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The Silent Age

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First release
Feb 21, 2013
Engine
Unity
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Fantasy, Science fiction, Thriller, Historical
Platforms
Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS

Lose yourself in The Silent Age, the thrilling point-and-click adventure with over seven million mobile downloads, completely revamped and updated for PC. The Silent Age is an unforgettable experience. Can you, a simple janitor and literally, “the average Joe,” save humankind?

Also known as TheSilentAge.exe

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Storyline
Help Joe as he travels between the groovy present of 1972 and the apocalyptic future of 2012 to discover the truth behind humankind's extinction - a quest entrusted to him by a dying man from the future. Use your portable time travel device to solve puzzles that bring you closer to answers and saving humanity.Read more

Help Joe as he travels between the groovy present of 1972 and the apocalyptic future of 2012 to discover the truth behind humankind's extinction - a quest entrusted to him by a dying man from the future. Use your portable time travel device to solve puzzles that bring you closer to answers and saving humanity.

Release dates
iOS
Feb 21, 2013
Android
Jun 23, 2013
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 29, 2015
All 4 release dates
Mac
May 29, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
3h
Main + Extras
4h
Completionist
4h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
post-apocalyptic, exploration, casual, psychological horror, time travel
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At a Glance

Critic Score
70
Main Story (IGDB)
3h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
4h
Completionist (IGDB)
4h
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Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 5,971 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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