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Silver Chains

Cracked Heads Games · Headup · 2019-08-06

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

1
playing now
69%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
53/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 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
  • · 1 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 26% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 34k–81k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,357 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.49-90%
Humble Store$2.49-90%
Steam$2.49-90%
GOG$2.49-90%
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 103 of 151 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

802026-08-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.992019-08-062026-08-302019-08-06 — 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 $2.492026-08-30 — 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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