GOG's Summer Sale is wrapping up, but there's one last freebie on the table: Silence, Daedalic's 2016 point-and-click adventure, is free to claim until Friday, July 9.
The writer is upfront about not loving the game — the main character felt unlikable, the supporting cast hollow, and the story disjointed. That said, Silence sits at a 75/100 on Metacritic and a 3.9/5 from GOG users, so the broader critical consensus is more forgiving. At zero cost, the argument for grabbing it anyway is pretty hard to argue with. The Summer Sale is also offering the Silence soundtrack by composer Tilo Alpermann for just 29 cents — 90% off — and that comes with a genuine recommendation. Most of Daedalic's back catalogue is also on sale for $2 each, including The Night of the Rabbit, Memoria, Harvey's New Eyes, Chains of Satinav, Deponia, and The Whispered World — the direct predecessor to Silence, which was originally subtitled The Whispered World 2 before that was quietly dropped before release.
Daedalic built a strong reputation through the 2010s as one of the premier point-and-click adventure studios in Europe, with titles like Deponia and The Night of the Rabbit earning genuine cult followings. Silence arrived mid-decade with high production values but divided opinion more than most of their output.
The GOG Summer Sale runs until July 9. Claim Silence for free now, and if the $2 Daedalic bundle deals appeal, don't sleep on those either.
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