Ayasa: Shadows of Silence is out now on PS5 and Xbox Series

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence, the puzzle-platformer from studio Aya Games, came out on PS5 and Xbox Series on 26 October. On the same day, the PC version got update 3.0, which focuses on smoother performance, enemy behaviour and controls. The game first launched on Steam on 28 November 2025 and had a rough start, something the studio has openly admitted in its patch notes. Bringing it to consoles was one of the goals of its Kickstarter campaign back in January.

At a glance

Six lands to cross without a single spoken word

In Ayasa: Shadows of Silence, you guide a young girl through the Inverted World, a realm once held in balance under Tas, the Absolute. A war has shattered that harmony, and Ayasa sets out to recover what is left of Tas’s light. Her journey takes her through six symbolic lands named Faith, Hope, Love, Greed, Indifference and Betrayal.

The game mixes platforming, puzzles and stealth. Light reveals hidden paths and wakes up ancient machines, while threats too dangerous to face head-on have to be slipped past with good timing and a low profile. According to the Steam page, your acts of compassion or indifference can also change how the journey ends.

For its look, Aya Games names Tim Burton, René Laloux, Robert Sahakyants, Hayao Miyazaki and Sergei Parajanov among its influences, in its press release for the PS5 and Xbox Series launch.

A debut from Armenia, scored with Komitas in mind

Aya Games works between Armenia and the United States with a team of more than ten people, and Ayasa is its very first game. Its soundtrack, by Arman Msryan, draws on the music of Komitas, and the studio was already describing the game as inspired by Armenian culture when it ran its Kickstarter.

“Ayasa was always meant to speak without words,” said Edgar Janoyan, founder and CEO of Aya Games, in the same press release. He added that seeing PC players connect with the heroine’s journey “has meant everything” to the team.

Update after update to put the PC launch right

The PC launch didn’t go to plan, and the studio says so plainly. In the notes for version 2.0, posted on 6 March 2026, Aya Games admits the game it shipped felt in many ways closer to an Early Access release. Several mechanics, parts of the boss fight and the overall polish simply weren’t finished in time.

A month earlier, the 2 February update had rebuilt the loading system: reloading after a failed attempt became up to ten times faster, and the enemy AI was completely reworked. Version 2.0 then added more than fifteen new mechanics and new locations, along with a 40% discount because many players had been let down at launch.

Released on 26 October, the Ayasa update 3.0 notes on Steam carry on with that work. The studio apologises for the technical problems in earlier versions and goes after the issues players reported most: frame rate, enemy behaviour, movement, sound and bugs. As of 31 October, 75% of the game’s 124 Steam reviews are positive.

What Ayasa costs on PS5 and Xbox Series

The press release puts the game at $19.99 on consoles and $24.99 on PC. In the UK, the PlayStation Store lists Ayasa: Shadows of Silence at £15.99, the same base price as on Steam, where it was down to £12.79 with a 20% discount as of 31 October. On PC, menus and interface text are available in 24 languages.

When it was announced in November 2024, the game was also due on PS4, Xbox One and Switch, according to Gematsu’s report on the reveal. The 26 October press release only mentions PS5 and Xbox Series. In January, the Kickstarter campaign promised to polish the PC version, Steam Deck included, and prepare a professional console release; none of the Steam announcements posted since then gives the campaign’s result.