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!
Liar's Bar
Liar's Bar

silent 4 months · posted every ~4d before that · returned Nov 6, 2026

32×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACK100 LIARS WALK INTO A BAR
Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite

silent 6 months · posted every ~6d before that · returned Nov 3, 2026

30×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKHalo Fest Showcase Playlist
Destiny 2
Destiny 2

silent 4 months · posted every ~5.5d before that · returned Oct 29, 2026

24×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKBungie Community Update – October 2026
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
Stronghold Crusader 2
Stronghold Crusader 2

silent 15 months · posted every ~22d before that · returned Nov 3, 2026

21×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKStronghold 4 Release Date Update!
The Mortuary Assistant
The Mortuary Assistant

silent 9 months · posted every ~20d before that · returned Oct 26, 2026

14×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKPlayable Archive - Free Surprise Micro-Horror
Content Warning
Content Warning

silent 6 months · posted every ~14d before that · returned Oct 19, 2026

12×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKWorkshop temporarily disabled
Deathground
Deathground

silent 6 months · posted every ~15d before that · returned Oct 9, 2026

12×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKOctober Dev Update!
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
MONSTER HUNTER RISE

silent 6 months · posted every ~19.5d before that · returned Oct 6, 2026

10×

its rhythm

✦FIRST WORD BACKMonster Hunter Rise has hit the magnificent milestone of 20 million copies sold!

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.