Mute (2026)
- Developer
- MYSTERY CROWN, ERGOU
- Publisher
- MYSTERY CROWN
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 125 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 2.5 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense black-and-white live-action mystery where you deduce and react quickly to survive.
live-actionblack-and-whitetensedeductivesurvivalmysteriouschoice-drivenatmospheric
What players say
Players describe Mute as an art-house short film rather than a game, with a linear mystery story and no meaningful choices. The hand-sign language puzzles tie to the theme but many find them tedious or unnecessary, and the game's translation into non-Chinese languages is widely criticized as poor. The black-and-white presentation and acting are praised, though the ending divides opinions.
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