Early in the 2010s, survival games exploded in popularity. Minecraft captured the imagination of gamers young and old, combining the appeal of Lego and keeping a character alive in a cute blocky package. The Arma 2 mod turned Early Access project Day Z added realistic zombies and stealthy gameplay to the survival mix. Hundreds of copycats followed, varying in quality and completeness as developers strove to strike while the iron was hot. Audiences quickly became oversaturated with mediocre options, and most players moved on to other things. Now nearing the end of the decade, Black Forest Games aims to bring the survival genre back into the zeitgeist with Fade to Silence, a tough-as-nails survival game set in an icy post-apocalypse. While a great deal of ambition is evident in the games exploration, combat, base building, permadeath, and story elements, a lack of cohesion between these ideas leaves Fade to Silence a disappointingly disjointed experience.
Source: N4G PC Fade to Silence Review: Struggling for Survival OnlySP