About this episode
Richard and Kevin discuss The Silent Age, a point-and-click adventure game featuring time travel and environmental themes.
For this episode, Richard and Kevin tackle The Silent Age! A point-and-click adventure game about Joe, a quiet janitor who gets pulled into a mission to stop humanity’s extinction. Using a time-traveling device, you jump between a bleak future and the present to solve environmental puzzles. The game stands out for its minimalist art style, eerie atmosphere, and slow-burn, melancholic story.
People in this episode
Hosts: Richard, Kevin
Topics covered
- point-and-click adventure
- time travel
- environmental puzzles
- minimalist art style
- storytelling
Keywords
- The Silent Age
- point-and-click
- time travel
- environmental puzzles
- video games
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Silent Age
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