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Silence cover art

Silence

Daedalic Entertainment · 2016-11-15

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 03, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 15, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 15, 2016 (Mac), Nov 15, 2016 (Linux), Nov 15, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Dec 09, 2016 (Xbox One)

Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.

3
playing now
84%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Silence, also known as Silence: The Whispered World II, is a 2016 German point-and-click adventure video game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment and the sequel to the 2009 game The Whispered World. It was released in November 2016 for Linux, macOS, Windows, and PlayStation 4. Ports for Xbox One and Nintendo Switch were released in December 2016 and April 2019, respectively.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 71 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 69k–165k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,758 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at Fanatical (2022-04-01) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 110 of 161 observed days · $0.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
909020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-11 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$1.082016-11-152026-08-302016-11-15 — best price $25.492017-03-29 — best price $29.992017-07-17 — best price $29.992017-12-20 — best price $14.992018-04-17 — best price $11.162018-07-20 — best price $19.992018-11-13 — best price $19.992019-03-03 — best price $8.582019-07-16 — best price $19.992019-10-30 — best price $7.992020-01-14 — best price $13.392020-03-28 — best price $15.962020-07-10 — best price $13.392020-09-24 — best price $11.912020-12-01 — best price $13.392021-02-05 — best price $11.222021-04-29 — best price $13.392021-07-17 — best price $19.992021-10-23 — best price $16.792022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-07-09 — best price $19.992022-10-20 — best price $19.992023-01-20 — best price $1.702023-05-12 — best price $19.992023-09-07 — best price $1.992023-12-07 — best price $19.992024-03-04 — best price $1.692024-05-22 — best price $19.992024-08-14 — best price $19.992024-10-25 — best price $1.852025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-04-28 — best price $2.002025-07-25 — best price $1.392025-10-06 — best price $2.002025-12-20 — best price $2.032026-04-02 — best price $1.992026-07-16 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

31472026-05-30 — 16 pageviews2026-06-02 — 23 pageviews2026-06-05 — 11 pageviews2026-06-08 — 12 pageviews2026-06-11 — 12 pageviews2026-06-14 — 9 pageviews2026-06-17 — 13 pageviews2026-06-20 — 13 pageviews2026-06-23 — 15 pageviews2026-06-26 — 31 pageviews2026-06-29 — 16 pageviews2026-07-02 — 9 pageviews2026-07-05 — 10 pageviews2026-07-08 — 289 pageviews2026-07-11 — 33 pageviews2026-07-14 — 22 pageviews2026-07-17 — 12 pageviews2026-07-20 — 18 pageviews2026-07-23 — 18 pageviews2026-07-26 — 16 pageviews2026-07-29 — 14 pageviews2026-08-01 — 17 pageviews2026-08-04 — 14 pageviews2026-08-07 — 16 pageviews2026-08-10 — 9 pageviews2026-08-13 — 25 pageviews2026-08-16 — 21 pageviews2026-08-19 — 23 pageviews2026-08-22 — 15 pageviews2026-08-25 — 13 pageviews2026-08-27 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
47.5%
earned "Chapter I"
14.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

11 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,8149%46
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)2,0184%46
Switch (Nintendo)390%0

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

Player tags

2DIndieRetroShortCasualPuzzleAdventureStory RichExplorationCult Classic

Census log

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

Recent updates

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