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The Quiet Things is an autobiographical narrative game about childhood trauma

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The Quiet Things

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 17, 2026 | Comments (20) | 𝕏

The Quiet Things is an upcoming narrative game by Silver Script Games that tells an autobiographical story about studio founder Alyx Jones’ experiences with mental health issues and childhood abuse and trauma. It was supposed to be featured during tonight’s BAFTA Game Awards, but according to Jones, the trailer was removed from the showcase at the last minute due to its content.

In a LinkedIn post, Jones says that she was informed via phone call the night before the show that the Quiet Things trailer that had been cut for the ceremony was pulled because the organizers said “there wasn’t enough time to put the appropriate warnings in place for the audience.” Jones said that when she offered to make further changes she was “ignored.”

What has upset me so much is not just the decision, but how this happens to me over and over, doors close because the subject matter might upset people or make them uncomfortable. I’ve stayed quiet to maintain relationships. I’ve taken the hits. I’ve tried not to burn bridges.

I’m sick of it.

The Quiet Things is deeply personal to me. It’s my story. It’s about trauma, abuse, survival, and giving survivors a voice. It’s about people being shut down and silenced, and what that does to them. So there is something deeply painful about reliving that again now.

Art should make people feel something.

You can check out the pulled trailer below. We’ve reached out to BAFTA for comment on the situation and will update this story if we hear back.

Update: 4/17/26, 3:35 p.m. ET: In a statement to Kotaku, BAFTA said the decision to remove The Quiet Things‘ trailer was made “in consideration of [its] guests,” and that it supports games that tackle “difficult subjects.”

We made a compliance decision not to show a trailer of an unreleased game that contains themes that may be a trigger for some, in consideration of our guests as we were not in a position to sufficiently warn them. We fully support games that engage with difficult subjects, and we made the decision in relation to our event only and with the wellbeing of all guests as our priority.