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Adventure, Indie
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
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Inward, contemplative, tiny and prestige.
1 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths.
Many Nights a Whisper got under my skin. It lives inside its characters' heads, and that is where it shines.
A few lines from each review; the whole review is on the critic's site. Not part of Taste Buds's numbers.
So Many GamesChristopher LannooMay 20255/5 starsLike some of the best narrative games in recent years—I’m looking at you, Citizen Sleeper, 1000xRESIST, Spiritfarer, and Celeste— Many Nights a Whisper is ultimately a meditation on what it means to be human. Why we put ourselves under the stresses and burdens that we do and what ways we look for when it comes to finding ways to get away from those. And it succeeds in a magnificent way: not by telling us what to think but by making us question things we take for granted.
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Checkpoint GamingCharlie KellyApr 20258.5/10Many Nights A Whisper is another magical story and experience from Deconstructeam, now with the added co-development of Selkie Harbour. Though some could take issue with its brief foray, it's worth it for the incredibly pragmatic lens of teaching players to be okay with the unknown, while also questioning rituals and the everyday norm. How much stir and bubble you want to put out into the world is entirely up to you, and through controlling the protagonist known as The Dreamer, you get a microscopic look at what it means to put good out into the world, but also what implications that could have. Backed by an entrancing lo-fi soundtrack from the wonderful fingerspit, along with a colourful vignette of a greater world, Many Nights A Whisper reminds us that there is hope yet for this world. Through it all is that fiery, bright shining beacon of light in the distance.
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GamesRadar+Oscar Taylor-KentApr 20254/5 starsWith one chance to land a single, perfect shot – few games have this tension and impact, really making me sit with how I felt about everything.
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IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 1 ratings.
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