Fade to Silence

• Title — Fade to Silence • Developer — Black Forest Games • Publisher — THQ Nordic • Director — Jean-Marc Haessig • Designer — David Sallmann • Producer — * Christian Krüger • Dennis Schiefer • Programmer — Johannes Conradie • Writer — * Hans-Jörg Knabel • Elena Riesen • Maria Clevy • Composer — * Alex Pfeffer • Alya (Aleksandra) Maghakyna • Chris Hülsbeck • Dominik Morgenroth • Felix Diekhake • Engine — Unreal Engine 4 • Released — 30 April 2019 • Platforms — Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One • Genre — Action-adventure, survival • Modes — Single-player

Players take control of protagonist character Ash, who is described as a "natural leader" tasked with facing "eldritch monsters and the elements in a post-apocalyptic environment blanketed in endless winter." Fade to Silence will allow the players to "construct, upgrade and defend" their refuges, as well as rescue and recruit followers, combating monsters and exploring a 10 km squared snowy hellscape. The game also offers the option to focus on building and defending a refuge in a bleak, monster-strewn open world.

Fade to Silence was announced at The Game Awards in December 2017. The game entered early access on 14 December 2017, where it was marketed as a survival game set in a snow-covered forest, requiring the player to collect resources, build a refuge, and recruit others as followers to survive. The plan initially aimed for a full release in August 2018. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 30 April 2019, alongside new content including the full version of the game's story.