Silk (2019)
- Developer
- ihobo games
- Publisher
- Huey Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 4.3 of 5, 27 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 3.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
a slow, deliberate journey across an impossibly huge pixel-art map, where every step is a trade or a fight for survival
vastretrogrid-basedopen worldsurvivaltradinghistoricaldifficult
What players say
Players compare it to Lords of Midnight and Oregon Trail for its turn-based travel across a massive handcrafted map. Trading and managing provisions is the core loop, but reviewers note the world feels empty and there is no ambient music. The game is minimalistic and aims to convey the scale of the Silk Road, though some find the gameplay shallow.
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