The Whisperer in Darkness
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…
The Whisperer in Darkness is an adventure developed by Nat Quayle Nelson, released 18 October 2016 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Whisperer in Darkness is
The Whisperer in Darkness is an adventure game developed by Nat Quayle Nelson and released in 2016. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Whisperer in Darkness launched on 18 October 2016, within three weeks of Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.
Released around the same time: Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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