The Whispered World: Special Edition (2014) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

The Whispered World: Special Edition

When the fate of a world hangs in the balance, an unusual hero arises! The visually impressive adventure-epic The Whispered World is now available as a Special Edition for the first time. Let the Whispered…

6 May 2014

What The Whispered World: Special Edition is

The Whispered World: Special Edition is an adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment and released in 2014. It is available on iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Visionaire.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game takes place in Silentia, a dream fantasy world, that is the home of a young, sad circus clown named Sadwick. The story starts as he wakes up in his travelling circus trailer after having experienced a recurring nightmare, where he sees the world falling apart. Sadwick goes for a walk in a nearby forest and meets Bobby, a Chaski, messenger of the King. Bobby is heading to Corona, the royal castle, to deliver a powerful artefact, the Whispering Stone, to the king. He claims the end of the world is near and the land is already breaking apart and that the Asgil, a hideous horde of underground creatures, are surrounding Corona. He tells Sadwick that he has been unsuccessfully seeking…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 26 hrs.

What it launched against

The Whispered World: Special Edition launched on 6 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor and Child of Light.

Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor, Child of Light.

The Whispered World: Special Edition — frequently asked questions