Buy it if you like
- Story: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 44 sampled reviews
Based on 108 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 44 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
25 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence is a classic point-and-click mystery adventure that successfully recreates the atmosphere of old-school narrative-driven games while delivering a dark and unsettling story centered around secrecy, isolation, and hidden truths.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
7 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Mystery of Silence avoids excessive exposition and instead trusts players to piece together information through exploration and environmental storytelling.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
5 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, the game embraces a detailed pixel-art style clearly inspired by classic adventure titles from the 1990s.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
3 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Mostly low to mid difficulty puzzles, I never got stuck for more than 3 minutes, so overall I would say the logic was good.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story25 reviews
Gameplay7 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Difficulty3 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio100% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Mouse Only Option
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$7.99
The lowest we've tracked is $5.59.
7 points recordedtoday · $7.99
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