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Whispers of a Machine
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Short and simple but brought me back to the days of Beneath a Steel Sky. Would like to see something similar with a bit more content, maybe even a seqelt with the same protagonist.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“It’s one of those adventure point-and-click whodunits. Since I’m addicted to this genre, my review might be biased. I love these games and rarely have to say anything bad about them. As always, it’s a good couple of hours of fun and not too difficult either. My only negative…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Enjoyable PnC adventure. Just a shame that it uses an autosave feature and basically locks you out of a choice and forces you to replay the entire game to see what happens. It also seems like the choices by itself don't really amount to a lot, just a few alternative ways to…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
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 |
| Player tags | Adventure · Point & Click · Detective · Sci-fi · Female Protagonist · Cyberpunk · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Singleplayer · Mystery · Choices Matter · Puzzle (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://whispersofamachine.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 300 MHz Processor Memory: 128 MB RAM Graphics: 640 x 360 32 bit DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 800 MB available space