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Ayasa: Shadows of Silence Heads to Xbox Series X|S and PS5 on October 26, Aya Games Says

Aya Games' wordless puzzle-platformer, on Steam since November 2025, arrives on Xbox Series X|S on October 26, and the studio says its PS5 version launches the same day.

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence Heads to Xbox Series X|S and PS5 on October 26, Aya Games Says

Ayasa: Shadows of Silence, the wordless puzzle-platformer from Armenia-based studio Aya Games, is making its console debut. Xbox Wire's weekly release roundup lists it for October 26 and calls it "a dark tale that blends quests, horror, and puzzles into a haunting journey."

The roundup's Ayasa entry doesn't name a platform, but the Xbox Store listing marks it as Optimized for Xbox Series X|S. The entry carries no Game Pass tag, so don't expect to find it in the subscription.

The game itself isn't new. It has been on Steam since November 28, 2025.

Where Each Version Stands

PlatformStatus as of October 25
PC (Steam)Out since November 28, 2025. Listed at ₹1,099 on Steam in India
Xbox Series X|SOctober 26, per Xbox Wire
PS5October 26, per Aya Games. Store page is live; date and India price not shown yet
Nintendo SwitchPlanned, no date

Aya Games says on Reddit that it has "received approval for release on both PlayStation and Xbox," with the PlayStation version also launching October 26. Its official site already lists PlayStation 5 alongside Steam and Xbox Series X|S. The PlayStation Store India page is live too, with "Aya Games Inc." as publisher, though it hadn't added a release date or price when we checked.

Switch was part of the original November 2024 announcement. Gematsu reported it alongside PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One and PC, all due in 2025, and GoNintendo covered the Switch version. Switch owners haven't been forgotten: in the same Reddit post, Aya Games says it is still planning a Switch version, "with an official announcement coming in the future."

PS4 and Xbox One versions were last mentioned in Gematsu's September 2025 report, and we haven't seen an update on them since. The Xbox Store currently lists Xbox Series X|S and PC.

What Kind of Game Is Ayasa?

There's no spoken dialogue. Steam's description says the story is told through pantomime and surreal imagery instead. You guide Ayasa through six symbolic lands: Faith, Hope, Love, Greed, Indifference and Betrayal.

Steam's description lists light as a mechanic for revealing paths, and tells you to "Unlock powers in the lands of Faith, Hope, and Love and use them to progress." The current store pages don't name those powers. Aya Games' 2025 overview on Gematsu describes her abilities as "time manipulation, invisibility, and energy control," the same three GoNintendo listed at the 2024 announcement.

Choices matter too. Steam's description says "Your acts of compassion or indifference can change how the journey ends," and the PlayStation Store says your actions, compassion and hesitation "may lead to different outcomes." Aya Games' own feature list, published by Gematsu, is more specific: your actions lead to "one of two endings: redemption or ruin."

That fits what Edgar Janoyan, Aya Games' CEO per Gematsu's 2025 report, said in the original announcement press release, as reported by Gematsu: "We wanted to create an experience that feels both mysterious and deeply immersive, where every choice counts."

It's also short. GG.deals puts the main story at about 3 hours.

The Influences Are the Interesting Part

Ayasa's Steam page quotes 2024 previews from PCGamesN and The Nerd Stash that compare it to Little Nightmares. The developer points somewhere more specific. Aya Games' overview, published by Gematsu, names René Laloux, Robert Sahakyants, Hayao Miyazaki and Tim Burton as its influences. Steam's description adds one more: Ayasa's visual world "draws inspiration from Tim Burton, René Laloux, Robert Sahakyants, Hayao Miyazaki, and Sergey Paradjanov."

That's an unusual list. Laloux directed the French-Czechoslovak animated cult film Fantastic Planet. Sahakyants was one of Armenia's best-known animators, and Paradjanov made The Color of Pomegranates, his film about the Armenian poet Sayat-Nova. With Burton and Miyazaki added, it reads less like a genre mood board and more like a tribute to surreal, symbolic filmmaking, much of it animated.

The music has a similar heritage, though the listings word its credit differently. The PlayStation Store calls it "a haunting soundtrack inspired by Komitas," and Aya Games' overview on Gematsu describes "Komitas-inspired music." The Xbox Store and Xbox Wire both say "a soundtrack composed by Komitas," and Steam's description says the story is told "through pantomime, surreal imagery, and music by Komitas."

Komitas was the Armenian priest and composer who died in 1935 and is regarded as the founder of Armenia's national school of music. He didn't write an original score for the game, but the listings don't say whether the soundtrack arranges his compositions or is new music in his spirit.

How It Has Done on PC

The PC version took a little longer than first planned. Aya Games first set a September 25, 2025 release, then pushed it to October 29, according to Worthplaying. It finally released on November 28.

On Steam, the game's All Reviews rating is "Mostly Positive" as of October 25. That's a solid result for a small studio's debut. The figure covers the whole period since launch, including reviews from before Aya Games' June 4, 2026 update, "Ayasa: Major Polish & Quality Update." The PlayStation Store lists it as 16+ for strong violence, and the Xbox Store rates it ESRB Teen for violence, blood and partial nudity. Despite the storybook art, it isn't for young kids.

Small studios trying something different with the platformer is a trend we like to follow. If that's your thing, read our feature, Dodo Duckie: The Indian Studio That Took Jumping Out of a 3D Platformer.

Sources & References

Image: Aya Games, via Steam.

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