QUIET DAN

QUIET DAN

Released May 2025

His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.

93% positive · 1,513 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Quiet Dan is a visual novel that launched on May 7, 2025. Prior to release, the developer confirmed on May 3, 2025 that the full novella was complete and ready to ship pending content rating approval. The game launched as described — a self-contained narrative experience with no post-launch content structure. After release, the developer issued one patch on June 16, 2025 that added English localization, audio rebalancing, subtitle improvements, and scene polish. This was a quality-of-life update rather than new story content, and no further patches or updates have been posted since. On August 29, 2025, the developer announced a brand new separate project called "Night Taxi," signaling that the studio has moved on to its next game. There are no announcements of DLC, expansions, or additional content for Quiet Dan, and the store description presents it as a complete, standalone work. The game launched and was polished as a finished product.
Evidence
Developer confirmed the full novella was complete ahead of launch, pending content rating approval submitted April 16.
news post · May 3, 2025 source content shipped
high
Developer announced a new separate game project, Night Taxi, with a demo in testing — indicating the studio's focus has shifted to a new title.
news post · Aug 29, 2025 source development ending
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
ВСЖ
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

“Quiet Dan” is a provocative work in the format of a visual novel, blurring the boundaries between ordinariness and existential crisis. The protagonist, Dan, a resident of suburban New York City, loses his job as a janitor and sinks into an abyss of loneliness, inner demons, and social injustice. His actions are contradictory and sometimes violent, making the narrative suspenseful and realistic.

Fully voiced one-man performance: the entire text of the novel is fully voiced and dictated on the fly, without subsequent edits, which gives the story liveliness and a sense of “raw” reality. This creates the effect of a theatrical monologue, where Dan's thoughts and dialogues sound as natural as possible

Genre mix: includes elements of psychological thriller, social drama and philosophical nonconformism. The work has been compared to «American Psycho» and «Fight Club» for its dark atmosphere and exploration of human degradation.

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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