The Silent Age is an adventure point and click game that follows Joe, our hero. He’s not your typical hero type however as he leads an average life, works at an average job, and has average looks. He is basically invisible to the world and kind of just lives life half halfheartedly. That all changes as one day at his boring, meaningless job, he encounters a half dying man who warns Joe of a terrible future that has destroyed mankind. He hands Joe a time machine and tells him to help him save mankind. That is where your journey begins.

Without divulging more of the story and ruining it for you, all I’ll say is that this is a must play game for those who like challenging puzzles and intriguing stories. All this is accomplished with familiar point and click gameplay that pretty much anyone can jump into right away. The main element however that really draws you in is the wonderful art style displayed throughout the game as well as the engaging music and sound effects. All of it come together to form a really beautiful looking and sounding game.

In terms of gameplay, you’ll mostly be searching around for objects that are used to interact with the world around you. They’ll be needed to figure out puzzles and progress through the story. This harkens back to those old school computer games we used to play like Kings Quest. The game can be a bit slow at times, but if you stick to it, you’ll be treated to a great story.

Overall, I’d say The Silent Age is an game that most should at least experience one. It’s not a complete game mind you as this is only episode one so you’ll be left with quite a cliff hanger at the end. According to the developer’s blog, episode 2 is already underway, though they are requesting donations in order to complete the game. Once they do complete it, episode 2 will again also be free to play. Let’s hope they get what they need.

App Store Link: The Silent Age
Price: Free
Developer: House on Fire
Compatible Devices: iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Description

It’s 1972. Love is free. Flipflops, English leather and bandanas are the height of fashion. Meanwhile the Cold War is more than lukewarm and a real one is going on overseas. Movements are happening. Environmentalists, the female liberties movement, and on the dance floors an entirely different kind of movement is overtaking the underground clubs. The winds of change are certainly blowing over the country.

Somewhere in the big city, in a tall, faceless government building someone left a window open. All the winds of change are doing here is blowing leaves all over Joe’s newly-swept floor. He’s been there for two years now. Working a dead-end attendant job making sure the building is as spotless as the suits walking the halls. It’s been like this for years, going from one soul-devouring job to the next.

Our protagonist is Joe in more than just name. He is quite literally Joe Average. Average height, average weight, average IQ. In fact, the only thing remotely remarkable about him is exactly how much he conforms to the median of the hypothetical everyman, and up until this point, Joe’s life hasn’t exactly been biography material. This is all about to change.

One morning while tending the floors, Joe is suddenly confronted by a mysterious dying man who is seemingly appearing out of nowhere. The man warns him that a terrible event is about to occur and pleads him to save mankind. As the man draws his last breath, he hands Joe a portable time travel device to aid him on his quest.

It isn’t long before Joe activates the device and is confronted by the truth. The mysterious man was right: 40 years into the future mankind has become extinct. Stuck between a desolate future and a present where he is largely ignored, it is now up to our accidental hero to find out what has happened and how to prevent it in order to save mankind.

[via App Store]