The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

This is an adventure game/visual novel in which players follow the story of several detectives as they investigate a series of murders in a futuristic city. Players investigate crime scenes, solve puzzles, and interact with characters along the way. Some interactions can lead to instances of violence: a character shot in the head; a character sliced across the neck; a man stabbed in the chest with a knife. Red blood stains highlight these mostly black-and-white cutscenes. In a handful of sequences, players can battle a hitman by choosing actions though text-based menus; digitized gunshot sound effects are heard within these sequences. During one encounter with a female hitman, players can choose a “get horny” option to subdue her; text describes the results of the encounter: “The hitman attacks but it has no effect on Jabroni now because he's too horny to care.” The words “f**k,” “sh*t,” and “a*shole” appear in the game.