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Is Shadows in Silence worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Groups seeking one-versus-four multiplayer horror matches
- Horror players who enjoy managing noise while completing objectives
- Players interested in controlling either a killer or a survivor team
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a solo campaign or a match with equal team sizes
- Players who prefer combat-focused play without stealth, sound management, or repair objectives
- Players looking for matches where every participant has the same objective
Our take on Shadows in Silence
The asymmetric structure gives the killer and survivors distinct tasks, but it also limits each player’s role during a match: one pursues and interrupts, while four focus on noise, evasion, repairs, and the console objective.
What is Shadows in Silence?
Shadows in Silence is a multiplayer horror game with one player controlling Elliana, a blind witch who detects sound, and four players acting as survivors.
Survivors need to manage the noise they create, use abilities and obstacles, repair sound speakers, and operate a mixer console to start a concert that incapacitates the killer. Elliana can pursue survivors when they make noise, track traces they leave, and use her abilities with assistance from her cat, Sharm. Her objective is to stop the repairs and prevent the survivors from activating the console. If the sound becomes too intense, Elliana dies. The game therefore divides each match between survivor evasion and repair tasks and the killer’s pursuit and interruption objectives.
How Shadows in Silence plays
- 01Uneven Multiplayer
- One player controls the killer while four players take the survivor side.
- 02Sound-Based Detection
- Noise can attract Elliana and cause survivors to leave traces for the killer to follow.
- 03Speaker Repairs
- Survivors must repair sound speakers before they can use the mixer console.
- 04Killer Companion
- Elliana’s cat, Sharm, assists with capturing survivors.
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Shadows in Silence: platforms & release
Is Shadows in Silence worth it?
It is worth it if: groups seeking one-versus-four multiplayer horror matches. Skip it if: players seeking a solo campaign or a match with equal team sizes.
Where can I download Shadows in Silence?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Shadows in Silence's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Shadows in Silence on?
Windows only.
