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The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. · NIS America, Inc. · 2018-03-13

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Mar 16, 2018 (Legacy Mobile Device), Mar 16, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Jul 06, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 13, 2018 (Linux), Mar 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 13, 2018 (Mac)

In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is a 2018 Adventure game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (92% of 543 reviews).

4
playing now
92%
positive of 543 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
88/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.63★
PlayStation Store rating (178 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case is an adventure game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture. Acting as a sequel to the company's debut title The Silver Case, it was first released for mobile devices in October 2005, remained in service through different providers until May 2011. The original version's gameplay focuses on solving puzzles using number inputs. The story, set seven years after The Silver Case, follows a new group of characters in the 25th Ward district solving a series of murders.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 69 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 543 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at GOG (2022-10-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 71 observed days · $16.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820182026Week of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
71Feb 2018Aug 2026Feb 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Feb 2019 — avg 1 · peak 7May 2019 — avg 1 · peak 11Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2019 — avg 1 · peak 8Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 9Jan 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$3.992018-03-112026-10-142018-03-11 — best price $26.992018-05-22 — best price $29.992018-09-06 — best price $19.492018-12-01 — best price $29.992019-02-11 — best price $14.992019-04-26 — best price $29.992019-07-10 — best price $29.992019-09-23 — best price $29.992019-12-02 — best price $11.992020-01-16 — best price $8.992020-03-10 — best price $29.992020-05-01 — best price $29.992020-07-08 — best price $7.492020-09-24 — best price $5.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-03-16 — best price $9.992021-05-10 — best price $9.992021-10-11 — best price $4.992021-12-02 — best price $19.992022-02-07 — best price $19.992022-06-06 — best price $4.992022-09-30 — best price $4.992022-12-13 — best price $4.002023-05-06 — best price $19.992023-08-18 — best price $3.992023-12-02 — best price $19.992024-03-22 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $3.992025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-05-28 — best price $19.992025-09-04 — best price $19.992025-12-03 — best price $19.992026-08-28 — best price $19.992026-09-12 — best price $19.992026-09-27 — best price $19.992026-10-12 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

107362026-06-02 — 59 pageviews2026-06-06 — 61 pageviews2026-06-10 — 64 pageviews2026-06-14 — 40 pageviews2026-06-18 — 63 pageviews2026-06-22 — 70 pageviews2026-06-26 — 80 pageviews2026-06-30 — 79 pageviews2026-07-04 — 66 pageviews2026-07-08 — 65 pageviews2026-07-12 — 48 pageviews2026-07-16 — 46 pageviews2026-07-20 — 62 pageviews2026-07-24 — 50 pageviews2026-07-28 — 107 pageviews2026-08-01 — 67 pageviews2026-08-05 — 47 pageviews2026-08-09 — 76 pageviews2026-08-13 — 53 pageviews2026-08-17 — 52 pageviews2026-08-21 — 52 pageviews2026-08-25 — 86 pageviews2026-08-29 — 56 pageviews2026-09-02 — 57 pageviews2026-09-06 — 76 pageviews2026-09-10 — 68 pageviews2026-09-14 — 51 pageviews2026-09-18 — 51 pageviews2026-09-22 — 63 pageviews2026-09-26 — 62 pageviews2026-09-30 — 68 pageviews2026-10-04 — 48 pageviews2026-10-08 — 43 pageviews2026-10-11 — 54 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
63.6%
earned "prototype"
31.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2018-03-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)63556%26
Steam (Steam)61118%25
PS4 (PlayStation)18167%26

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

MysterySurrealViolentAdventureDetectiveStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerVisual NovelGreat Soundtrack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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