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Whispers of a Machine

Clifftop Games · Raw Fury · 2019-04-17

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 17, 2019 (Mac), Apr 17, 2019 (iOS), Apr 17, 2019 (Android), Apr 17, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

1
playing now
93%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (33 ratings)
7.2h
to beat · completionist 7.5h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Whispers of a Machine is a point-and-click adventure video game developed by Clifftop Games and Faravid Interactive, and published by Raw Fury in April 2019.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 88 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,764 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–121k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,018 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$2.52-83%
GameBillet$2.80-81%
Gamesplanet$2.83-81%
GOG$2.99-80%
Humble Store$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.57 at Gamer Thor (2024-11-08) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 115 of 150 observed days · $1.42 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
717120192026Week of 2019-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-14 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
372Apr 2019Aug 2026Apr 2019 — avg 37 · peak 109Jul 2019 — avg 5 · peak 20Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 17Jan 2020 — avg 31 · peak 110Apr 2020 — avg 26 · peak 104Jul 2020 — avg 13 · peak 36Oct 2020 — avg 9 · peak 38Jan 2021 — avg 9 · peak 29Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 38Jul 2021 — avg 6 · peak 23Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 18Jan 2022 — avg 7 · peak 23Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Jul 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Jan 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 26Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 15Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.572019-04-172026-10-142019-04-17 — best price $14.992019-08-06 — best price $12.492019-11-16 — best price $14.992020-01-23 — best price $5.992020-03-17 — best price $12.262020-05-21 — best price $14.992020-08-02 — best price $5.082020-09-11 — best price $14.992020-10-22 — best price $12.632020-11-26 — best price $5.992021-01-06 — best price $14.992021-02-16 — best price $11.802021-03-25 — best price $7.492021-05-15 — best price $12.632021-08-05 — best price $14.992021-11-15 — best price $14.992022-01-17 — best price $12.742022-04-25 — best price $4.492022-10-06 — best price $14.992023-03-03 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $3.742024-02-21 — best price $2.612024-06-13 — best price $14.992024-08-27 — best price $2.162024-10-08 — best price $14.992024-11-30 — best price $2.242025-01-04 — best price $1.592025-04-07 — best price $2.992025-09-25 — best price $2.992026-01-26 — best price $14.992026-04-13 — best price $2.992026-06-25 — best price $2.422026-08-21 — best price $2.482026-09-15 — best price $14.992026-10-10 — best price $2.992026-10-14 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2422026-05-31 — 16 pageviews2026-06-04 — 11 pageviews2026-06-08 — 24 pageviews2026-06-12 — 10 pageviews2026-06-16 — 6 pageviews2026-06-20 — 18 pageviews2026-06-24 — 6 pageviews2026-06-28 — 18 pageviews2026-07-02 — 9 pageviews2026-07-06 — 14 pageviews2026-07-10 — 14 pageviews2026-07-14 — 9 pageviews2026-07-18 — 10 pageviews2026-07-22 — 13 pageviews2026-07-26 — 13 pageviews2026-07-30 — 5 pageviews2026-08-03 — 16 pageviews2026-08-07 — 8 pageviews2026-08-11 — 15 pageviews2026-08-15 — 17 pageviews2026-08-19 — 9 pageviews2026-08-23 — 21 pageviews2026-08-27 — 18 pageviews2026-08-31 — 10 pageviews2026-09-04 — 16 pageviews2026-09-08 — 2 pageviews2026-09-12 — 8 pageviews2026-09-16 — 13 pageviews2026-09-20 — 5 pageviews2026-09-24 — 23 pageviews2026-09-28 — 6 pageviews2026-10-02 — 14 pageviews2026-10-06 — 6 pageviews2026-10-10 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
47.4%
earned "Hidden Potential"
16.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-04-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,12112%25

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DNoirRetroPuzzleSci-fiMysteryAdventureCyberpunkDetectiveStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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