Silencer (video game)
| Silencer | |
|---|---|
Title art used by publisher, WON.net, on their website | |
| Developer(s) | Mind Control Software |
| Publisher(s) | WON.net |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Leker |
| Programmer(s) | Jonathan Stone |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Genre(s) | Shooter, capture the flag |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Silencer is an online, multiplayer-only video game by Mind Control Software that was published by the World Opponent Network (WON.net) for free play on their website in January 2000. It features capture-the-flag-style gameplay—common in 3D first-person shooter arenas at the time—but presents it in a low-resource 2D package. The game was released by WON.net as an open beta. It saw a number of beta updates before it was removed, without explanation, from WON.net's website in September 2000 and the multiplayer servers shut down in October 2000. Silencer is a bit of an anomaly in that it managed to spawn a fan-made WONswap site, 7 known fansites, plus a legacy of independent multiplayer servers and game clones (see below), from its short run as an open beta on WON.net.