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The Quiet Things

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69%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
89% User Score Based on 28 reviews

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About The Quiet Things

The Quiet Things is a single player casual simulation game with drama and mystery themes. It was developed by Silver Script Games and was released on June 4, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing together evocative memories, and following in the footsteps of a young girl’s journey through adolescence. The game deals with heavy themes around the impact of abuse on mental health, and includes explorat…

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89%Audience ScoreBased on 28 reviews
story7 positive mentions
stability5 negative mentions
  • Powerful, emotional, and deeply personal narrative that portrays trauma and survival with honesty and empathy.
  • Strong voice acting and soundtrack that enhance the immersive storytelling experience.
  • Thoughtful world-building and design that helps players feel connected to the protagonist and her experiences.
  • Technical issues including crashes, subtitle sync problems, missing textures, and graphical glitches detract from immersion.
  • Navigation and interaction can be frustrating due to unclear objectives and hard-to-find interactable objects.
  • Performance and optimization problems make the game difficult to run smoothly on some lower-spec systems.

  • story

    38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    18% positive mentions, 74% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The story is a deeply emotional and thoughtfully crafted autobiographical experience that powerfully conveys trauma and resilience without sensationalism, fostering empathy and understanding. While intense and sometimes harrowing, its structure allows for reflective breaks, and it immerses players in the protagonist's perspective through subtle storytelling and grounded world-building. Despite minor technical issues, the narrative's emotional impact and meaningful message make it a highly recommended and impactful walking simulator for those who appreciate poignant, real-life stories.

    • “This story/game is a rollercoaster of emotions and the storytelling is thoughtfully planned out.”
    • “I know that's the point of an autobiographical game, but the brilliant world-building, design, dialogue and acting are so grounded in reality that even if you haven’t personally experienced every or any part of Alice's story, anyone who grew up at a similar time can find themselves relating to the setting, spotting small pieces of their own childhood and understanding how someone else experienced that time differently.”
    • “With Alyx at the helm The Quiet Things says it exactly how it is, and the events of the game aren't sensationalised for the audience's benefit like what can sometimes happen when trauma is explored in media, and the story is taken out of the hands of the person it belongs to.”
    • “I spent the last hours just wishing for the experience to end rather than wanting to hear the end of the story.”
    • “There's several moments of subtitles being out of sync with the audio; at one point, subtitles appeared for a couple of chapters ahead and spoiled a plot development before it happened.”
    • “At its heart it's a walking simulator and I got stuck at a few points not being able to figure out where the next story trigger was and wandering around the environments trying to figure out where to go.”

  • emotional

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

    The game delivers a deeply emotional and intense story that encourages empathy and meaningful reflection, often requiring players to take breaks due to its heavy themes and emotional rollercoaster. Its unapologetically raw and human narrative resonates long after play, though players should be prepared for challenging adult content.

    • “While this story can be emotionally intense at times, I appreciated the way it encourages empathy, understanding, and meaningful conversations.”
    • “And whilst it was emotional and often devastating to see those things play out knowing what would happen next, it was also healing to play this and realize how not alone I was when at the time I felt completely by myself.”
    • “It's heavy, emotional, and deeply human, and it stayed with me long after I finished it.”

  • graphics

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game’s graphics are detailed and contribute heavily to its immersive, autobiographical world-building, although playing on high settings is recommended for clarity. While there are some graphical glitches, missing textures, and minor bugs, these issues are minor and understandable given the small studio’s limited resources. Overall, the visual design effectively supports the storytelling despite occasional imperfections.

    • “On a practical side, I would recommend playing it on high or above visuals, even if you're on a Steam Deck, as it's hard to make things out otherwise (and the one unintended frustration I had playing this game was spending way too long looking for certain interactables).”
    • “I know that's the point of an autobiographical game, but the brilliant world-building, design, dialogue and acting are so grounded in reality that even if you haven’t personally experienced every or any part of Alice's story, anyone who grew up at a similar time can find themselves relating to the setting, spotting small pieces of their own childhood and understanding how someone else experienced that time differently.”
    • “It has some little buggy things that don't matter much and some polishing could be done graphically/environmentally, but for a tiny studio with little backing... it's honestly mind-blowing.”
    • “There are a few bugs here and there and some graphical glitches in places, along with small objects being fiddly to interact with and subtitles sometimes corresponding to the wrong voice line or triggering at the wrong time.”
    • “There's also graphical errors I've found: sometimes things feel sparse, with some elements missing.”
    • “There's sections where you find posters, or see a magazine that has no graphic on them - one just had the word 'front cover' which I suspect was a placement.”

  • stability

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

    The game has some minor bugs, graphical glitches, and occasional subtitle timing issues, but these technical imperfections are relatively minor and do not significantly impact the overall experience. Given the small development team and recent release, the level of polish is impressive.

    • “There are a few bugs here and there and some graphical glitches in places, along with small objects being fiddly to interact with and subtitles sometimes corresponding to the wrong voice line or triggering at the wrong time.”
    • “It has some little buggy things that don't matter much and some polishing could be done graphically/environmentally, but for a tiny studio with little backing... it's honestly mind-blowing.”
    • “There's also a few potential technical glitches.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, -33% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The music is praised for its beautiful, atmospheric soundtrack and gorgeous menu themes, complementing the game's immersive audio storytelling without relying on jump-scare cues or dramatic stings.

    • “The voice acting is fantastic, as is the soundtrack.”
    • “Gorgeous menu music.”
    • “There's no jump-scares or music stings to heighten dramatic moments; instead, you wander around environments, clicking on things to advance an audio story.”
    • “There's no jump-scares, no music stings to heighten dramatic moments - all you do is wander around environments, clicking on things to advance an audio story that's played out.”

  • optimization

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

    The game's optimization is currently poor, with unfinished assets and performance issues significantly detracting from the overall experience and even preventing some players from being able to play.

    • “I wish I could give it a neutral rating for now, because in terms of optimization, assets, and experience - it feels like it's unfinished and it took a lot out of the experience as much as I tried to ignore it.”
    • “I already recommended it to my friends, but they couldn't play it due to how badly it's optimized at the moment.”

  • gameplay

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay is primarily a straightforward point-and-click experience that can become confusing as objectives are unclear beyond the early stages. However, it effectively immerses players, making them feel personally involved rather than passive observers of the story.

    • “Adding to the feel of being in control, the thing about The Quiet Things' gameplay is that you don't feel like you're watching someone else's story unfold in front of you, you feel like you're experiencing it yourself.”
    • “Gameplay-wise, as a simple walk, point and click, I spent ages trying to find what I'm supposed to do, especially past the very early game.”

  • atmosphere

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

    Users find the atmosphere engaging and enjoyable, contributing positively to the overall story experience.

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The Quiet Things is a casual simulation game with drama and mystery themes. Common tags for The Quiet Things include first-person, indie, lgbtq+, psychological, exploration and others.

The Quiet Things is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Windows and Xbox.

The Quiet Things was released on June 4, 2026.

The Quiet Things was developed by Silver Script Games.

The Quiet Things has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Quiet Things for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

The Quiet Things is a single player game.

Similar games include Wednesdays, and Roger, Lydia, Marie's Room, The Town of Light and others.