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The Silver Case

GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. · 2016-10-06

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Text

Releases: Oct 07, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 07, 2016 (Mac), Apr 18, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jul 06, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 07, 2016 (Linux)

The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!

The Silver Case is a 2016 Adventure game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 1202 reviews).

6
playing now
89%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
4.41★
PlayStation Store rating (253 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Silver Case is an adventure visual novel video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by ASCII Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1999. It was directed, designed and co-written by Goichi Suda. A remastered version was released digitally by Grasshopper Manufacture worldwide for Windows and macOS in 2016. A port for the PlayStation 4 was released by NIS America in 2017; this was a physical release. A Japanese release of the PlayStation 4 version was released in March 2018 by Nippon Ichi Software. A Linux port was released in August 2017. A port for the Nintendo DS was also in development; it was never released due to Suda's dissatisfaction with the final product. A port for the Nintendo Switch was released in 2021.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 182 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~23/week).
  • · Review velocity up 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 30k–72k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,202 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-09-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 22 of 64 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
323220172026Week of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-15 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
170Aug 2016Aug 2026Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2016 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2017 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2017 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2018 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Dec 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2020 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2024 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2024 — avg 7 · peak 21Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2025 — avg 8 · peak 19Dec 2025 — avg 11 · peak 26Apr 2026 — avg 9 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 11 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.992016-10-062026-10-142016-10-06 — best price $17.992017-02-24 — best price $13.992017-05-25 — best price $19.992017-09-21 — best price $19.992017-12-12 — best price $9.792018-04-09 — best price $9.792018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-11-01 — best price $19.992019-02-25 — best price $19.992019-05-27 — best price $7.992019-07-29 — best price $7.992019-10-21 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-03-06 — best price $19.992020-05-21 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-06-07 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992022-05-28 — best price $19.992022-11-23 — best price $7.992023-02-21 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-06-19 — best price $5.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-09-15 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $19.992026-09-09 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-09-29 — best price $4.992026-10-09 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4711042026-06-01 — 133 pageviews2026-06-05 — 128 pageviews2026-06-09 — 161 pageviews2026-06-13 — 146 pageviews2026-06-17 — 165 pageviews2026-06-21 — 141 pageviews2026-06-25 — 178 pageviews2026-06-29 — 159 pageviews2026-07-03 — 208 pageviews2026-07-07 — 158 pageviews2026-07-11 — 144 pageviews2026-07-15 — 149 pageviews2026-07-19 — 116 pageviews2026-07-23 — 183 pageviews2026-07-27 — 471 pageviews2026-07-31 — 151 pageviews2026-08-04 — 160 pageviews2026-08-08 — 133 pageviews2026-08-12 — 139 pageviews2026-08-16 — 171 pageviews2026-08-20 — 129 pageviews2026-08-24 — 143 pageviews2026-08-28 — 158 pageviews2026-09-01 — 159 pageviews2026-09-05 — 128 pageviews2026-09-09 — 141 pageviews2026-09-13 — 145 pageviews2026-09-17 — 153 pageviews2026-09-21 — 173 pageviews2026-09-25 — 129 pageviews2026-09-29 — 184 pageviews2026-10-03 — 125 pageviews2026-10-07 — 162 pageviews2026-10-11 — 139 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
53.8%
earned "Lunatic"
18.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-10-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,69011%25

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

Player tags

AnimeCrimeFunnyHorrorPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveStory RichText-Based

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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