changed really it has just been updated, maybe even made worse, all the ♥♥♥♥ in society depicted here still run rampant today... The shadows of our past... When will we weed them out and allow a future in the light?
Recommended Jul 6, 2026
peak fiction
Recommended Jul 5, 2026
Weird and fun

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