The Quiet Things

A simply outstanding game. The writing and the thought that's gone into this game is incredible. Thanks for making such an amazing game that brings empathy to the forefront. Props to the whole team for bringing it together!

Vorweg ... die Triggerwarnung am Anfang des Spieles ist unbedingt ernst zu nehmen. Dass das Spiel hier ab 16 Jahren angeboten wird, finde ich ehrlich gesagt fragwürdig. Auf anderen Plattformen kann man das Spiel erst ab 18 Jahren kaufen - und das ist definitiv angemessener. Das hier ist kein Cozygame, wo man irgendeine Vergangenheit erkundet und überall fliegen Seifenblasen und Schmetterlinge. Das hier ist harter Tobak, der an die Substanz geht und dich an das Gute im Menschen zweifeln lässt. Die Story möchte ich nicht wirklich kommentieren ... hier werden Traumata beschrieben, erlebt und aufgearbeitet und das verdient Respekt. Die Tagebucheinträge haben mich immer wieder schlucken lassen, mehrfach saß ich sprachlos vor dem Bildschirm, mehrfach aber auch einfach angewidert. Nicht wegen der Protagonistin, sondern wegen dem Umfeld, in welchem sie aufwächst. Ihr Weg ist hart, doch sie geht ihn. Zum Spiel ansich ... man läuft durch die Gegend und sucht nach interaktiven Punkten um die Story und Dialoge voranzutreiben. Das ist die meiste Zeit äußerst mühselig, da die Punkte oft nicht wirklich sichtbar sind. Dadurch läuft man immer und immer wieder von Zimmer zu Zimmer, bevor man endlich den nächsten Punkt gefunden hat, der das Spiel vorantreibt. Dadurch hatte zumindest ich immer weniger Lust das Spiel fortzuführen. Die Spielwelt ist leer, lieblos, grafisch kaum aufgearbeitet und unglaublich still. Ja, sowas ist ein stilistisches Mittel. Aber es wirkt hier einfach nicht so. Die Untertitel sind verbuggt, laufen teilweise rasend schnell vorwärts und sind nicht synchron zum Gesagten und dann plötzlich funktionieren sie gar nicht und sind eingefroren. Die Pfeile, die auf die Punkte hinweisen, die die Story vorantreiben, sind teilweise an Stellen, die nicht relevant sind. Am Ende habe ich mich nur noch durch die Story gequält ... nicht weil sie schlecht war (das ist einfach nichts, was man bewerten kann), sondern weil der Playstyle absolut mühselig war... Nach Beendigung des Spiels fehlen mir zwei Tagebucheinträge ... das Spiel bietet aber scheinbar keine Möglichkeit von vorn anzufangen oder in alte Kapitel zurückzuspringen. Reloade ich meinen Spielstand falle ich endlos durch den Boden. Noch einmal werde ich das Spiel dafür nicht durchspielen ... vielleicht finde ich ja noch eine Lösung dafür. Fazit: Ich würde das Spiel nicht empfehlen und auch nicht den Preis, den es gekostet hat, erneut zahlen ... schade.

The Quiet Things is deeply touching, emotionally raw, and incredibly difficult to experience at times. It deals with severe subject matter, including abuse and major adult themes, so I strongly recommend reading the content warnings and making sure you are emotionally prepared before playing. That said, this game is a master class in showing how abuse can alter the course of a person’s life. It explores the lasting damage with painful honesty, but it also portrays the extraordinary courage it can take to survive, confront the past, and begin reclaiming your life. This is not an easy game, nor is it one I would recommend entering blindly. But for those who are prepared for its subject matter, The Quiet Things is a powerful, compassionate, and unforgettable experience.

Fun game love reading about her life and finding objects. Its not a happy story its a real life story. Shows you real life not butterflies and roses,

game crashes so no longer can play

I've never played a walk-through game before, and this one made me fall in love with them. However, the emotional rollercoaster it sends you on is overwhelming. You have to have a strong heart to play this game. This is the only game I have been playing the last couple of days and I adore it since it makes you feel like you're Alice and you aren't just playing another boring game. The story of Alice is horrible, but this game shows the true darkness of some people's lives and it is really eye opening. It makes me feel seen in some aspects too which I appreciate so much because not everyone can speak up for themselves, so the game being able to speak up for others or show others' stories for them is truly a beautiful thing. Throughout the game I had to take some breaks because it really got to me so if you can't deal with that then unfortunately this game isn't for you. However, it does warn you at the beginning to not play if you are sensitive to certain topics, and the warning is definitely needed in this game due to its heavy topics. This game will affect those who have experience a life similar to Alice, but it will also help them to speak up for themselves which is amazing. No words can explain the experience of this game because it is different at different times. Sometimes you will feel proud of Alice, other times sympathetic, other times confused, and the whole point of the game is to send you on an emotional rollercoaster just like Alice experienced, so it really does draw you into the story. I don't know what more to say because I am happy that I got this game but I really don't know how to describe it. Unfortunately there was some technical difficulties as I did get stuck on some chapters and I couldn't restart a chapter or go back a chapter (developers should add that!) or I wouldn't understand where to go next so I'd be running around for 30 minutes trying to figure out what to do. I just think the game needs a check-up, but I will cut some slack as it was released like two days ago, so it won't be pitch perfect. But please, do give this game a go if you think you can handle severely sensitive topics and a game that will quite literally drag you through a journey that crumbles your heart in ways you thought weren't possible.

This is one of those rare games that's hard to put into words. It's heavy, emotional, and deeply human, and it stayed with me long after I finished it. It made me reflect, it made my heart ache, and ultimately it left me feeling inspired and empowered. So few games have affected me this deeply; It's a reminder of how games can be used as a powerful medium, in this case, making people with trauma feel seen and understood. Definitely read the content warnings and take breaks throughout the game; Definitely worth a full playthrough!

I think it's quite difficult to talk about the game without dipping into specific spoilers, but with The Quiet Things - the way that the story is told, how it's structured and what you have to do to follow what goes on is fascinating. It's less a narrative and more a slice of life and experiences that the character of Alice goes through. There's genuine unease and threat throughout, but it doesn't go for shock value. It doesn't try and over-sensationalise or try and use normal narrative techniques. There's no jump-scares, no music stings to heighten dramatic moments - all you do is wander around environments, clicking on things to advance an audio story that's played out. Sometimes you get context clues in the environment to help aid the world building, as well as diary pages to help as well. It's an experience that tough to go through, but one that you will yourself to finish. There's unanswered questions - but that is life. Unresolved threads that you'll have to deal with. It's not without it's flaws. At times it feels the pacing slows down, and the UI doesn't help at times. There's a strong nostalgic element to the areas being very 00s-Britain, but sometimes the areas can feel a bit too big - and it's very easy to lose or struggle to find the next thing you need to click on. More often than not I was doing laps of houses, school yards and warehouses trying to find something to click. There's also a few potential technical glitches. There's several moments of subtitles being out of sync with the audio, at one point subtitles appeared for a couple of chapters ahead and spoilt a plot development before it happened. There's also graphical errors I've found: sometimes things feel a sparse, with some elements missing. There's sections where you find posters, or see a magazine that has no graphic on them - one just had the word "front cover" which I suspect was a placement. Some environments have real care to build a world out of windows. Houses are on streets. But in others it looks like they're looking out to just cloudy skies. Those things do distract and take you out should be a fully immersive experience. You feel for Alice, you'll get frustrated, you'll understand Alice. It's not a game that will appear to everyone. Hopefully some issues can get patched/resolved - because if you think you'll get something from this - you'll get something from this.