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The Quiet Things

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70%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
85% User Score Based on 33 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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85%Audience ScoreBased on 33 reviews
story13 positive mentions
stability5 negative mentions
  • Incredible, powerful, and deeply emotional story that sheds light on important and difficult social issues with empathy and honesty.
  • Outstanding voice acting and soundtrack that enhances the storytelling experience.
  • A beautifully crafted narrative walking simulator that offers a unique, raw, and immersive perspective, encouraging empathy and reflection.
  • Technical issues including frequent crashes, bugs, missing or disappearing items, subtitle sync problems, and confusing triggers break immersion and frustrate players.
  • Unpolished and inconsistent graphics with missing textures, reused assets, problematic lighting, and distracting visual glitches detract from the game's atmosphere.
  • Navigation and pacing issues characterized by difficulty finding interactable objects, lack of chapter revisit feature, and control bugs that can make progression tedious and slow.

  • story

    57 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    23% positive mentions, 72% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The story is widely praised as a powerful, emotional, and thoughtfully told narrative that offers a poignant perspective on difficult life experiences, especially within the care system. Despite technical issues and gameplay frustrations, many reviewers found the storytelling immersive and deeply moving, highlighting its ability to evoke empathy and convey marginalized voices authentically. Overall, the story is considered the game's strongest element, worthy of experiencing even with its flaws.

    • “Story, writing, voice-acting: incredible, one of the most gripping stories I've experienced in and out of gaming.”
    • “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.”
    • “The game speaks directly to other survivors and lets them know their story is theirs, and it deserves to be told and maybe even turned into something beautiful if they like.”
    • “The game desperately needs an unstuck button or a restart button. I love the story, but the game won't let me continue. I would recommend people to get it, but what is the point of getting it if I can't continue it.”
    • “I spent the last hours just wishing for the experience to end rather than wanting to hear the end of the story.”
    • “Emotional story that's a very important lesson, but I'm sorry for this price when there are reused objects and missing photos throughout houses.”

  • emotional

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

    The game delivers a deeply emotional and often intense narrative that encourages empathy and meaningful reflection, frequently requiring players to take breaks due to its heavy themes. It portrays raw, unapologetic conversations and explores difficult subject matter, resulting in a powerful, sometimes overwhelming emotional rollercoaster that resonates long after play. While praised for its emotional depth, some players note the need for content warnings and emotional readiness before engaging with the story.

    • “I appreciated the story being broken up into small pieces, giving you plenty of good points to take a break - it's a long game and some scenes can be very emotionally taxing.”
    • “While this story can be emotionally intense at times, I appreciated the way it encourages empathy, understanding, and meaningful conversations.”
    • “It's heavy, emotional, and deeply human, and it stayed with me long after I finished it.”

  • graphics

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally unpolished and buggy, with occasional glitches, missing textures, and visual inconsistencies that can hinder gameplay. However, despite these flaws, the detailed world-building and realistic design help immerse players in the story, making the visual presentation impressive given the small development team.

    • “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).”
    • “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.”
    • “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.”
    • “The story is interesting but the game is full of bugs, bad graphics and really not worth its full price.”
    • “Gameplay and visuals: unpolished, janky, confusing and at times frustrating.”
    • “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.”

  • music

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    80% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The music is generally praised for its quality and atmosphere, featuring a gorgeous theme and fantastic soundtrack that complements the gameplay. Some users noted occasional issues with the volume being too quiet. Overall, the soundtrack enhances the immersive, audio-driven experience without relying on jump-scares or dramatic musical stings.

    • “I enjoyed the theme music.”
    • “The voice acting is fantastic, as is the soundtrack.”
    • “Gorgeous menu music.”
    • “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.”

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay is often considered unpolished, confusing, and occasionally frustrating, with some players experiencing motion sickness. While the story motivates progression, the gameplay can feel slow and unclear, especially beyond the early stages. However, it effectively immerses players, making them feel personally involved in the story rather than passive observers.

    • “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.”
    • “For me, the story was good enough to push through the gameplay, but my recommendation is tentative, especially with the price being 25 euros atm.”
    • “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.”
    • “Gameplay and visuals: unpolished, janky, confusing, and at times frustrating.”
    • “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.”
    • “I could see how some would get motion sickness during the gameplay.”

  • stability

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

    The game exhibits minor bugs and occasional graphical glitches, including subtitle timing issues and fiddly object interactions, but these technical flaws are relatively insignificant and do not detract from the overall experience. Considering the small development team and recent release, the stability is impressive, though some polishing could improve the presentation.

    • “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 a few potential technical glitches.”
    • “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.”

  • optimization

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

    The game's optimization is currently lacking, with unfinished assets and performance issues that significantly detract from the experience. Many users struggle to play smoothly, indicating that optimization needs substantial improvement.

    • “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.”

  • atmosphere

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

    Users appreciate the game's atmosphere, finding it engaging and enhancing 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.

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