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The Whisperer in Darkness

80% positive of 41 Steam reviews

Released: 2016
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by NQNStudios.

About the game

Rumors resurface. Legends are resurrected. In this Lovecraftian visual novel, play as Alex N. Wilmarth, skeptic and professor at Miskatonic University, to unravel the hideous secrets centered at a secluded farm in the hills of Vermont, coming ever closer to mortal peril.

Tagged by players

Lovecraftian
Visual Novel
Adventure
Casual
Horror

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What players say

Recommended
This is a good adaptation of Lovecrafts’ original “The Whisperer in Darkness” story. It’s a very short visual novel with a bit of simple gameplay, and both art style and BGM are so eerie. I honestly hope that the developers will make other VNs based on more classic horror stories! 8/10.
1.9 h played when written. 32 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Interesting story. While it was very short, only an hour, it was well told. I was however, very disappointed that the full screen mode consisted of a black screen with a small 4 1/2 in by 7 in rectangle in which the story was shown. This is not one to sit back and read. I had to sit forward and put my nose to the monitor in order to read it. Not one for people with less than perfect eyesight. Before you buy it,…
1.1 h played when written. 16 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I was actually quite disappointed when I "played" this, because i expected a game. What it actually is, is a short re-narrated and modernised version of the original The Whisperer in Darkness fron H. P. Lovecraft. The only thing you're doing in this so called "game" is click to read further and walk as a 3pixel-person (more like totem) a few steps until the story continues,+ Don't get me wrong, I love text based…
1.3 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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