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2018PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive19.99 €

You step into the shoes of an investigator in a labyrinthine Tokyo ward and untangle cases through text, interrogations and careful detective work. The story is dense, strange and stylishly staged, and your decisions shape where it leads and how it ends.

Choices with consequences
Strong, story-driven narrative
Dark, serious atmosphere
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for The 25th Ward: The Silver Case are Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You, Bustafellows and AI: The Somnium Files. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The 25th Ward: The Silver Case special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You

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2016PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable91 % positive9.99 €

You work as an investigator for a government surveillance program, combing through chats, files and profiles of citizens and deciding which information to pass on. It makes the moral cost of mass surveillance tangible within a gripping thriller story.

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Bustafellows

Choices with consequences

A noir-flavored otome visual novel where you investigate murders in a crime-ridden city while growing close to dangerously charming men. Mystery, romance and slick stylish presentation take center stage.

AI: The Somnium Files

Choices with consequences

A visual novel mystery by Kotaro Uchikoshi where you play detective Kaname Date hunting a serial killer by diving into suspects' dreams (Somnium). Branching story paths, quirky humor and sharp twists drive a gripping narrative.

Sally Face

Distinctive, stylised art style

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

428: Shibuya Scramble

Choices with consequences

An interactive crime thriller set in Shibuya where you switch between several protagonists. Your choices branch their intertwined storylines, gradually revealing a surprising bigger picture.

Replica

Choices with consequences

You dig through a suspected terrorist's smartphone, reading messages, photos and apps, and decide how to judge them. A short, dark thriller about surveillance, morality and manipulation.

Anonymous;Code

Accessible and relaxed

A Science Adventure visual novel from the Steins;Gate team in which a hacker can alter reality by saving and loading the world, drawing him into a conspiracy. The twisty sci-fi story takes center stage, with decisions leading to different endings.

The Silver Case

Distinctive, stylised art style

In The Silver Case you play a member of the Special Forces Unit Republic seen from first person, slowly uncovering a layered crime story. Solving puzzles gradually reveals the truth across unconventional, novel-like chapters.

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Choices with consequences

You work as an investigator in the Orwell surveillance program, combing through chats, files and profiles for clues, with the power to manipulate the information you find. A dark surveillance thriller where your decisions carry real moral weight.

Dry Drowning

Choices with consequences

A dark detective visual novel in a dystopian future city: as a morally shady investigator you hunt a serial killer inspired by Greek myth, solving evidence puzzles while your decisions shape the ending.