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Silver Chains

First-person horror about escaping a mansion linked to your past

Cracked Heads Games · Published by Headup, Beep Japan · Released Aug 6, 2019

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 1,016
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
4
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Oct 28, 2019
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
5 GB RAM · 15 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 51/100 (critic reviews)

What is Silver Chains?

Silver Chains is a single-player, first-person horror adventure set in an abandoned English mansion. As Peter, who wakes there after a car crash, you search rooms for clues and solve puzzles to unlock new areas. When a creature hunts you, you must run or hide rather than fight.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy piecing together mysteries through exploration and environmental puzzles

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer subtle tension over jump scares
  • −you want clear guidance on where to go next

What players say

70% of 1,016 reviews are positive

Players praise the mansion's visual detail and sound design. A recurring complaint is the short length relative to the price. Separate recent reviews also report a launch failure and a save bug that blocks progress.

Screenshots and trailer

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Silver Chains system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 5 GB RAM, 15 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core i5-3470 (3.2 GHz) / AMD A8-7600 (3.1 GHz)
Graphics
GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265
Memory
5 GB RAM
Storage
15 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-6500 (3.2 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 590
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
15 GB available space

Does Silver Chains have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Silver Chains run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
16
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Turkish.

Does Silver Chains 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

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