''Silence'', also known as ''Silence: The Whispered World II'', is a 2016

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point-and-click adventure video game developed and published by

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and the sequel to the 2009 game ''

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''. It was released in November 2016 for Linux, macOS, Windows, and

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. Ports for Xbox One and

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were released in December 2016 and April 2019, respectively.

Gameplay

''Silence'' is controlled via a point-and-click interface.

Plot

It follows a young girl, Renie, who is lost in a magical realm between life and death. Her older brother Noah then sets out to rescue her.

Development

''Silence'' was developed by

, creator of the original '' Whispered World''.

Reception

It received 75/100 as a score on Metacritic, out of 29 critics. '' GameSpot'' gave it a 7 out of 10, noting that it was a "quiet puzzler," and praised the hand-painted backdrops and interactivity. The review did criticize that there were not many challenging puzzles, and that some neat characters were removed from the game too quickly. ''

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'' also thought it was pretty and had nice characters. It also thought the puzzles were more streamlined and intuitive than the one before.

References

RPS review

AG review

GRY-online review

GameZebo review

HCG review

External links

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