The Moment of Silence
Point-and-click sci-fi thriller about a disappearance and government corruption
House of Tales · Published by THQ Nordic Mobile · Released Mar 27, 2015
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 103
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Moment of Silence?
You play advertising executive Peter Wright in a third-person adventure set in New York City in 2044, investigating a neighbor's disappearance after a SWAT raid. You explore locations, solve puzzles, and choose dialogue options in conversations.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dystopian science fiction and political conspiracies
- +you like solving puzzles by combining inventory items
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced action rather than lengthy conversations
What players say
66% of 103 reviews are positive
Players often praise the unfolding mystery and story twists. Common complaints focus on awkward navigation, disorienting camera changes, and repeated backtracking; some players also report needing a walkthrough to find objects or work out the next step.
Screenshots and trailer
The Moment of Silence system requirements
Minimum: DirectX compliant with 64…, 0.3 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Moment of Silence?
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- OS
- Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7 / 8 32 or 64 bit
- Processor
- 800 MHz Intel or AMD
- Graphics
- DirectX compliant video card with 64 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 8.1
- Notes
- Might not work on Windows 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 32 or 64 bit
- Processor
- 1,4 GHz Intel or AMD
- Graphics
- DirectX compliant video card with 128 MB VRAM
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Might not work on Windows 10
Does The Moment of Silence have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Moment of Silence run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, German, French, Italian, Russian. Text only: Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish.
Does The Moment of Silence 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam