Whispering Willows

Buy82%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Night Light Interactive · Story Rich · Jul 9, 2014

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy Whispering Willows?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 196 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
78% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews22% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
196 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The likes, the story is really good I love its themes of lost love, regret and finding courage against horror, it also has some generally sweet and touching moments in the story as well.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is very good it is your standard point and click game, but a nice twist is the ability to astral project yourself basically you can become a ghost and move all over the place and possess certain objects I found that a pretty good concept as it was fun to explore more inaccessible parts of the mansion or possess an object with ghost powers.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The cartoon like graphics are really good it reminds me of old games that were on newgrounds and I mean that in the best way possible as this is quite beautiful with a nice color palette and plenty of great scenery to look at.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty friendly, puzzles will be easier for both experienced and no experienced users
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Outside of its very interesting aesthetic look and pretty decent sound design, there's nothing remarkable about the game, it really feels like a good engine and concept wasted on a rather cookie-cutter game.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The main character is designed well and looks nice, but then her personality falls flat when there is an obvious disconnect between her motivations and personality in-game vs. her diary entry pages that populate from time to time.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story196 reviews
Gameplay106 reviews
Graphics72 reviews
Difficulty37 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Interface
75% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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