Whispering Willows
A supernatural adventure about solving puzzles by leaving your body
Night Light Interactive · Published by Akupara Games · Released Jul 9, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 1,341
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Jul 10, 2020
Metacritic: 64/100 (critic reviews)
What is Whispering Willows?
This single-player adventure follows Elena Elkhorn into Willows Mansion to find her missing father. You explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and help lingering souls, using an amulet to separate Elena’s spirit from her body and communicate with the dead.
For you if...
- +you prefer slow exploration over action-focused play
Not for you if...
- −you want intense horror with frequent scares
What players say
81% of 1,341 reviews are positive · 83% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the hand-drawn art, music, and atmosphere, with several also highlighting the story. The most common complaints concern the short length and simple puzzles.
Screenshots and trailer
Whispering Willows system requirements
Minimum: 7 Series, 4 GB RAM, 2.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 3rd Gen i3/AMD FX-4100 Series
- Graphics
- GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2396 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 4th Gen i3/1st Gen Ryzen
- Graphics
- GeForce 7 Series/Radeon R7 Series (or better)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2396 MB available space
Does Whispering Willows have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Whispering Willows run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.
Does Whispering Willows use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Story Rich
- Atmospheric
- Adventure
- Great Soundtrack
- Female Protagonist
- Indie
- Singleplayer
- Horror
- Mystery
- Exploration
- Puzzle
- Supernatural
- Anime
- Side Scroller
- Point & Click
- 2D
Recent updates
- Jul 10, 2020 · Whispering Willows Patch 1.6.4 Notes
- Oct 26, 2019 · Patch 1.6.2 Notes
- May 2, 2019 · Patch 1.6.1
- Apr 18, 2019 · Patch 1.60
- Jan 20, 2016 · Patch 1.29
1 DLC available.
