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Children of Silentown

Hand-drawn point-and-click mystery about disappearances near a forbidden forest

Elf Games, Luna2 Studio · Published by Daedalic Entertainment · Released Jan 11, 2023

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 1,584
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 11 in 30 days
Players
7
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Apr 24, 2024
Minimum PC
Any with DX10 (shader mod…
2 GB RAM · 7 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Children of Silentown?

This 2D point-and-click adventure follows Lucy as she investigates disappearances in a village beside a dangerous forest. Explore the village and its surroundings, meet residents, combine items, learn songs, and solve puzzles and minigames.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy exploring eerie settings and following a mystery
  • +you like solving puzzles with items you find

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fast-paced play to puzzle-led exploration

What players say

87% of 1,584 reviews are positive · 100% of 11 in the last 30 days

Players praise the hand-drawn art, music, and dark story. Their most common complaint is that puzzle types repeat and slow the story; some also find the ending leaves questions unanswered.

How many players finish Children of Silentown?

22% of Steam players have unlocked «Children», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Children of Silentown system requirements

Minimum: Any with DX10 (shader mod…, 2 GB RAM, 7 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Microsoft® Windows® 7/8/10
Processor
SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics
Any Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
7 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Microsoft® Windows® 7/8/10
Processor
2.4 Ghz Processor with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics
Any Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
7 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Children of Silentown have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Children of Silentown run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
26
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Hungarian, Turkish.

Does Children of Silentown use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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