The Whispering Valley
Released Nov 2022
Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
88% positive · 168 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $11.99
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Evaluation
The Whispering Valley launched on November 30, 2022, following a prelude game (The Whisperer) released in December 2021. After launch, the developer issued several quick bug-fix patches and a notable feature update on January 30, 2023 that added Mac support — rounding out the game's platform availability. No post-launch DLC or additional content was ever announced or released for the game itself.
By October 2023, Studio Chien d'Or had moved on entirely, announcing their next game, October Nightmares, via a Kickstarter campaign. In November 2024, they revealed a prelude to that game called "In the Abyss of Dream," and on February 15, 2026 that prelude launched (under its final title "An Abyss of Dreams"). All of this post-launch activity from the studio is focused on new, separate games — not additional content for The Whispering Valley.
There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmaps, and no developer statements suggesting further content for The Whispering Valley. The game appears to have shipped as a complete, self-contained experience, with post-launch support limited to bug fixes and the Mac port. The last meaningful update to the game itself was the Mac release on January 30, 2023.
Evidence
Studio announces their next game, October Nightmares, on Kickstarter — signalling the developer has moved on from The Whispering Valley
The Whispering Valley launched on Steam after 3 years of development
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Publisher
Studio Chien d'Or
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Explore a sinister village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into the horror of guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
Province of Quebec, 1896. Hidden in the hollow of a valley, the village of Sainte-Monique-Des-Monts conceals a secret that weighs heavily on the community. The village is left abandoned. Those who remain can only wait. But something else torments the inhabitants. A shadow prowls around the village. Some saw it, others heard it. They heard it whisper.
Inspired by games such as Scratches and The Dark Eye, The Whispering Valley brings back the classic horror point & click subgenre. You will find the old school adventure features that we all love: puzzle solving, exploring, dialogues, inventory, using and combining objects.
Exploration
Dynamic and highly-detailed environments are for you to explore. We created a full-scale village that holds many mysteries. Each door can be opened, each building can be entered. Using the 360° panoramic viewing and the zoom in functionality, you can even examine every little detail that catches your eye. Is it too dark to see? Hold up your lantern to light your surroundings and uncover the horrors that darkness beholds.
Puzzle
We all enjoy the surreal, mind-binding, over-the-top puzzles in Myst. But you won't find any of those in The Whispering Valley. Since the game is taking place in a realistic setting, the puzzles are also realistic. But it doesn't mean that they will be easy to solve, no!
Investigation
The story of The Whispering Valley is not quite simple. There are a lot of characters, their relationships are complex and they all hold a part of the secret. To find the truth, you will have to chat with each of them, examine the environments and read their correspondence. Maybe then you will find what terrible secret Sainte-Monique-Des-Monts is hiding.
Inventory
No surprise, The Whispering Valley has an inventory system. All point & click games, recent or not, have one. But for this game, we created a simple and clean interface in which you can inspect, combine and use items without developing a headache.
- A gripping story about guilt.
- Realistic and dynamic environments.
- 360° panoramic viewing
- Unique and challenging puzzles.
- Eerie soundtrack.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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