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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = The-silent-age-box-art.jpg
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|cover        = The Silent Age cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|House On Fire}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|House On Fire}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Meridian4}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Meridian4}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2018|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2019-05-03}}</ref>|build=2018.2.9f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 29, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 29, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 29, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 29, 2015}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|January 1, 2019|ref=<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://steamdb.info/app/352520/history/|title=The Silent Age · AppID: 352520 · Steam Database|date=2019-10-09|snippet=Changelist #5618698: Depot 352523 becomes public.}}</ref><ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/352520/discussions/0/537405286661740261/?ctp=5#c1742229167225081155|title=The Silent Age General Discussions - January 1, 2019|date=2019-10-09|snippet=Linux native version seems to be available to install now. I played the first chapter, seems fine.}}</ref>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic||}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic||}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-silent-age|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling, Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Vector art }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 352520
 
|steam appid  = 352520
|gogcom page  =  
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|steam appid side =
|strategywiki =  
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|gogcom id    = 1228006877
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= http://thesilentage.com/
 +
|hltb        = 14354
 +
|igdb        =  
 +
|strategywiki = The Silent Age
 +
|mobygames    = silent-age
 
|wikipedia    = The Silent Age
 
|wikipedia    = The Silent Age
 
|winehq      = 17030
 
|winehq      = 17030
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/352520/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{GOG.com links|1228006877|the_silent_age}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/352520/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | the-silent-age-eb6972 | DRM-free | Can be run directly from the executable<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Dribbleondo|date=2023-03-30|comment=Ran game from exe, and was able to play around for 5 minutes with no issues.}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_silent_age | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-silent-age | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-silent-age | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 352520 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://meridian4.itch.io/the-silent-age | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 352520 | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.meridian4.com/collections/all/products/the-silent-age | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-silent-age | Steam | | | Windows, OS X | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1002633630 | MacApp | | | OS X | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\House on Fire\The Silent Age\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\House on Fire\The Silent Age\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{P|Steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\352520\remote\}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games launcher      = false
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                = true
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Image|Image 86.jpg|In-game video settings.}}
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{{Image|The Silent Age configuration.png|Launcher video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Borderless is default. To enable exclusive, see [[Engine:Unity#Exclusive fullscreen mode|Unity/Exclusive fullscreen mode]].
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = false
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = Via configuration dialog.
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    = Via configuration dialog.
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes   =
 +
|light bar support         = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 +
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = false
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Dialogue can be muted.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Image|The Silent Age languages.png|In-game language settings.}}
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 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Ukrainian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    =
 +
|directdraw notes      =
 +
|wing                  =
 +
|wing notes            =
 +
|opengl versions        = true
 +
|opengl notes          = OS X and Linux only.
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = XP SP3
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 2 GB
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 4 GB
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS
 +
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = Intel Core i3 2.4 GHz
|recRAM  =  
+
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  =  
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
 +
|recVRAM  = 2 GB
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
  
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 2 GB
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 4 GB
|minGPU  =  
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9400M
 +
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
  
|recOS    =  
+
|recOS    = 10.10.3 (Yosemite)
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz
|recRAM  =  
+
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
|recGPU  =  
+
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GT 750M
 +
|recVRAM  = 2 GB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 21:53, 23 September 2023

The Silent Age
The Silent Age cover
Developers
House On Fire
Publishers
Meridian4
Engines
Unity 2018[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows May 29, 2015
macOS (OS X) May 29, 2015
Linux January 1, 2019[2][3]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Vector art
Themes Contemporary, Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
The Silent Age on HowLongToBeat
The Silent Age on IGDB
The Silent Age guide on StrategyWiki
The Silent Age on MobyGames
The Silent Age on Wikipedia

The Silent Age is a singleplayer scrolling and side view adventure game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Can be run directly from the executable[4]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
itch.io
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Publisher website (unavailable)
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\House on Fire\The Silent Age\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/352520/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\House on Fire\The Silent Age\
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\352520\remote\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/352520/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Launcher video settings.
Launcher video settings.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Dialogue can be muted.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
In-game language settings.
In-game language settings.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9400M
256 MB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.2.9f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/352520/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (352520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2019-05-03
  2. The Silent Age · AppID: 352520 · Steam Database - last accessed on 2019-10-09
    "Changelist #5618698: Depot 352523 becomes public."
  3. The Silent Age General Discussions - January 1, 2019 - last accessed on 2019-10-09
    "Linux native version seems to be available to install now. I played the first chapter, seems fine."
  4. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-03-30
    Ran game from exe, and was able to play around for 5 minutes with no issues.