The detective side of Silver Palace is built around investigating cases: you look for clues, untangle contradictions and turn evidence into a deduction that leads to the solution. The Curious Deductions quests have multiple endings, and you can go back to the Evidence Board to try another path. This guide is based on official information from publisher Elementa and on the beta tests. The game launches on 14 December 2026 and the information is current as of 9 November 2026. There are no case solutions or ending walkthroughs here, only how the system works.
Who you are and where you investigate
You play as the Detective, male or female, a once-famous investigator who returns to Silvernia in the third year of Queen Feliana’s reign and reopens their agency. Silvernia is a metropolis inspired by Victorian Britain, steampunk with fairy-tale elements, and it runs on a substance called Silverium. Corporations, the underworld, the royal aristocracy and cults all fight over it, so there is plenty for a detective to dig into.
Since the Dichotomy beta, you choose at the start whether to play as a man or a woman. For an overview of the whole game, read our Silver Palace overview. The companions who help you investigate are covered in our guide to the characters.
How an investigation works
According to the press release and the store descriptions, investigations include these parts:
- Searching for clues.
- Untangling contradictions.
- Deduction, where you draw a conclusion from the clues you found.
- Reconstructing the case, working out what really happened.
Outside the main story, the betas also had investigation-focused side quests, character stories, puzzles and chests. According to Insider Gaming, relationships with companions and investments in local businesses also affect how your playthrough unfolds. Elementa has not yet explained how exactly this will work in the full game.
Curious Deductions and the Evidence Board
Curious Deductions are deduction quests with multiple endings that Elementa introduced in an official news post in July 2026. You piece the evidence together on the Evidence Board. If you do not like your conclusion or want to see another ending, Restart Deduction sends you back to the Evidence Board so you can try a different path.
Uncovering the truth earns you a collectible and an achievement, so it is worth not settling for the first ending you reach.
| Feature | What it is for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Curious Deductions | deduction quests with multiple endings | introduced in July 2026 |
| Evidence Board | where you assemble the evidence | official news, July 2026 |
| Restart Deduction | back to the Evidence Board to look for another ending | official news, July 2026 |
| Revealer Light | a detective mechanic used in the story | developer plans to expand it |
| Dialogue History | a log of past conversations | promised for a future update |
Revealer Light and Dialogue History
The Revealer Light is a detective mechanic used in the story. After the Dichotomy beta, the developer said it wants to expand how it is used. Where exactly it will show up in the full game has not been specified.
In its beta feedback summary, Elementa also promised Dialogue History in a future update. That should let you go back to what characters said, which is handy in a detective game where you compare statements.
The open world as a crime scene
Cases take place in an open world with city districts, interiors, a day and night cycle and weather. In the betas you got around Silvernia on a Silverium Steed horse that can drift, glided on air currents, and an older build also had a grappling hook. The Dichotomy beta included horse races in the city.
Another official post describes Morgue Street in High Peers. It is home to the Detective’s agency, the Memoir Bar and the Voicepipe Café, and you run into Werewolves, the Stonefall Syndicate and Street Punksters there. When an investigation turns into a fight, the rules from our combat system guide apply.
What changed after the beta tests
The Dichotomy beta offered more than 40 hours of content. Afterwards, Elementa published a feedback summary and promised dialogue history, better scene direction and changes to stealth sequences on the story side. For the open world, it plans more interiors and NPCs plus flying on a Silverium Pegasus. The tests are covered in detail in our article on the beta tests.
Beta progress does not carry over to the full game, so on 14 December 2026 every case starts fresh.
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FAQ
Both. The publisher calls it an open-world detective action RPG: you investigate cases and fight in real time in between.
The Curious Deductions quests do. Restart Deduction takes you back to the Evidence Board so you can look for another ending.
A board where you assemble the evidence in deduction quests. Restart Deduction also sends you back to it.
In Curious Deductions you get a collectible and an achievement.
Elementa promised it for a future update after the Dichotomy beta. No date has been given.
Information verified on 9 November 2026. We will update this guide after launch to match the final investigation system. More guides are in our Silver Palace section.