The Silent Age
Side-scrolling point-and-click adventure with puzzles across two time periods
House On Fire · Released May 29, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 7,196
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 10 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 0
- peak 24h 3
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
What is The Silent Age?
A 2D point-and-click adventure set in 1972 and a post-apocalyptic 2012. Across ten chapters, you guide Joe, a janitor trying to prevent human extinction, between the two eras, using a time travel device and items to solve puzzles.
For you if...
- +you like quiet science fiction stories with a desolate mood
- +you enjoy short, linear point-and-click adventures
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action over dialogue and item puzzles
- −you want freeform exploration rather than chapter-based progression
What players say
93% of 7,196 reviews are positive · 90% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the time-travel story, quiet atmosphere, and voice acting. Some find the puzzles too easy, while others complain about slow navigation or unclear item logic.
Screenshots and trailer
The Silent Age system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Mouse
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 or newer
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz Intel i3 or higher
- Graphics
- 2048 MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Mouse
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 24
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish.
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