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the static speaks my name
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Sad. I love how the brain tries to survive, tries to find something meaningful, even if it's two palms on a island. Something to keep going. Hope.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“awesome seafood dinner simulator, thumbs up!”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“From the way this game is talked about I expected way more than what I got. Not a clue if I'm missing something but I went through twice, did as much different stuff as I could work out and had the exact same experience of completing ~5 tasks that take ~15 seconds to complete…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Psychological Horror · Indie · Horror · Dark · Short · Walking Simulator · First-Person · Adventure · Singleplayer · RPG · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.thewhalehusband.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP+ Graphics: Graphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work. DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 66 MB available space Additional Notes: Made in Unity 4.6. Should run on most computers purchased within the last six years.