# Games like The Silent Age

> The closest matches to The Silent Age: The Fall, Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure, The Sexy Brutale, Strange Antiquities, and Timelie. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Fall](https://imho.run/games/290770/the-fall) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 2,177 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290770/)
2. [Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure](https://imho.run/games/1921980/between-horizons-a-sci-fi-detective-adventure) — Also Detective and Side Scroller, like The Silent Age. 247 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/)
3. [The Sexy Brutale](https://imho.run/games/552590/the-sexy-brutale) — Also Time Manipulation and Detective, like The Silent Age. 2,063 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552590/)
4. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Also Detective, like The Silent Age. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
5. [Timelie](https://imho.run/games/1150950/timelie) — Also Time Manipulation, like The Silent Age. 663 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150950/)
6. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — A frequent pick in The Silent Age players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
7. [Disco Elysium - The Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/632470/disco-elysium-the-final-cut) — A frequent pick in The Silent Age players' libraries, and another RPG. 55,782 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/632470/)
8. [Kelvin and the Infamous Machine](https://imho.run/games/376520/kelvin-and-the-infamous-machine) — Same nostalgic mood as The Silent Age. 465 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/376520/)
9. [TR-49](https://imho.run/games/3838370/tr-49) — Also Alternate History and Detective, like The Silent Age. 908 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/)
10. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — A frequent pick in The Silent Age players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
11. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
12. [DISTRAINT 2](https://imho.run/games/743390/distraint-2) — Also Side Scroller, like The Silent Age. 642 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/743390/)
13. [Crime O'Clock](https://imho.run/games/1736290/crime-o-clock) — Also Detective, like The Silent Age. 217 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736290/)
14. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
15. [Kathy Rain](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain) — Also Detective, like The Silent Age. 1,259 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
16. [Agent A: A puzzle in disguise](https://imho.run/games/801480/agent-a-a-puzzle-in-disguise) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 1,894 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/801480/)
17. [Whispering Willows](https://imho.run/games/288060/whispering-willows) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 474 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288060/)
18. [Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals](https://imho.run/games/11370/nikopol-secrets-of-the-immortals) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 141 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11370/)
19. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
20. [The Descendant](https://imho.run/games/351940/the-descendant) — Also Alternate History, like The Silent Age. 344 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/351940/)
21. [A New Beginning - Final Cut](https://imho.run/games/105000/a-new-beginning-final-cut) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 609 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105000/)
22. [Silence](https://imho.run/games/314790/silence) — Shares puzzle solving with The Silent Age. 495 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314790/)
23. [Singularity™](https://imho.run/games/42670/singularity) — Also Time Manipulation and Alternate History, like The Silent Age. 3,001 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/42670/)
24. [Hypnospace Outlaw](https://imho.run/games/844590/hypnospace-outlaw) — A frequent pick in The Silent Age players' libraries, and another Simulation. 4,245 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=352520&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=352520&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=352520&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=352520
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/352520
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Silent Age

The Silent Age is a single-player indie adventure released in 2015 by House On Fire. Players navigate a post-apocalyptic world through side-scrolling point-and-click gameplay, solving puzzles that center on time-travel mechanics and visual storytelling. The game blends alternate history with detective and psychological horror elements within a retro sci-fi setting. Reviewers highlight the clever time-travel puzzles and engaging narrative as standout features, while players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, and nostalgic, with polished visuals and sound design contributing to the retro sci-fi atmosphere. The game is priced at $9.99 and runs at a chill difficulty with a short length. It is playable on Steam Deck and holds a 93% positive rating from 2,754 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 352520
- **Developer:** House On Fire
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 29, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/352520/the-silent-age)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=352520&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/352520/)
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