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79%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
79% User Score Based on 72 reviews

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Ayasa: Shadows of Silence is a single player survival platformer game with horror, fantasy and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Aya Games and was released on November 28, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Dive into Ayasa, a dark and mysterious platformer where light and shadow hold the key to survival. Journey through six haunting lands, solve challenging puzzles and restore balance to a world on the brink of collapse.

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79%Audience ScoreBased on 72 reviews
atmosphere20 positive mentions
stability4 negative mentions
  • The game features an incredibly strong and memorable atmosphere with haunting visuals and a unique dark fairy tale art style.
  • The soundtrack and sound design are exceptional, greatly enhancing the emotional and cinematic experience.
  • The story is communicated effectively through symbolism, environment storytelling, and mood without relying on dialogue.
  • Gameplay mechanics, especially platforming and controls, are often described as clunky, imprecise, and frustrating due to bugs and input issues.
  • The game suffers from numerous technical problems including bugs, glitches, long load times, and inconsistent performance on various hardware.
  • Some puzzles and stealth mechanics lack clarity or proper feedback, and the game pacing can feel uneven and occasionally padded.

  • atmosphere

    34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    59% positive mentions, 38% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The atmosphere of Ayasa is widely praised for its dark, immersive, and haunting mood, with striking visuals, sound design, and art direction that create a unique and memorable experience reminiscent of games like Inside and Little Nightmares. While some note minor mechanical flaws, the overall mood, symbolism, and emotional depth strongly engage players, making atmosphere the game's standout strength.

    • “Ayasa has one of the most memorable atmospheres I’ve seen in an indie game.”
    • “A beautiful horror platformer with a dark, mysterious atmosphere that kept me interested from start to finish.”
    • “The atmosphere, visual style, environments, 3D models, animations, and music are all on a very high level.”
    • “Ayasa: Shadows of Silence has a strong horror atmosphere, but it struggles to fully deliver on its potential.”

  • graphics

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The game features beautiful, atmospheric, and polished visuals that contribute significantly to its unique and haunting mood, earning praise for its art style and visual storytelling. However, many users report technical issues such as screen juddering, texture popping, disappearing ground, and a lack of graphics settings, which detract from the overall experience. Despite these problems, the graphics remain a strong and memorable aspect of the game.

    • “The visuals are ridiculously polished for an indie.”
    • “The visuals and mood pull you in right away, and the world tells its story without much hand-holding.”
    • “This title delivers a distinctive atmospheric experience built around mystery, haunting visuals, and an exceptional musical tone.”
    • “The controls don't work properly, the screen judders constantly, the controller mappings are wrong and awkward, there are no graphics settings and graphics quality is very poor.”
    • “Not having graphics options is so weird, not that it matters as it still stutters constantly on a high end PC.”
    • “There are no graphic settings and I am experiencing too many graphic issues like texture popping, incorrect textures loading etc... the ground even disappeared at one point causing me to fall.”

  • story

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    29% positive mentions, 57% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its deep, symbolic, and philosophical nature, conveyed primarily through atmospheric and environmental storytelling rather than traditional dialogue. Players appreciate the emotional resonance and cinematic tension, with the narrative unfolding subtly through visuals and game world details. While some find it vague, most agree the story effectively immerses and engages without explicit exposition.

    • “The visuals are amazing, the atmosphere is unique, the story feels deep and emotional, and the sound design is fantastic.”
    • “The story isn’t told to you—you feel it.”
    • “Even the smallest details in the environmental design made the world feel alive, and since the story is largely told through the setting, every scene is intriguing.”
    • “The story is vague to the point of being underdeveloped.”
    • “Only a short time in and I can tell this isn’t a 'dialogue story' game.”
    • “The environments feel like they’re hiding clues — like the story is scattered around the world.”

  • gameplay

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    21% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The gameplay of Ayasa: Shadows of Silence shows strong atmospheric potential and a compelling blend of exploration, puzzles, and stealth, but is currently hindered by bugs, inconsistent mechanics, and occasional stiffness in platforming and interaction. While some players find the experience engaging and promising, others note that several gameplay elements feel unpolished or unreliable. Developers are actively working on updates, suggesting future improvements could enhance the overall experience.

    • “The atmosphere, mechanics, and overall concept have strong potential to resonate with the audience and deliver a memorable experience.”
    • “Gameplay mixes exploration, puzzles, and a few tense moments.”
    • “The gameplay pacing and symbolism are superb.”
    • “Some gameplay sections still need polish and I encountered a few bugs, but I appreciate that the developers seem to be actively working on fixes and have announced a larger update.”
    • “The jumping mechanics is a joke.”
    • “Gameplay: I don't recommend buying it for now, the game is very bugged and it's hard to play it normally.”

  • music

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    37% positive mentions, 47% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The music is widely praised for perfectly complementing the game's dark, atmospheric world, enhancing emotional impact, and creating an immersive, haunting experience. Users highlight the soundtrack's exceptional quality and seamless integration with visuals and ambient sounds, often describing it as a standout element that deeply enriches exploration and mood.

    • “The environments feel like a strange dark fairy tale, and the soundtrack fits the world perfectly.”
    • “The music fits the world beautifully and makes many scenes much more emotional.”
    • “The sound design is incredible, too—the ambient noise and music pull you in so naturally that the whole experience feels like drifting through a quiet, haunting dream.”
    • “The music stood out as well: soft, emotional, and perfectly matching the tone of the game.”
    • “First of all, I want to highlight the work of the sound designer -- the ambient sounds and music are absolutely top-tier.”
    • “Sometimes I just stopped moving and listened to the music while looking at the environment.”

  • emotional

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a deeply emotional and cinematic experience, enhanced by a beautifully fitting, soft, and evocative soundtrack. Despite lacking traditional dialogue, its unique atmosphere, strong storytelling, and immersive visuals create powerful emotional moments that resonate strongly with players.

    • “It creates a very cinematic and emotional experience.”
    • “The music fits the world beautifully and makes many scenes much more emotional.”
    • “There’s no dialogue and no traditional storytelling, yet the emotional beats land better than in many games that talk far more.”

  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game demonstrates smooth performance and a polished experience, with active developer support addressing bugs and optimization since launch. While some users noted issues, many report a stable and well-optimized gameplay overall.

    • “Better performance, fewer bugs, and a much more polished experience overall.”
    • “The developer is active, listens to feedback, and has released updates addressing bugs and performance issues since launch.”
    • “Performance was smooth, and the overall presentation is surprisingly polished for a new studio.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from severe stability issues, including frequent bugs, long loading times, input lag, and character glitches, which significantly hinder the gameplay experience. Due to these problems, it is currently not recommended.

    • “The game is extremely buggy; some of the environment takes ages to load, the game skips and lags with input delay, and the character sometimes disappears and skips ahead.”
    • “Unfortunately, I can't recommend this in its current state because of the bugs and glitches.”
    • “I was so excited, but the gameplay is really buggy and bad.”

  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The character development is enhanced by cohesive lighting, detailed character designs, and immersive environments, creating a well-rounded and engaging experience.

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Ayasa: Shadows of Silence is a survival platformer game with horror, fantasy and dark fantasy themes. Common tags for Ayasa: Shadows of Silence include 3D, indie, female protagonist, psychological, 2.5d and others.

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence was released on November 28, 2025.

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence was developed by Aya Games.

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Ayasa: Shadows of Silence for its atmosphere but disliked it for its stability.

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence is a single player game.

Similar games include Somerville, White Shadows, INSIDE, Echoes of the End, Little Nightmares and others.