The Moment of Silence
Release date: Mar 27, 2015
Developers: House of Tales
Publishers: HandyGames
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian

The Moment of Silence is a classic point-and-click 3rd person adventure game set in New York City in 2044. Players step into the role of Peter Wright, an advertising executive currently heading up the Government's 'Freedom of Speech' campaign. When a heavily armed SWAT team storms his neighbor's apartment, Peter must uncover the truth behind his mysterious disappearance as he becomes drawn into the deceptive worlds of corruption and power. Fascinating, well researched visions of the near future 75 locations, designed by award-winning CG artists and more than 500 interactive screens 30 minutes of full screen video Lip synchronization using phonetic voice analysis Motion captured animation. The Moment of Silence marries fully-rendered, animated backdrops with a traditional and intuitive adventure interface. The game mixes real-world locations with fictitious environments to create immersive and incredibly varied worlds. The Moment of Silence offers more than eight hours of professional voice talent for heart-pounding drama that sounds as good as it looks. Traditional adventure puzzles are fused with dialogue choices and moments of high drama, putting the game on par with some of cinema's greatest thrillers, where action sequences are integrated to create a constantly challenging adventure. Key Features Absolutely unique, highly immersive espionage thriller story Pre-rendered backgrounds with spectacular scenes and actions Reminiscent of The Longest Journey Multiple choice dialogues 35+ true-to-life 3D characters with strong biographical background to interact with Fascinating, well-researched visions of the near future 75 locations, designed by award-winning CG artists and more than 500 interactive screens 30 minutes of full screen video Lip synchronization using phonetic voice analysis Motion-captured animation with real-time facial expressions 

Press reviews: “If you're looking to spend more than 20 hours interacting with virtual characters and solving puzzles and mysteries than you too will want The Moment of Silence.” 86 % – Cheat Code Central “Story, dialogue, character development, settings, artwork, acting, and music are all superb.” 100 % – Four Fat Chicks “With its well-written futuristic plot, unique locations and sci-fi graphics this particular gem doesn't deserve a moment of silence, it just demands to be played.” 85 % – IC-Games