The Awakening

Games that went dark — and then, after months or years, spoke again.

Exipelago
Exipelago

silent 12 months · posted every ~2d before that · returned Sep 22, 2026

185×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKv01.00.01 - Stay in Workshop!
Surrounded
Surrounded

silent 5 months · posted every ~3d before that · returned Aug 18, 2026

50×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKVoice Chat & Fixes | v0.10.0.0
Golden Gloves VR
Golden Gloves VR

silent 2.2 years · posted every ~17d before that · returned Sep 3, 2026

47×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKMultiplayer & Crossplay Now Live!
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Halo: The Master Chief Collection

silent 5 months · posted every ~6d before that · returned Aug 25, 2026

26×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKMod Minute: The Prophets’ Hand
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2

silent 17 months · posted every ~22d before that · returned Sep 16, 2026

24×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKWe Have Been Working Hard On Something..
Chrono Odyssey
Chrono Odyssey

silent 5 months · posted every ~6d before that · returned Sep 22, 2026

23×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKDeveloper's Notes #6
Labyrinthine
Labyrinthine

silent 6 months · posted every ~9d before that · returned Sep 25, 2026

19×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKLabyrinthine: Lost in the Sands
Screw Drivers
Screw Drivers

silent 9 months · posted every ~26.5d before that · returned Aug 18, 2026

11×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKScrew Drivers races into full launch on August 20!

A game appears here when its developers were silent for at least 120 days — and at least six times their own normal interval — before posting again within the last two months. Cadence counts days on which the developers posted anything, so several announcements in one afternoon count once. Press coverage is excluded; only the developers' own announcements count as the developers speaking. The Long Silence tracks the opposite.