A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead

Lore & Background

The game follows Alex Taylor, an asthmatic college student, and her boyfriend Martin as they navigate a post-apocalyptic world threatened by blind extraterrestrial creatures with hypersensitive hearing, known unofficially as Death Angels. After Martin sacrifices himself to save Alex from a log trap, Alex returns to a hospital where her father Kenneth and Martin's mother Laura learn she is pregnant. Laura locks Alex in a room, but Kenneth helps her escape; an argument between Laura and Kenneth attracts the aliens, forcing a hospital evacuation. Alex and Kenneth regroup at an abandoned camp, repair a radio, and learn the aliens cannot swim, leading them to plan an escape to an island. Laura later holds Kenneth hostage, accidentally killing him in a struggle. Alex escapes and hides under a waterfall overnight. The next day, she finds a single boat in a fire station; an electrical short starts a fire, knocking her unconscious. Laura saves Alex, gives her a gas mask, and turns on a lighthouse to distract the aliens, allowing Alex to reach the boat and escape. The following morning, Alex hears a voice on the radio asking if anyone is alive, and she responds.

Reader's Guide

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is significant as a licensed video game adaptation of a major film franchise, expanding the A Quiet Place universe with an original narrative. Its gameplay emphasizes stealth and survival horror, featuring a unique microphone option that allows in-game monsters to detect real-world sounds made by the player, heightening immersion. The game received mixed or average reviews on Metacritic and fair approval on OpenCritic, with only 41% of critics recommending it. Despite mediocre reception, it represents a notable attempt to translate the film's tension into an interactive experience, and its development history—shifting from Canadian studio iLLOGIKA to Italian studio Stormind Games—reflects the challenges of game production. The story's focus on a pregnant protagonist navigating a silent world adds a distinct emotional layer to the survival horror genre.

Did You Know?

• The game features a microphone option that lets in-game monsters detect the player's real-life sounds.
• The protagonist Alex Taylor is an asthmatic college student voiced by Anairis Quiñones.
• The game was originally developed by Canadian studio iLLOGIKA before Italian studio Stormind Games took over.