Children of Silentown similar games & best alternatives

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Children of Silentown

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

What works

  • Beautiful art style and music
  • Engaging and mysterious story
  • Challenging yet accessible puzzles
  • Multiple endings and replayability
  • Immersive atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive puzzle types
  • Tedious replay requirements for endings
  • Some unintuitive puzzle solutions
  • Lack of manual save system
  • Story endings feel ambiguous or rushed

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

  • TSIOQUE

  • Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure

  • Slender Threads

  • Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders

  • Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard

Less thrilling

Games that feels like Children of Silentown but with less suspense and thrill

  • Elroy and the Aliens

  • The Inner World

  • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

  • Darkestville Castle

  • Varenje

  • realMyst: Masterpiece Edition

More intimate

Games that feels like Children of Silentown but with more focus on close relationships

  • Röki

  • Anna's Quest

  • King's Quest

  • The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

  • The Last Campfire

  • The Dark Eye: Memoria

More expressive

Games that feels like Children of Silentown but with more self-expression and customization

  • The Night of the Rabbit

  • My Brother Rabbit

  • Chaos on Deponia

  • Simon the Sorcerer Origins

  • Mindlock - The Apartment

  • Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened

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Children of Silentown: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026