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Whispers of Prague: The Executioner's Last Cut
Classic first-person point-and-click adventure game set in contemporary Prague. As a programmer and treasure hunter, you embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner. Your task will be complicated by a sect of fanatic cultists and your own unexplained heritage.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“pros ✅ An intriguing and interesting story about a programmer and treasure hunter who embark on a long journey to uncover the secrets of the infamous Executioner and discover mysteries from your family's past while fighting fanatical cultists in Prague . Your task will be…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“high quality p'n c adventure, which story-wise is reminiscent of major classics like broken sword or gabriel knight. visuals, sound effects, music, dialogues, puzzles, technical aspects, settings, nothing was below par. very good start from the czech studio shader mess. i hope…”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played“Za mna dobre. :-D Priznam sa, ze som si dlho neuzil dobru pont and click adventuru (neratam Poldu). Dej je logicky a dobre nadvezuje na seb, ale su tam obcas zadrheli, ze som sa musel pozret pozret do navodu. Lokacie su pekne nakreslene a hudba je prijemna a nerusi. Tak isto…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Steam Deck compatibility
Steam has awarded our game a Playable badge regarding Steam Deck compatibility. That’s not bad, considering we never specifically developed for this console. I think what separates us from a Verified
Update Notes for patch 1.0.10
Once again, thanks to your feedback, we fixed a bunch of typos that slipped into the texts in various parts of the game and added some missing descriptions.
Update Notes for patch 1.0.9
Thank you very much to everyone who sent us feedback on the game. Thanks to you, we fixed many typos in the texts that escaped our attention despite intensive testing. In addition, we made slight adju
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Point & Click · Choices Matter · Story Rich · Mystery · Nonlinear · Exploration · 2D · Hand-drawn · Dark · Horror · Investigation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Czech |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | https://shadermess.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon HD 7950 or higher Storage: 1 GB available space