The Whispered World
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Developers | |
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Daedalic Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Visionaire | |
Release dates | |
Windows | April 26, 2010 |
macOS (OS X) | May 6, 2014 |
Linux | March 21, 2017[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 70 |
IGDB | 60 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Ad-supported |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Relaxed |
Perspectives | Flip screen, Side view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | The Whispered World |
The Whispered World | |
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The Whispered World | 2010 |
Silence - The Whispered World 2 | 2016 |
Key points
- This page is based on the Special Edition (free to owners of the original version); differences are noted where applicable.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Special Edition)
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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Ad-supported | Main menu has advertisements for other Daedalic games. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\The Whispered World Special Edition\config.ini |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/The Whispered World Special Edition/config.ini |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/The Whispered World Special Edition/config.ini |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
- Configuration files for the original Windows release are stored in
<path-to-game>
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Daedalic Entertainment GmbH\The Whispered World Special Edition\Savegames |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/The Whispered World Special Edition/Savegames/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/The Whispered World Special Edition/Savegames/ |
- Save data is not compatible between the two versions.
- Save data for the original Windows release is stored in
<path-to-game>\savegames
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud | True for Special Edition; false for original version. |
Video
Visionaire Configuration Tool from Special Edition. Original versions tool only features windowed or fullscreen option.
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Original is always 1024x768. Special Edition has resolution options but are upscaled and black bars on other than 4:3 resolutions. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | With original open TWWOptions.exe from <path-to-game> |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Always enabled. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Speech, Music and Effects. Special edition also includes Video and General. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | True for Special Edition; false for original version. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Not available in Special Edition.[2] | |||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista, 7, 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.5 GHz Single-Core or 2 GHz Dual-Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1700 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
512 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual-Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1800 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.0 compatible Shader model 2.0 support |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ The Whispered World Special Edition – Changelog Version 3.2.0418 - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: The Whispered World Special Edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Important notice for all owners of the previous version :: The Whispered World Special Edition General Discussions
- ↑ News - Game Update: The Whispered World: Special Edition - GOG.com