Project Silverfish Early Access
A downloadable game for Windows
Project Silverfish is an immersive sim, FPS where you rely on your own wits and diverse sets of tools and weapons to survive!
Venture deep into a hostile and mysterious exclusion zone to hunt powerful artifacts, fight horrifying creatures and descend deeper into lost, cold-war era dungeons!
Solve complex mysteries, tracing the paths of other explorers, and digging up terrible secrets once lost to time.
Work to uncover the dark secrets of your people's origins, and humanity's extinction...
Choose between 6 distinct pre-made classes or customize your own Inheritor of humanity's ruin!
With a variety of perk rolls and game rules, you can create a unique experience each time you play!
A massive immersive sim world where you choose how you engage with problems and threats. With a mix of tense gun-play, diverse sets of tools and equipment, and no scripted solutions or hand-holding:
You are in-charge of your own decisions!
You are responsible for your own mistakes...
Delve into dark, hidden dungeons.
Navigate treacherous Anomalies.
Face hideous monsters born of a cursed past.
In The Exclusion Zone, you're not always just a hired gun, you're also going to need to apply detective skills and deductive reasoning to find answers...
Complete Contracts and Missions by exploring the world, chasing leads and finding clues! Sometimes the truth can be stranger than any anomaly or mutant...
Among the many mysteries of the Zone, there are also powerful artifacts.
They can grant passive buffs, or when charged with Eather, cast seemingly magical effects.
Some can even be crafted into exotic firearms, allowing you to exploit their secrets in combat!
Be careful, you're not the only one hunting out here...
Be prepared to discern friend from foe out in the field!
Several factions are vying for power out in the Zone. Some looking to control its secrets, others seeking to destroy the very source of its anomalies.
It's up to you to decide who you're willing to work with, or even join should they convince you...
CONTENT WARNING:
This game features:
Gun-related violence.
Physical violence.
Police/military violence.
Strong language.
Strong political themes.
Politically motivated violence.
Cartoon blood and gore.
Cartoon bodily decomposition.
Depictions of alcohol use.
Depictions of drug use.
Violence towards animals.
Images and sounds meant to disorient and discomfort the user.
Recommended Specs:
-This game will not run on some older forms of integrated graphics!
A dedicated GPU with more than 4gb of V-ram is highly recommended!
-Win 10 or 11, 64bit (May also run on Proton for Linux)
-Dedicated graphics card with 6gb or more Virtual Memory
-3.4 GHz (or faster) 6-Core CPU
-8gb or more of RAM
-DirectX 11 or 12
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $29.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Development log
- Beta 0.1.8.3 Update9 days ago
- Beta 0.1.624 days ago
- 0.1.3 Patch33 days ago
- Early Access Release: Beta 0.1.236 days ago
- Alpha Demo 0.14.9Oct 25, 2024
- 0.14.7 Update + 0.14.8 HotfixOct 20, 2024
- 0.14.6 Bug fix PatchOct 15, 2024
- Performance Tips:Oct 14, 2024
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Hi, will you implement lumen in the future?
Project Silverfish is an excellent game so far, I cannot wait to see what you have planned for it!
(Also, unless the placement is random- Could you give a hint for the placement of the signal jammer at Black Lake? I'm convinced I've looked everywhere, but I don't know where else it could be.)
they are random but if you listen carefully they give of like a electronic static noise when you are close (headphones help greatly with this). Also look in places that are out of reach such as on top of a roofs edge or a tall machine. Hope that helps ^^
Is there a way to hold a flashlight in the offhand if you are using a sidearm or is the headlamp required?
you cannot do that(Yet) but several weapons come with a flashlight and several head armors (Such as the ballistic mask helm thingy) also has a headlamp. though i strongly reccomend you aquire the nade launcher and use the flare rounds as they glow for a pretty long time before going out and the rounds themselves are not hard to come by.
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This is a very large-scale and interesting game, I like the style. I would really love to see it in my language and can help with the translation.
If you're interested, please write to me.
Thank you !
perfect game thank u
screw the NFTA!!!
Something i would love to see for this game is some small quality of life chenges, such as being able to rearrange your notes. As someone currently Cataloging all of the anomalies, it would be suuuuuuuuper appreciated!
Should I buy this from here or Steam?
Everyone will have different priorities, and each store has benefits. However, I will buy this game from itch because I want to have the full installer archived, and not be dependent upon Steam. That said, Steam will update the game automatically, so for some folks that will be a priority. But for my own peace of mind, I always prefer to buy at itch.
"You're telling me they hide these guys in minecraft strongholds?"
Loved the demo and now loving the early access! If you like Stalker type games it's well worth the money :)
good!!!!!
Kind people, help me, this is how the game looks like for me. Who knows, help.
Hey! Did you have any reply or workaround? Have the same issue
On the Steam version, booting the game in DX 11 instead of 12 seemed to work for a few people.
I saw the page got updated, but what specifically changed?
The game will be out in early access on the 26th of this month ! So they updated the whole thing ! Cant wait to play some more ;) Go check on bluesky for Siris The Dragon. They listed whats new (new zones, trade system, crafting etc...) Looks sick !!!
This demo is more complete and interesting than most games. Really looking forward to the full game, and not just because I'm a scalie who started out as an Argonian in Morrowind.
I've been really enjoying the game, but I've been a little stuck on how to complete the jammer detruction quests. are they only destructable with Sledges, or does it have to do with the interaction button. I only get "you don't have what you need to perform this action " error message.
I've been able to complete them by simply shooting them from a distance.
Sounds like you are trying to interact with an ether refill. An ether refill can be found near the scarecrow in the central area behind a building it has a light on the side and is about as wide as a small house. The jammers are small things with a red light and look like a small box very easy to miss.
This is absolutely amazing and it's very generous of you to release a 'demo' like this. but I have 1 problem with the game right now.
The factions are not visually distinct enough from each other, so it's hard to tell people apart unless they are showing their patch, which they might not, or it might be blending in with their uniform, like lonely wolves.
Uniforms look good and distinctive under the bright light, like in the examples on their faction page, but you rarely see them so perfectly lit in the game.
I'm not suggesting you should brighten up the colors, I have something else in mind.
Look at the visual faction differences in the original Stalker games(stalker 2 sucks in this way, lol), every faction is different enough to have distinctly unique silhouettes - mercs have those huge vests with pockets, loners love their hoods, bandits always have someone wearing a long coat in their group, etc. And to top it off, they have unique walking animations - bandits are dragging their feet while slouched, duty keep their backs straight, loners always move holding their head low...
Add more personality to factions and they will become easier to tell apart.
This demo is great, the gun play feels great, movement is smooth and enemies are lethal if you underestimate them.
But there is a few problem though:
why does the deer thing take 9 shotgun shots to the face to kill
sometimes the environmental hazard spawn too much (like 5-6 on a street) making crossing the road a challenge
some quest provide too little information, it would be great if you could say more about the location of the objective, it took me like 30 minutes for the water lock dead drop and i have spend more than an hour and still cant find the police station dead dropFinally, i have 1 question: what is 7934
If this is the "demo"... I eagerly await the full release.
Good gravy, this is some of the best gunplay, atmosphere and horror I've seen from an indie title in... forever.
Love the zones, love the scalies, the lore's very intriguing, love the ambience, love love love the guns (and that I can shovel some orange douche in the face).
Don't love some of the... things I've seen... in the dark. But you put in grenade and rocket launchers so that's fair.
Honestly, the only thing I'd love is a bit more RPG-ness - talking with my black/red boys, chilling by the cute little stove, getting juicy gossip I have to decipher to find an artifact, etc.
That and maybe some character customization apart from armor/patch (holy heck you went berserk on the number of patches!).
Great demo and I'm sure great game when it gets released. takemymoney.meme 100%.
Are the dungeon entrances that say "keep out" going to be available in the full version? Or in a later demo?
Absolute banger demo. I sinked 16 hours into it already. Cant wait for the full game. Keep it up!
why I was wanted by the whole city as soon as I opened a new save (except for that strange junk shop owner), whether it was because I had a problem with my character's skin, or because I wasn't supposed to kill anyone in the League, must have been due to my lack of full understanding of the game text. The game is great overall, the AI is great, the NPCs are great, and some of the monster characters are designed to remind me of《Pacific Drive》, the fights are cool, and at the same time exercise my indomitable spirit!
Really fun game for rainy days, tea, and a long video/ podcast. Just really fun. Felt a little stupid when I saw other characters like mine running around and acting with some solid AI, I thought they were actual people because of how some reacted poorly where others seemed REALLY smart. Super fun and cant wait to sink more hours into it.
Keep it up Champ!!
Basically what if Metro Exodus + Stalker series + Scalies have a baby, still a solid game.
Played thru steam, Pretty cool.
So very excited for this !!!
Wiki site for a game would be cool
One of my discord mods is working on one. Still a WiP: https://silverwiki.williamjcm.ovh/
This seems like fun :3 (i would play it but the game crashes under Proton :c)
Ah well, my laptop is slightly below spec anyways (8GB DDR3 RAM, Intel HD Graphics 5500, 2.7 GHz 4-Core CPU)
All-right, so, look - I'll played this to death already, love it lots, still playing it even now. I'm wondering if there's a wider community I can join up with, like a Discord, as well as somewhere to go down a list of Q&A for questions about development, planned features, so on and so forth - or if you (addressed to Siris Pendrake) would like to keep development secret.
Any and all replies providing good info are welcomed, and appreciated.
I know he has a channel on youtube (with the same Dev name) and I'm pretty sure he has a discord in the comments. You'd have to check though, hope this help!
Click that "View all by Siris Pendrake" button up in the corner. Discord link there. :)
hello I am here to say that I fucking love this game. :)
This game is very promising. There's a few little annoyances (such as objects on the ground causing my camera to wobble very weirdly and make me move around unrealistically) but I'm really liking what's here so far.
I definitely feel that some sort of character progression is needed, though. Perks/Skills to build through or something would be nice - or maybe some way to unlock new kinds of attributes for future characters or something... I dunno. I like the gameplay loop for sure, but I don't really know if it just being a loot and shoot with the occasional fetch quest or kill-this quest is going to be a long-lived experience (still... this is a very early alpha so I have no idea what's planned in the future so I'm hopeful)
Will updating the game to the newest version delete previous progress? If so, is there a way to transfer it over? Thanks!
Im a filthy hoarder so i have a question , will storage chests in safe houses gonna be connected ? or as an option in custom settings only ? it would make this game easy which i dont think u wanna do it , but its just my question :V
Best game I've found on itch.io... by far. Is there a wiki, or a way to create a wiki to understand more of the game? I understand its only in Alpha, but it would be cool to have a little more info. Thanks!
Love it
Do you happen to have a roadmap for this project? ^^
Having troubles with a lighting glitch, when I load the game the sun becomes really bright to a near blinding point, I can tell it's the sun because I waited around while getting food and at night the problem isn't present. Any ideas on how to fix it?
Edit: I'm running the Itch version btw
What are your GPU specs?
Also can you post a screen shot in my discord's bug report channel if its not too much trouble? https://discord.gg/sHCrrTVM
Thank you.
Will do!
Edit: I'm running a laptop so I have no doubt that's the problem
Proper specs:
Intel(R) UHD
Version: 31.0.101.5522
basically unmodified Lenovo laptop, just better installed ram and an external drive
Hey! Could you fix the lighting bug? Or maybe on the full version is not happening anymore...? If you have the link to the discord sv that'd be nice :
Played as the Veteran and got jealous of everyone else's tail.
Shot everyone else in the tail with shotgun!
But they still keep full tail, and mine is still nub. :C
10/10, experienced tail-related emotion, will play again.
Not sure if there's any other place to leave feedback but the newest version of the game (at least the one available on Steam now) seems to have received a noticeable performance downgrade compared to the 0.14.0 (or earlier). I have not noticed any higher graphic fidelity but while in the beginning I was able to run everything on high/epic (except volumetric light) in 60FPS, now I had to turn everything to low/mid and disable shadows completely, which makes the game look, well, bad, and OBS struggled with streaming and recording at the same time. Not sure if this is something related to UE5 but I feel like something went wrong. If there are any debug files generated while playing I am willing to share it to improve the performance and make the title more enjoyable for people with non-RTX PCs.
I'm on Ryzen 5 2600x and GTX 1660S for that matter.
Also the monster randomisation could be a bit more forgivable, or at least they could spawn less frequently because the horned dudes are very annoying and I rarely had anything to fight them with. And I couldn't find the jammer. How does the jammer look and does it even spawn?
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2275965667 Here's footage of my playthrough, just skip through the first few minutes of yapping.
I skimmed through you playing with settings. Did you ever try changing Anti-aliasing off of TSR?
That one can be problematic for certain GPUs.
Also if it not too much trouble, I'm curious if turning "Dynamic Resolution" off and back on again has any positive effect.
Thanks.
I switched to FXAA and it helped a little but shadows seem to be the most impactful thing so far, although I didn't notice any visual difference between medium and high. When I was disabling them during the stream it produced much less difference than off-line, but I guess this is something I have to figure out myself. I tried using the build shaders option but it didn't seem to do much. Dynamic resolution settings gives me no performance difference whatsoever, not sure how is it handled.
Is there any chance for FSR3 support (upscaling, don't really care about the frame generation) in the future? I used it while playing Ghost of Tsushima and it was very beneficial, could grant better results than the current scaling system.
I did some more "extensive" tests today and the culprit seems to be the 6GBs of VRAM my GPU has, which - no matter the settings, be it in game, or in Nvidia Control Panel - always stay at 5.5GB so it makes streaming impossible and GPU often has hiccups even if I am "just" playing. I think this is the bane of UE5 itself and I'm just unlucky. Doubtful this can be fixed, every game on this engine seems to just eat through the VRAM no matter what type of game is it or what settings are used.
From stuff that probably can be fixed, on save reload game seems to be constantly trying to load or unload some assets or post-process effects even if the build shaders option is chosen at the game's start. It causes stutters, drops frames noticeably and slows the game, Control Panel reports 100% 3D usage, can be manually "repaired" only by exiting the game and loading the save back from actual main menu.