- April 27, 2018
- TwoPM Studios
The Thin Silence
A basic platform-puzzle game which confuses as often as it frustrates.
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"The Thin Silence" is a narrative-driven adventure game following Ezra Westmark's journey out of self-imposed exile, exploring themes of depression, self-doubt, and trials. With a unique item-vs-environment interaction mechanic, players navigate 4-5 hours of challenging gameplay, interspersed with moments of quiet contemplation and stunning visuals. This game emphasizes endurance through difficult moments rather than success.






- The game features a compelling and emotional storyline that explores themes of depression and self-doubt, resonating with players on a personal level.
- The crafting system is well-designed and adds depth to the gameplay, allowing players to create useful items to solve puzzles.
- The atmospheric soundtrack and pixel art graphics effectively enhance the game's mood and immersion.
- The character's movement is excessively slow, which can hinder exploration and frustrate players.
- The puzzles can be confusing and sometimes lead to fail states that require checkpoint reloads, detracting from the overall experience.
- The story is often disjointed and lacks clarity, making it difficult for players to fully engage with the narrative.
- story23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The story of "The Thin Silence" is praised for its engaging and emotional exploration of mental health and recovery, though it suffers from disjointed narrative elements that can confuse players. While the characters and their connections to the protagonist, Ezra, add depth, the overall execution can feel vague and unsatisfying, detracting from the game's potential impact. Despite its shortcomings, the game is recognized for its gripping plot and the meaningful themes it attempts to address.
“The thin silence is a well-crafted game that weaves the intricacies of mental disorder into a storyline of recovery and self-worth.”
“Twopm studios manages to create an intriguing story revolving around mental health issues that are even today unjustly stigmatized.”
“It tells a story of hope and meticulously explains it.”
“A bit hard to grok some of the story.”
“Since it also covers broad spectrums of mental illness and political topics, the story and its original meaning seem to be lost sometimes, especially in a game that only takes roughly four hours to beat.”
“The story is so disjointed and confusing in an obvious but poor attempt to be vague that the only reason I finished the game was because I was hoping I might finally get some good answers at the end.”
The Thin Silence Review
A basic platform-puzzle game which confuses as often as it frustrates.
40%The Thin Silence Review
The Thin Silence hits all the right notes when it comes to the puzzling situations faced, with extremely smart ways of working through the various stages faced, continuously crafting new objects to aid with progress. Sadly, it does hold itself back too much with a painfully slow walking pace for the lead character, and some weighty prose that misses the mark, too often proving to actually be boring and/or confusing. A sequel more focused on the puzzle adventure element would be welcomed with open arms; just ditch the convoluted story-telling aspect, please.
60%The Thin Silence Review – Hold Right For Narrative
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