This might look like Unpacking but the only similarity is the fact that you're organizing someone's belongings (for a different person in each quest). The story doesn't have the same emotional depth, it's more about decoration, organization and uncovering the weird mysteries from the town.
I finished the game so I obviously enjoyed (some of) it, but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone. And the fact that I had to get so many achievements to be able to finish the story also left a sour taste.
Due to the cute pixel art, many might think this is a family-friendly game, but that is NOT the case. There are some disturbing elements with the "secrets" within the game, for example as the protagonist you get some threatening letters, and in one of the first quests it is implied that the owner's dog is being drugged by a person secretly hiding in the house. I don't think this is highlighted enough in the Steam page so I'm hoping this review will be helpful for awareness.
In general I liked the quests, but for a decoration game, it was really frustrating that the only house I could customize the walls and flooring was the first one you move in to, which is also the smallest. (apart from houses from quests)
In summary, this game did not live up to my expectations.
This might look like Unpacking but the only similarity is the fact that you're organizing someone's belongings (for a different person in each quest). The story doesn't have the same emotional depth, it's more about decoration, organization and uncovering the weird mysteries from the town.
I finished the game so I obviously enjoyed (some of) it, but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone. And the fact that I had to get so many achievements to be able to finish the story also left a sour taste.
Due to the cute pixel art, many might think this is a family-friendly game, but that is NOT the case. There are some disturbing elements with the "secrets" within the game, for example as the protagonist you get some threatening letters, and in one of the first quests it is implied that the owner's dog is being drugged by a person secretly hiding in the house. I don't think this is highlighted enough in the Steam page so I'm hoping this review will be helpful for awareness.
In general I liked the quests, but for a decoration game, it was really frustrating that the only house I could customize the walls and flooring was the first one you move in to, which is also the smallest. (apart from houses from quests)
In summary, this game did not live up to my expectations.
absolutely abysmal item placement. what do you mean some items can only face 2 directions??? what kind of sick and twisted person puts their computer IN FRONT of a window??? OR IN FRONT OF A WALL OF LOW CABINETS???? also WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE DOG SLEEPS IN THE HALL?? IM NOT EVIL!!!! im sorry you want me to put these drumsticks WHERE??? too many items and not enough sensible places to put them. this is like unpacking but it raises my heart rate instead and pisses me off!!!
i have a headache now and this game is to blame, arrrrghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
picked it up because the art looks cool and I enjoyed the game Unpacking
it's getting a negative review at this time and I think I'm walking away for the foreseeable future because I am annoyed at the level for the music store, I don't play these kind of games because I want the game to tell me exactly where to place things, but if you're going to give me a glowing outline of the object, it is profoundly annoying for that glowing outline to not actually be where I can put the object but several pixels to the side. (because the object snaps into place when dropped)
either tell me what to do correctly, or don't tell me what to do.
also, this level might have been more reasonable as a tutorial, but putting a level where I have to follow put-thing-in-glowing-outline directions after I've already gotten the hang of doing things my way is awful. feels like being put at the kiddy table after making thanksgiving dinner.
Cant recommend this game with the current organizing setup and storage, its very messy and not fun to decorate which is the main point of the game. Great art style but I hope there are changes in the future.
The art is cute and the style of the game has charm, but the lack of a tutorial (outside of how to decorate) left me confused and lost when exploring the town. Also a loot box mechanic?? No thank you.
Some of the rooms were also way too small for the items we were given and I found myself having to clutter a lot in order to move on. Don't even get me started on the front room of the bakery.
I was hoping for a similar vibe to Unpacking but found myself bored and stressed out and not enjoying the game like I thought I would've.
Very cute very nice. Tried the pirated version for an hour then bought the game :)
Edit: Finished the game and completed all the achievements. Overall a game with relatively short playtime (10-12 hours), but it is very entertaining and not like your run-of-the-mill house designer game. There's an underlying story line and multiple side quests that makes the game feel less monotonous. Every house has its own theme and palette. The 42 hidden pieces/cursed items incentivizes you the explore the map fully.
I couldn't take my hands off of my keyboard and mouse.
When I finished the game, I felt EMPTY deep inside.
I am craving for more, it's scratching a spot I didn't even know existed. I sincerely hope that the devs will come up with a few DLCs or a new entry because I would refresh the store page frantically the day it is released in order to buy it frame 1.
Thank you for making this game.
Hmm..so i think i finished the game since i didn't get more mails?
if that so, the game is too short in my opinion..
the concept is unique & i enjoy it a lot..
the point of finding people life story is interesting..
but yeah the game is too short :/
***UPDATE***
so i restart the game to complete all the achievement, yeah my review still stand, the game is too short..
i'm not sure if the developer would extend the game or not :/
Saw DeepSpaceMatt play it on Youtube, immediately fell in love and bought it, the only reason I stopped playing to write this review is because it's 5am and I need to sleep.
I like the game, it gets addicting and cozy, however the story is mid and it's not spooky enough, i like the little stories but the whole game story is mid, i wish to have more tasks to design soon!
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
(5/5)
:: This game scratches a cozy itch. Best way I can describe this game is if Unpacking, The Sims (decorating), and Gacha Life all came together and had a love child. ::
☆ Recommended Skill ☆
☑ Kids
☑ Everyone (10+)
☑ Casual players
☑ Pro players
:: This game so far is entirely for everyone. Everyone would enjoy this game! ::
☆ Graphics ☆
☐ Potato
☐ Really bad
☐ Bad
☐ OK
☐ Good
☑ Beautiful
☐ Masterpiece (IN MY OPINION)
:: For a pixel game, it is SO CUTE! I love the designs and how it looks so far <3 ::
☆ Pricing ☆
☑ Full price
☐ Wait for sale
☐ Average
☐ Refund it if you can
☐ Don't do it
☐ Free
☐ Don't play unless you are getting paid
:: Full price is worth it! ::
☆ PC Specs ☆
☐ 90' PC
☑ Minimum
☑ Medium
☐ Fast
☐ High end
☐ NASA computer
:: It runs perfectly on my gaming laptop (Acer Nitro 5 w/ intel i5 and Nvidia 3050 Geforce RTX). It doesn't raise the heat higher than the normal idle temp <3 ::
☆ Difficulty ☆
☐ You just need 2 arms
☑ Ez
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Hard (first few hours)
☐ Unbeatable
:: 100% easy to play, literally simple controls ::
☆ Length ☆
☐ Really short ( 0 - 2 hours)
☐ Short ( 2 - 8 hours)
☐ Few hours ( 8 - 12 hours)
☐ Long ( 12+ hours)
☐ Endless
:: Unsure - I have not finished it yet! ::
☆ Story ☆
☐ It doesn't have
☐ Still better than Twilight
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Fantastic
:: The story isn't over the top fantastic, but it's definitely so cute so far <3 ::
☆ Bugs ☆
☐ Game itself is one big BUG
☐ Bugs destroying the game
☐ Lot of bugs
☐ Few Bugs
☐ You can use them for speedrun
☑ Nothing
:: I did not encounter any bugs so far! ::
☆ Misc. ☆
Multiplayer: No
Mod-able?: Unsure
☆ Final Thoughts ☆
This game is absolutely a brilliant game! If you love the game Unpacking, you'll absolutely love this game. I love how much freedom you have to decorate in most scenarios. Definitely worth the $15
I went in expecting to just organize and decorate, 3 hours later i've left with concern for my customers safety and am wondering if making potions in a strangers house is ethical?? 10/10 lots of fun can't wait to figure out whats happening and if the world is ending.
‼️This game has used stolen pixel art from artist Artem Brullov that were not theirs to use ‼️ The game itself hardly ever actually plays, half the time you just get a loading screen with music playing but the game itself stops. Too many bugs/crashes to be a full launch and not early access.
Read the full review with accompanying screenshots here:
https://playcritically.com/2025/09/07/whisper-of-the-house-review/
Whisper of the House is like its name: An inaudible sound, dismissed and forgotten as quickly as it is heard. Most of what is here is pilfered from other, better videogames, reused without intention or understanding. Its primary Housekeeping activity is a hollow imitator of Unpacking, devoid of heart and creativity. Its vague, adventure-style puzzles should be its most interesting feature, but the player character is given no compelling reason to seek them out. I’m determined to compliment at least one thing about Whisper of the House, and here it is: Its pixel art graphics are wonderful. The sheer number of objects available to place in houses feels like where the most care went into this videogame’s creation. A videogame needs to do more than look nice to be appealing. At this, Whisper of the House fails in every corner of its beautiful city.
fun game if you're looking to be entertained for a few hours, but pricey for how simplistic it is. after a while, you simply run out of content and there's not really a satisfying ending. cute game, but i'd buy it on sale
as much as i love playing this game, i also don't want it to end ! :') 10/10 can't get my hands off of it, highly addicting and comforting at the same time. ♥
Such a shame, that a lot of text are in chinese. First it was funny, but it became quickly frustrating that I lose out from story bits because of this.
I'll return to the game when the developer can confirm that they entierly translated the game.
This might look like Unpacking but the only similarity is the fact that you're organizing someone's belongings (for a different person in each quest). The story doesn't have the same emotional depth, it's more about decoration, organization and uncovering the weird mysteries from the town.
I finished the game so I obviously enjoyed (some of) it, but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone. And the fact that I had to get so many achievements to be able to finish the story also left a sour taste.
Due to the cute pixel art, many might think this is a family-friendly game, but that is NOT the case. There are some disturbing elements with the "secrets" within the game, for example as the protagonist you get some threatening letters, and in one of the first quests it is implied that the owner's dog is being drugged by a person secretly hiding in the house. I don't think this is highlighted enough in the Steam page so I'm hoping this review will be helpful for awareness.
In general I liked the quests, but for a decoration game, it was really frustrating that the only house I could customize the walls and flooring was the first one you move in to, which is also the smallest. (apart from houses from quests)
In summary, this game did not live up to my expectations.
This might look like Unpacking but the only similarity is the fact that you're organizing someone's belongings (for a different person in each quest). The story doesn't have the same emotional depth, it's more about decoration, organization and uncovering the weird mysteries from the town.
I finished the game so I obviously enjoyed (some of) it, but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone. And the fact that I had to get so many achievements to be able to finish the story also left a sour taste.
Due to the cute pixel art, many might think this is a family-friendly game, but that is NOT the case. There are some disturbing elements with the "secrets" within the game, for example as the protagonist you get some threatening letters, and in one of the first quests it is implied that the owner's dog is being drugged by a person secretly hiding in the house. I don't think this is highlighted enough in the Steam page so I'm hoping this review will be helpful for awareness.
In general I liked the quests, but for a decoration game, it was really frustrating that the only house I could customize the walls and flooring was the first one you move in to, which is also the smallest. (apart from houses from quests)
In summary, this game did not live up to my expectations.
absolutely abysmal item placement. what do you mean some items can only face 2 directions??? what kind of sick and twisted person puts their computer IN FRONT of a window??? OR IN FRONT OF A WALL OF LOW CABINETS???? also WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE DOG SLEEPS IN THE HALL?? IM NOT EVIL!!!! im sorry you want me to put these drumsticks WHERE??? too many items and not enough sensible places to put them. this is like unpacking but it raises my heart rate instead and pisses me off!!!
i have a headache now and this game is to blame, arrrrghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
picked it up because the art looks cool and I enjoyed the game Unpacking
it's getting a negative review at this time and I think I'm walking away for the foreseeable future because I am annoyed at the level for the music store, I don't play these kind of games because I want the game to tell me exactly where to place things, but if you're going to give me a glowing outline of the object, it is profoundly annoying for that glowing outline to not actually be where I can put the object but several pixels to the side. (because the object snaps into place when dropped)
either tell me what to do correctly, or don't tell me what to do.
also, this level might have been more reasonable as a tutorial, but putting a level where I have to follow put-thing-in-glowing-outline directions after I've already gotten the hang of doing things my way is awful. feels like being put at the kiddy table after making thanksgiving dinner.
Cant recommend this game with the current organizing setup and storage, its very messy and not fun to decorate which is the main point of the game. Great art style but I hope there are changes in the future.
The art is cute and the style of the game has charm, but the lack of a tutorial (outside of how to decorate) left me confused and lost when exploring the town. Also a loot box mechanic?? No thank you.
Some of the rooms were also way too small for the items we were given and I found myself having to clutter a lot in order to move on. Don't even get me started on the front room of the bakery.
I was hoping for a similar vibe to Unpacking but found myself bored and stressed out and not enjoying the game like I thought I would've.
Very cute very nice. Tried the pirated version for an hour then bought the game :)
Edit: Finished the game and completed all the achievements. Overall a game with relatively short playtime (10-12 hours), but it is very entertaining and not like your run-of-the-mill house designer game. There's an underlying story line and multiple side quests that makes the game feel less monotonous. Every house has its own theme and palette. The 42 hidden pieces/cursed items incentivizes you the explore the map fully.
I couldn't take my hands off of my keyboard and mouse.
When I finished the game, I felt EMPTY deep inside.
I am craving for more, it's scratching a spot I didn't even know existed. I sincerely hope that the devs will come up with a few DLCs or a new entry because I would refresh the store page frantically the day it is released in order to buy it frame 1.
Thank you for making this game.
Hmm..so i think i finished the game since i didn't get more mails?
if that so, the game is too short in my opinion..
the concept is unique & i enjoy it a lot..
the point of finding people life story is interesting..
but yeah the game is too short :/
***UPDATE***
so i restart the game to complete all the achievement, yeah my review still stand, the game is too short..
i'm not sure if the developer would extend the game or not :/
Saw DeepSpaceMatt play it on Youtube, immediately fell in love and bought it, the only reason I stopped playing to write this review is because it's 5am and I need to sleep.
I like the game, it gets addicting and cozy, however the story is mid and it's not spooky enough, i like the little stories but the whole game story is mid, i wish to have more tasks to design soon!
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
(5/5)
:: This game scratches a cozy itch. Best way I can describe this game is if Unpacking, The Sims (decorating), and Gacha Life all came together and had a love child. ::
☆ Recommended Skill ☆
☑ Kids
☑ Everyone (10+)
☑ Casual players
☑ Pro players
:: This game so far is entirely for everyone. Everyone would enjoy this game! ::
☆ Graphics ☆
☐ Potato
☐ Really bad
☐ Bad
☐ OK
☐ Good
☑ Beautiful
☐ Masterpiece (IN MY OPINION)
:: For a pixel game, it is SO CUTE! I love the designs and how it looks so far <3 ::
☆ Pricing ☆
☑ Full price
☐ Wait for sale
☐ Average
☐ Refund it if you can
☐ Don't do it
☐ Free
☐ Don't play unless you are getting paid
:: Full price is worth it! ::
☆ PC Specs ☆
☐ 90' PC
☑ Minimum
☑ Medium
☐ Fast
☐ High end
☐ NASA computer
:: It runs perfectly on my gaming laptop (Acer Nitro 5 w/ intel i5 and Nvidia 3050 Geforce RTX). It doesn't raise the heat higher than the normal idle temp <3 ::
☆ Difficulty ☆
☐ You just need 2 arms
☑ Ez
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Hard (first few hours)
☐ Unbeatable
:: 100% easy to play, literally simple controls ::
☆ Length ☆
☐ Really short ( 0 - 2 hours)
☐ Short ( 2 - 8 hours)
☐ Few hours ( 8 - 12 hours)
☐ Long ( 12+ hours)
☐ Endless
:: Unsure - I have not finished it yet! ::
☆ Story ☆
☐ It doesn't have
☐ Still better than Twilight
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Fantastic
:: The story isn't over the top fantastic, but it's definitely so cute so far <3 ::
☆ Bugs ☆
☐ Game itself is one big BUG
☐ Bugs destroying the game
☐ Lot of bugs
☐ Few Bugs
☐ You can use them for speedrun
☑ Nothing
:: I did not encounter any bugs so far! ::
☆ Misc. ☆
Multiplayer: No
Mod-able?: Unsure
☆ Final Thoughts ☆
This game is absolutely a brilliant game! If you love the game Unpacking, you'll absolutely love this game. I love how much freedom you have to decorate in most scenarios. Definitely worth the $15
I went in expecting to just organize and decorate, 3 hours later i've left with concern for my customers safety and am wondering if making potions in a strangers house is ethical?? 10/10 lots of fun can't wait to figure out whats happening and if the world is ending.
‼️This game has used stolen pixel art from artist Artem Brullov that were not theirs to use ‼️ The game itself hardly ever actually plays, half the time you just get a loading screen with music playing but the game itself stops. Too many bugs/crashes to be a full launch and not early access.
Read the full review with accompanying screenshots here:
https://playcritically.com/2025/09/07/whisper-of-the-house-review/
Whisper of the House is like its name: An inaudible sound, dismissed and forgotten as quickly as it is heard. Most of what is here is pilfered from other, better videogames, reused without intention or understanding. Its primary Housekeeping activity is a hollow imitator of Unpacking, devoid of heart and creativity. Its vague, adventure-style puzzles should be its most interesting feature, but the player character is given no compelling reason to seek them out. I’m determined to compliment at least one thing about Whisper of the House, and here it is: Its pixel art graphics are wonderful. The sheer number of objects available to place in houses feels like where the most care went into this videogame’s creation. A videogame needs to do more than look nice to be appealing. At this, Whisper of the House fails in every corner of its beautiful city.
fun game if you're looking to be entertained for a few hours, but pricey for how simplistic it is. after a while, you simply run out of content and there's not really a satisfying ending. cute game, but i'd buy it on sale
as much as i love playing this game, i also don't want it to end ! :') 10/10 can't get my hands off of it, highly addicting and comforting at the same time. ♥
Such a shame, that a lot of text are in chinese. First it was funny, but it became quickly frustrating that I lose out from story bits because of this.
I'll return to the game when the developer can confirm that they entierly translated the game.
