Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery

Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery

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Infinite Whys · Escape Room · Jul 25, 2023

It depends on what you're after.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $4.24.

70%
Mixed
105 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 85 sampled reviews

Based on 105 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 85 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You pretty much have to split up as you cannot see the full dialogue when your partner is talking to someone, you pin important part of your dialogue and then have to catch your partner up on what you found out.
31 of 85 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
All in all, despite the issues I had with it (listed below), I would definitely recommend this game as someone who LOVES detective games that highlight deductive reasoning but wants a gameplay that is simple with not-too advanced graphics and answers that aren't fed to you.
9 of 85 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
I could excuse the lack of polish and enjoy it for a simple detective game without difficulty, but when all the maps are paid DLC, it's just taking the piss.
4 of 85 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Multiplayer is actually pretty seamless (did you know that your friends can play for free?), and the game has options for pace on each case you want to complete.
3 of 85 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters31 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Difficulty4 reviews
Multiplayer3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Co-op20 reviews
65%
Gameplay15 reviews
40%
Monetization15 reviews
33%
Interface4 reviews
25%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.24.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
7
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.