Faded Grey

Faded Grey

Derek Golliher · July 22, 2021 · Psychological, Emotional, Story Rich, Walking Simulator, Female Protagonist

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Mostly Positive79% · 168
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Faded Grey price

Faded Grey is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Faded Grey

A short find it game that helps you make sense of a tragic accident as you uncover a piece of the story with each item found.

Faded Grey — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Faded Grey is a short, free first-person walking simulator that players appreciate for its atmospheric audio, decent graphics, and emotional narrative, though opinions split sharply on whether it's worth experiencing as a standalone game versus skipping it in favor of the larger project it promotes. Common complaints center on its brevity, asset-heavy design that feels creatively insubstantial, occasional bugs, and lack of interactivity like jumping, making it feel more like a glorified tech demo than a complete game.

Recommended Jan 6, 2025
Nice tune for a walk in the woods.
5 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 10, 2025
"Faded Grey" is a short Unity asset flip intended to be an advertisement for a large, paid Unity asset flip. Yes, it's your usual first person plodding adventure game as you wander around a house full of Unity assets, click on some stuff, and wonder where everything went wrong with Steam Direct. The best thing about this game is that it's very short, although there's a cheat code that makes the game so much better: Alt + F4. The game graphics look better than you might expect, but that's just because it looks like some or all of them are "borrowed" from asset stores or wherever. Gamers can tell... and it comes across as insincere. There's also the old adage that those who lack the budget and talent to make their own game assets usually lack the budget and talent to do the rest of the job of game development properly, too. This is only free in the same way that adverts on Youtube and banner ads in your browser are. This is a game demo that's been dumped on Steam to advertise another Steam store page in the hopes of raking in some cash. Just because advertisements are free, doesn't mean they're worth your time. Even though this is "free", it failed to appeal to the 120 mill…
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Recommended May 31, 2025
It's a very, very short game. I am aware it's a promo for another project; however, it is great as a standalone. It is slow-paced, and you move through the house finding clues. The story is interesting and sad. I did think it was a bit buggy once the later stage of the game occurred, and I wish we had the ability to jump around lol. Other than that, no issues, so give this a go!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 22, 2026
Fast to beat but that is okay because it was free. The voice is very well done and sets the mood, as does the music. Emotional note at the end is a nice touch. Also, I love MOTHMAN so that's a plus. <3
Not recommended Jul 11, 2025
nothing interesting here, just play the game it's tied to instead 2/10
Recommended Apr 21, 2025
I entirely forgot what this game is about as it's been like 2 years, but it looks good

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