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2013PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive9.75 €

A short, story-driven point-and-click adventure in which an ordinary janitor in 1972 uses time travel to try to save humanity from looming disaster. Its striking flat art style and puzzles that hop between past and future define the experience.

Sci-fi setting
Strong, story-driven narrative
Puzzles and brain teasers
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for The Silent Age are Back to the Future: The Game, Technobabylon and The Dig. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Silent Age special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best alternative overall: Back to the Future: The Game 91% match – Sci-fi setting
Newest alternative: Encodya 88% match – released 2021

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Back to the Future: The Game

91 %Match

2010PCPlayStationXbox88 % positive

Telltale's episodic point-and-click sequel to the film trilogy sends Marty and Doc to Prohibition-era Hill Valley, solving time-paradox puzzles with plenty of charm and humor.

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Sci-fi setting

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The Dig

Sci-fi setting

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Beneath a Steel Sky

Sci-fi setting

A classic point-and-click adventure set in a dystopian cyberpunk city, where Robert Foster and his robot Joey uncover the secrets of an all-powerful computer system. Dry British humor, comic-style art by Dave Gibbons and clever inventory puzzles define it.

The Turing Test

Sci-fi setting

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Trüberbrook

Strong, story-driven narrative

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Milkmaid of the Milky Way

Puzzles and brain teasers

A classic point-and-click adventure about Ruth, a farm girl in 1920s Norway whose life is upended by an arriving spaceship. A heartfelt tale of breaking free and finding one's place, in charming handcrafted 90s-style pixel art.

Gemini Rue

Sci-fi setting

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VirtuaVerse

Sci-fi setting

A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure with neon-soaked pixel art. You puzzle your way through a future ruled by a dominant AI and a society fused with virtual reality.

Encodya

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven point-and-click adventure set in dystopian Neo-Berlin in 2062, where you switch between orphan girl Tina and her clumsy robot guardian to solve puzzles. The cyberpunk backdrop paired with a warm bond gives it atmosphere.