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Silver Chains

Cracked Heads Games · Headup · 2019-08-06

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 20, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Jan 29, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), 2019 (Xbox One), Jan 29, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Aug 06, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.

Silver Chains is a 2019 Adventure and Indie game priced at $24.99, with a review sentiment of Mixed (69% of 1359 reviews) and an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000.

2
playing now
69%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
53/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (18 downloads)
3.66★
PlayStation Store rating (487 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

After his car hit a tree in a stormy night, Peter wakes up in an old abandoned mansion, somewhere in England. He can´t remember why and how he got here, but soon he realises that the house is not as abandoned as it seems. While trying to find a way out of the house, Peter has to uncover the dark secrets of what has happened in this place. As he tries to find his way out, Peter discovers hints which indicate that he has already been here before. But by the time he’s starting to put the pieces of the puzzle together, something evil has picked up his trail… Solve puzzles to find out how you are (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 53 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 28,914 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 34k–82k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,359 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$2.49-90%
GOG$2.49-90%
GamersGate$2.50-90%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.94 at GamersGate (2024-08-12) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 135 of 175 observed days · $1.55 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
666620192026Week of 2019-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
231Aug 2019Jun 2026Aug 2019 — avg 12 · peak 60Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 13Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 24Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 15Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 21Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Jul 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 26Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 11May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 24Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2024 — avg 23 · peak 96Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2025 — avg 2 · peak 10Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 9Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$0.992019-08-062026-10-152019-08-06 — best price $19.452019-12-03 — best price $24.992020-01-27 — best price $13.122020-03-28 — best price $24.992020-06-12 — best price $12.392020-08-25 — best price $11.292020-10-11 — best price $22.392020-12-09 — best price $24.992021-01-27 — best price $21.132021-04-01 — best price $8.492021-05-15 — best price $21.132021-07-23 — best price $6.232021-09-24 — best price $6.792021-11-30 — best price $24.992022-02-16 — best price $18.362022-06-08 — best price $18.362022-09-25 — best price $18.362022-12-12 — best price $3.742023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-07-03 — best price $2.242023-09-18 — best price $1.992023-12-11 — best price $1.992024-03-03 — best price $24.992024-05-16 — best price $1.242024-08-03 — best price $24.992024-10-11 — best price $1.242025-01-05 — best price $24.992025-03-19 — best price $2.492025-05-20 — best price $2.492025-08-05 — best price $2.502025-10-13 — best price $0.992026-01-05 — best price $18.362026-04-03 — best price $2.792026-06-02 — best price $24.992026-08-18 — best price $2.492026-09-20 — best price $2.492026-10-15 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
50.8%
earned "Welcome"
22.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,38316%16
Xbox Series (Xbox)44546%16
Switch (Nintendo)40%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

GoreIndieDemonsHorrorMaturePuzzleMysterySurvivalAdventureStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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