The Whispered World Special Edition

Fantasy point-and-click adventure about a clown facing the world's end

Daedalic Entertainment · Released May 6, 2014

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 2,181
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 16 in 30 days
Playing now: 14; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 9 years ago; Apr 6, 2017

What is The Whispered World Special Edition?

This single-player fantasy point-and-click adventure follows Sadwick, a clown whose nightmares lead him to a prophecy about the end of his world. You explore locations, talk to characters, and solve puzzles to move through the story.

For you if...

+you appreciate hand-drawn art and a melancholic mood
+you like exploring and solving point-and-click puzzles
+you enjoy slower, story-focused adventures with plenty of dialogue

Not for you if...

−you expect puzzles to have clear, intuitive clues
−you dislike lengthy conversations and slow travel between locations

What players say

76% of 2,181 reviews are positive · 75% of 16 in the last 30 days

Players praise the hand-drawn artwork, music, and story. Their most common complaint is that some puzzles give too few clues or rely on obscure logic. Some also find Sadwick's voice and the dialogue tiring.

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The Whispered World Special Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows Vista/7
Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or 2 GHz (Dual Core)
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 256 MB RAM, Shader Model 2.0 Support (Shared Memory is not recommended)
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 1800 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c