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The Whisperer
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“A very simple, short game with a nice, spooky atmosphere. I might recommend buying it on sale, just because of the brevity of its length, but as a first game, it's very solid, and it's always nice to see a Canadian folk-horror game. I especially liked the inclusion of the…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The game scratched that retro myst-like itch few can scratch. I think its simplistic story matches well against the simplistic desolate landscape. Murder is a horrific act that is pinned against the horror of nature, and lonliness. All in all, this is a thought experience and I…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“barely any story and nothing lovecraftian.. just poor game mechanics and lots of walking back and forth (clicking like 10 times down a long path with nothing interesting to even look at) to find a few notes that barely give you anything to go on. even the history mode added…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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The Whispering Valley now on mobile!
Two years after its initial release, we are thrilled to announce the launch of The Whispering Valley on iOS and Android mobile platforms. This narrative horror adventure game, which has already captiv
Announcing our next game: OCTOBER NIGHTMARES
Encouraged by the very positive reception of The Whispering Valley, we are now working on something new for you... October Nightmares. Like its predecessors, October Nightmares is a 3D point & click h
SALE! 10% off The Whispering Valley
The Whispering Valley is now 10% off for the Games From Québec sale! But that's not all. Its prelude, The Whisperer, is also on sale, this time 40% off. The sale will end on Feb 6. https://store.steam
The Whispering Valley will release in a week!
Some exciting news today! After 3 years of development, The Whispering Valley will release on November 30th on Windows. The Mac version will be available in the following weeks. Explore a sinister vil
The Whispering Valley crowdfunding campaign
Hello everyone, You will be happy to know that since last year, the development of The Whispering Valley hasn't stopped! The game is still on its way for late 2022. But we will need help for the last
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Horror · Lovecraftian · First-Person · Exploration · Dark · Mystery · Historical · Realistic · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 Processor: i5 2400 3.10 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 670 Storage: 4750 MB available space