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  • Summary: The Silent Age is a point-and-click adventure revamped and updated for PC.
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
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  1. Jun 17, 2015
    84
    Very well written and beautifully presented, House on Fire's debut will absolutely thrill fans of darker, more mature science fiction.
  2. Jun 3, 2015
    80
    Rich in style and atmosphere, with a compelling plot and nice minimalist graphics, The Silent Age is a solid attempt at the point-and-click adventure genre.
  3. CD-Action
    Sep 18, 2015
    55
    Despite simple, even primitive puzzles The Silent Age’s gameplay is frustratingly slow and main character’s speed of a bug crawling through tar does not help. [09/2015, p.65]
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 20
  2. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Sep 9, 2015
    10
    The Silent Age is very good experience, in the vain of point and click puzzle adventure games. While, for the most part, the puzzles are easy,The Silent Age is very good experience, in the vain of point and click puzzle adventure games. While, for the most part, the puzzles are easy, utilizing a pretty cool time travel mechanic, it's the story and writing that really carry this game through. Every time you click on an item,Joe will have something funny to say. If you are looking for a good story to keep you entertained while you sit in a waiting room, or on a train, this game is certainly worth a buy. Expand
  2. Jan 16, 2023
    10
    Until today, the time travel mechanic of The Silent Age is still a mind-blowing method of storytelling in puzzle game design. The developerUntil today, the time travel mechanic of The Silent Age is still a mind-blowing method of storytelling in puzzle game design. The developer had good control of the difficulties throughout the entire gameplay. This is a game for everyone. Expand
  3. Feb 10, 2019
    9
    Great, deep adventure game. Graphics and gameplay are somewhat simplistic but the story is very original with nice occasional humor. Also it'sGreat, deep adventure game. Graphics and gameplay are somewhat simplistic but the story is very original with nice occasional humor. Also it's a bit short and needs more voice-acting for better immersion. But overall a great point&click adventure. Expand
  4. ave
    Jul 7, 2017
    7
    Silent Age has a nice mix of common sense / lateral thinking puzzles, spiced up with the time travel mechanics - in direct lineage from Day ofSilent Age has a nice mix of common sense / lateral thinking puzzles, spiced up with the time travel mechanics - in direct lineage from Day of the Tentacle (except for comic aesthetics and the absurd tone).
    The story is well written, many plot twists are foreshadowed through environmental storytelling so the end of the story is very satisfying for the observant player.
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  5. Nov 26, 2017
    7
    Short and sweet.

    Truth be told, I had a bad feeling as soon as the game launched, but a few minutes in I changed my mind u-turn style. This
    Short and sweet.

    Truth be told, I had a bad feeling as soon as the game launched, but a few minutes in I changed my mind u-turn style. This simple point n' click is just pleasant to the senses and fun to play. It's immersive, fluid, intuitive. Everything is very clear, from the interactive objects that never require a hot spot key to the objectives, the short inventory and the use of time shift. The story is compelling and humane while not taking itself seriously. Progression is easy, making the story flow, but not to the point of feeling carried by the hand. The pace is just fine.

    This is minimalism done right.
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  6. May 21, 2017
    6
    The good: story and atmosphere. Voice acting was also good, for the very little there was, sadly most feedback is through text, combined withThe good: story and atmosphere. Voice acting was also good, for the very little there was, sadly most feedback is through text, combined with an occasional awkward reaction sample. The graphics and gameplay have this typical flash-game-style, meaning it's simple. You only need a mouse with left click capability. Puzzles are quite simple, but the timetravel mechanic, although hardly revolutionary at this point anymore, makes it fun.

    The one issue I have with this game is the ridiculous size. I don't get how the download could be 3.5 gigabytes for a game that's only 3 hours long having just a handful of areas, barely any voice acting and such simple graphics. Using filesystem compression already reduces it to about 900MB, which means they didn't even try. Though even at 900MB, it still seems much too big for a game like this. Disk space or download time may not be an issue for many, but this kind of game could be interesting for people with old systems, which don't always have that kind of space available.

    Anyway, I got it for 99 cents and it was definitely worth the money. I would've felt a bit cheated if I had paid the full 9.99 for it though.
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  7. May 1, 2022
    4
    I kept going for the story to get good. It never did, bit it did hook me along till the end. The only good thing about it is that is short andI kept going for the story to get good. It never did, bit it did hook me along till the end. The only good thing about it is that is short and so did not lead me on for too long until not delivering. Expand

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