Whisper of the House (2025) - How Long to Beat, Player Count

About

Whisper of the House came out on August 27, 2025 for Mac and PC, then for Nintendo Switch on June 17, 2026 and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on August 27, 2026. On Steam, 97% of 5,496 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 71 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 208 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 6 hours, doing everything about 7 hours.

What's happening in this seemingly peaceful town? Strange residents, bizarre incidents, and unexpected storylines! Please be sure to let go of all your human lifestyle preferences and strive to meet the special requests of your otherworldly employers. Decorate this house with peculiar furniture!

Story

As you spend time with the townsfolk, you grow closer to them, and slowly form bonds with them. But beneath these warm, everyday moments, the town hides something. A number—42—flickers above the museum. A sudden rainbow across the sky. A “heart-stealing ghost” haunts the well. Tentacles creep from the cracks. What lies behind these mysteries? Perhaps the one destined to uncover the truth… is you.

What is happening now

Whisper of the House is a pixel-art puzzle-simulation game from a small indie studio that combines tidying, decorating, and exploration mechanics. Players organize and arrange spaces while uncovering narrative secrets woven throughout the experience. The title positions itself as a cozy, contemplative take on the puzzle-sim genre. The game launched across multiple platforms on August 27, 2025, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Mac. Leading up to release, publisher E-Home Entertainment Development promoted the title through preorders and giveaways, emphasizing the satisfaction inherent to organizing and decorating gameplay. Coverage focused on the meditative appeal of arranging objects and discovering environmental storytelling.

How long to beat Whisper of the House

from 1 player

Main + extrasstory plus side content

6 h

Completionisteverything the game has

7 h

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Media

Releases

Platform

Date

Mac

August 27, 2025

PC (Microsoft Windows)

August 27, 2025

Nintendo Switch

June 17, 2026

PlayStation 5

August 27, 2026

Xbox Series X|S

August 27, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum

Recommended

OS *

Windows 7 64bit

Processor

Intel Core i3

Memory

4 GB RAM

Graphics

Intel UHD 630

Storage

4 GB available space

Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Whisper of the House player count

concurrent players on Steam

71playing now2h ago

118peak today

20830-day peak

208highest we have seenOct 25, 2026

Oct 23daily peak, last 13 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Whisper of the House achievements

89 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Exotic Bloom You grew stranger flowers, each with impossible shapes

17.5%

Secret Corner You stepped through the mirror and broke into his lab

19.2%

Alien Flower You grew a flower taller than all others

20.7%

Infinite Baking You discovered the secret of burnt bread

20.9%

Final Clue You spotted his secret note made from newspaper scraps

23.9%

Quack Quack You squeezed the duck

26%

All 89 achievements by how many players unlocked them

Regain Control You finally fixed it and reached the Genesis Terminal

26.6%

Pet the Skull You made the skeleton sigh with comfort

29.2%

Afterlife You uncovered a gravestone caught between being and not

30.4%

Fairytale Fantasy You remembered the imaginary friends from your childhood

31.9%

Failed to Take In You snagged a smart egg from another world

32.1%

Keep the Child’s Heart You found the lamp from your childhood dream

32.3%

Get on the Bus You got on the bus and began a journey

32.8%

Baking Expert You opened the oven, and butter filled the room

33.9%

Colorful Celebration You sparked a little party

34.6%

A Comfy Sunbath You watched the tree dancing in the sun

35%

Milky Cone You made sweet, chilly ice cream

37.9%

Crossing Dimensions You touched the higher dimension, and he came through… to cook

38.7%

Trainee Builder You stand before the massive crane, fearless.

39.7%

Magic Experiment Success You helped the broom find a new pose

40.4%

Master Gardener You successfully grew plants, but none are edible

40.6%

Rescue You looked more shocked than him

41.2%

A New Way to Play You skipped the card game and turned mahjong into something new

41.4%

Lighthouse You lit the lighthouse, and lost ships found their way

41.4%

Comforting Souls You fixed that wall, and a ghost’s heart lit up

42.2%

New Marks on Old Pages You dug up your old doodle book and drew new lines

42.2%

Little Prank You opened the haunted house, and her prank was finally answered

43.9%

Set Sail You sent a ship to chase new stories

44%

Cat outside the Window You closed the window—Grandma didn’t want to share GD Boys videos with the cat

44.2%

There’s Light You saw the lonely lamp still shining

44.6%

With the Candle You stayed in the graveyard, spirits around you, no longer alone

46.5%

Clone You wondered if time had looped

46.7%

Fulfill the Will You finished the task for her

47.7%

Another Painting You lit incense and revealed hidden art

48%

Magic Brush You held the brush and made a masterpiece in a stroke

48.3%

Goodbye You said goodbye to one who wrote kindness with harsh words

48.5%

Hypercube You couldn’t grasp the folding geometry

49.5%

Cat Gang You learned no one can resist a meow

50.3%

Fragrance in Heart You placed the last flowerpot, and fragrance spilled from your hands

52.4%

Good Citizen You fixed the road

53.3%

Convenience Store You copyed the shop multiply across town

53.7%

Heart You received a heart from the well

53.8%

Territory Expansion You owned another home with even more space

54.4%

Double Bed You pried up the stubborn floorboard

54.6%

Rainbow Candy You walked through colorful rain

54.7%

Rescue from the Paper Sea You rescued a teacup out of the paper sea—no time to sip

54.8%

Faded You restored someone’s colors

55.2%

It Takes Two You stayed up all night gaming with your bestie

55.3%

Star Organizer You made housekeeping into an art

55.3%

Schrödinger’s Tree You found a tree both dead and alive

55.4%

Save Water You proved that water is endless

55.9%

Child at Heart You found the summer of your childhood

56.8%

The Memory You opened an old time capsule

58%

Master of Time You gave them a little more warm time

58.6%

Blank Call You picked up a phone with no number

58.6%

Park Wonders You saw the statue sneak a move

58.8%

4 A.M. You spotted a basketball at 4 a.m.

59%

Qiankun You met a Taoist priest

60.1%

Cat in the Towel You found a cat in a towel

60.5%

Rock On You struck your first bass note

60.7%

More Cats Than Guests You saw cats everywhere you went

60.9%

Hammer You swung the hammer and nailed the mole

61%

Neat and Tidy You let customers see exactly what they wanted

62.4%

Alchemist Pro You crafted your first item with alchemy—100% original

62.4%

Who’s Inside You tried to open the locked freezer

62.9%

Random Doodle You scribbled wildly in the doodle book

64.3%

Bubble Kingdom You bravely cleared the water plants in the cabin

64.6%

Master Organizer You turned every space into a stage for design

64.8%

Take a Break You found a place to rest

65%

Nothing Wasted You built a new shelf from old planks

65.1%

Iced Beverage You discovered the first fridge that can be opened

65.1%

Neon Tipsy You whispered secrets to a friend under dim lights

65.8%

I Don’t Need Rules You are finally free to design the room you want

68.1%

Backup Firefighter You fixed the fire hydrant on the way

68.1%

The Alley You found a really narrow alley

68.4%

Get Lost You got lost in ancient herbs and took a lonely path

70.2%

Somewhere Else You knew someone was holding on to the world

70.3%

Stone Ball of the Lion You spotted a dozing stone lion

70.8%

Snowfall You used magic to make it snow

71.7%

Expert Organizer You caught the rhythm, and the room listened

73.5%

Composer You stepped into the unknown, luckily the client knew better

74.1%

Hidden Room You found a place no one had been before

74.1%

Surveillance You noticed something odd about the giraffe

76.7%

Absence You served cake, but avoided the bedroom’s memories

80%

Skilled Organizer You found order in the chaos

84%

Shiba Love You teamed up with a pup for your first job

88.2%

Strange Footprints You spotted stubborn stains in her new home

89.4%

Junior Organizer You just got started, a little clumsy still

94.9%

The First Key You opened your door, not sure where to put the first thing

98.6%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

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