Children of Silentown Review – An Eerie Indie Adventure

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Fear and curiosity about the unknown are the driving force behind Children of Silentown.

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In this eerie adventure, you’ll investigate whether what you’ve been told all your life is true. Its narrative is engaging enough to keep you interested.

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However, its shortcomings often appear come in its gameplay. The required puzzles throughout the game can feel like busy work that holds back the momentum of that narrative.

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WHAT’S IN THE FOREST?

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Lucy is a young girl living in a small town with her mother and father. The town is isolated from the outside world and is surrounded by an infinite forest.

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There’s one rule known amongst the townsfolk: don’t go in that forest at night.

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People have been disappearing, and the community has been attributing it to them being out in the forest at night.

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It becomes a point of contention between Lucy and her parents, who had experienced past trauma from the woods when they were children. Still, Lucy’s curiosity for the forest blinds her better judgment and angers her parents.