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Fade to Silence cover art

Fade to Silence

Black Forest Games · THQ Nordic · 2019-04-30

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RPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 30, 2019 (Xbox One), Apr 30, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Apr 30, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Fade to Silence is a single-player and co-op survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world that is frozen in an eternal winter. Snow and ice have shaped a merciless landscape. Nature is corrupted. Monstrous creatures out of an Eldritch horror dream roam the frozen wasteland.

Fade to Silence is an RPG released in 2019 priced at $29.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (62% of 1,336 reviews).

0
playing now
62%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
42/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (67 downloads)
3.20★
PlayStation Store rating (1,713 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Fade to Silence is a 2019 action-adventure survival game developed by Black Forest Games and published by THQ Nordic. The game entered Steam Early Access in December 2017 and was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in April 2019. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (166 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 13,905 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 33k–80k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,336 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.49 at WinGameStore (2024-03-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 73 of 137 observed days · $24.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
939320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1462Dec 2017Aug 2026Dec 2017 — avg 36 · peak 111Mar 2018 — avg 10 · peak 36Jun 2018 — avg 6 · peak 23Sep 2018 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2018 — avg 7 · peak 19Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 22Jun 2019 — avg 17 · peak 47Sep 2019 — avg 33 · peak 171Dec 2019 — avg 11 · peak 31Mar 2020 — avg 6 · peak 30Jun 2020 — avg 5 · peak 20Sep 2020 — avg 8 · peak 41Dec 2020 — avg 6 · peak 24Mar 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 18Sep 2021 — avg 12 · peak 67Dec 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19Mar 2022 — avg 5 · peak 24Jun 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$5.212017-12-152026-10-142017-12-15 — best price $26.992019-07-26 — best price $31.992019-10-16 — best price $39.992019-12-07 — best price $39.992020-01-30 — best price $28.652020-04-20 — best price $26.992020-07-14 — best price $29.992020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-03-05 — best price $8.102021-06-28 — best price $29.992021-09-23 — best price $29.992021-12-06 — best price $29.992022-03-04 — best price $29.992022-06-19 — best price $7.492022-09-03 — best price $29.992022-12-01 — best price $29.992023-02-07 — best price $29.992023-05-07 — best price $6.252023-07-31 — best price $26.992023-11-16 — best price $29.992024-01-25 — best price $7.492024-04-30 — best price $7.492024-08-02 — best price $5.212024-11-28 — best price $7.502025-02-12 — best price $7.502025-05-22 — best price $5.822025-09-03 — best price $7.492025-11-26 — best price $5.892026-03-02 — best price $22.492026-05-12 — best price $29.992026-08-03 — best price $7.492026-09-18 — best price $29.992026-10-13 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2352026-06-01 — 15 pageviews2026-06-05 — 22 pageviews2026-06-09 — 19 pageviews2026-06-13 — 11 pageviews2026-06-17 — 15 pageviews2026-06-21 — 8 pageviews2026-06-25 — 12 pageviews2026-06-29 — 10 pageviews2026-07-03 — 14 pageviews2026-07-07 — 15 pageviews2026-07-11 — 9 pageviews2026-07-15 — 8 pageviews2026-07-19 — 7 pageviews2026-07-23 — 17 pageviews2026-07-27 — 9 pageviews2026-07-31 — 11 pageviews2026-08-04 — 16 pageviews2026-08-08 — 13 pageviews2026-08-12 — 12 pageviews2026-08-16 — 18 pageviews2026-08-20 — 11 pageviews2026-08-24 — 10 pageviews2026-08-28 — 10 pageviews2026-09-01 — 14 pageviews2026-09-05 — 14 pageviews2026-09-09 — 10 pageviews2026-09-13 — 15 pageviews2026-09-17 — 9 pageviews2026-09-21 — 10 pageviews2026-09-25 — 17 pageviews2026-09-29 — 10 pageviews2026-10-03 — 16 pageviews2026-10-07 — 11 pageviews2026-10-11 — 8 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
53%
earned "The Flats"
14%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)5,0844%43
Xbox One (Xbox)1,3383%42
Steam (Steam)1,1782%45

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCo-opHorrorCraftingSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerLovecraftianOnline Co-OpSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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