Whispering Willows App Reviews

So many good points to this game. Frustrating for mobile players. The maze is frustrating because of poor game control. The auto save feature is designed to make you redo parts of game already completed. The ending is not worth the effort of completing. Is it worth the money? Yes! Would I recommend? No!

This game is fantastic, one of the best purchases I’ve made for iOS. I put it up there with “The Room”, “Monument Valley”, “Year Walk”, and others of that caliber. The art direction on the game is consistently great; it really evokes a creepy, dilapidated mansion filled with secrets. The story is engaging and is well-supported by the “leaving your body” mechanic, and the main character is likable and approachable. The sound and music direction is also extremely well-done - be sure to play with the sound on in a quiet, dark room for maximum creep value. Overall, what you’re getting is a haunted house experience. The mansion in the game feels fully realized, with many secrets and creepy details to discover. While there are places you can “die” in the game, there is little penalty for doing so - the game just jumps back to the entrance of the room - so it does little to intrude onto the overall atmosphere. There are also some puzzles which might stump you for a bit, but there’s nothing here that should block you for long. Thematically, there is some violence, and a few cutscenes where people get murdered, so it may not be appropriate for some younger kids, but overall, the message is pretty hopeful and positive, despite the theme and setting, and is a good pick for kids 12 and up looking for a genuinely spooky story without too much gore. And of course it is enjoyable by adults, too. Oh, and not a single IAP in sight. Pay once and play. Love it. (As other reviewers have mentioned, I did experience some crashes when running on my older iPad, but running it on my iPhone 6+, I had no issues. Those issues appear to be device-specific.) In all, a terrific, benchmark game. WELL worth the asking price and then some. I highly recommend Whispering Willows.

This game is very aesthetically pleasing. The puzzles arent too easy or hard, and it has a very interesting, in-depth story line.

The concept is good (even if the whole Native American thing has been strip-mined to death for horror story setups; could we PLEASE get past this plot device?) The customer support is really good. The puzzles aren’t too hard, and old school gamers may benefit from drawing the traditional graph paper map… the changing mode is interesting. It’s broken into chapters and has a natural learning curve to it that I found really engaging. If you get stuck in the garden maze with the monsters, run forwards and back so that they grab and miss. Totally happy about how responsive this company is- if you have a problem, email them, I got an answer over labor day weekend. That’s dedication. It is a lot like a point and click adventure, in good ways, without the having to point and click. I also really like having the controls where they are, it’s a hybrid between a console game and a point and click and it works out pretty well!

Sounds like it should be a great game. Too bad you cant really play it because it perpetually crashes. Glad I bought this award winning virtual paperweight at "50% off" because it will never have any other use. Perhaps, the developers will do right by consumers and fix it. Otherwise your purchase will be a donation to them just like mine.

Really fun game, incredible story line and great art work!

Walked for half an hour in identically-looking corridors, then was killed by some creature after finding crescent key. No idea how to deal with it, and, frankly, at this point I dont really care. Controls are very bad. Why on Earth should they disappear after you stop using them for a second? And what genius decided that joystick is a best interface for walking left and right?

Scratch this review! I have an update: ***Old rating was three stars. Ive changed it to five!*** ___________________________ -The controls are terrible, but I can get past that. I WISH I could get into the mansion, but the game keeps crashing @ the door. I just reinstalled it. Im starting over, from the beginning. I hope it doesnt happen again. Id say an update/ bug fix is in order please. ____________________________ I was playing on my iPad 2, originally. The game kept crashing & I really wanted to play this one. I reached out to the developers & got an immediate response! They sent me a test & stayed in touch the entire time I played!!! Serious customer service!!! I finished the game on my phone (iPhone 5s). It was a really fun game. A bit creepy, but not terrifying for the target audience. I really just needed to know what was in that mansion! It was driving me insane! The puzzles were not too difficult. The story line was cool & I liked the character. I definitely recommend this game & I love the developers! I will most definitely be buying all their future releases!!! -Satisfied

This game is amazing I downloaded it onto my iPad but since its old it kept crashing but I also have it on my phone and it works perfectly I would recommend this game to anyone who loves mysteries and adventure type games

Beautiful update! This is an awesome game made even better with the overhaul of the UI. Thanks so much for listening to user feedback. Highly recommend!

Congrats on a successful update. Been following this game in toucharcade forums and the developer interaction has been fantastic. Controls are really nice now, love the improvements. Well done!

This new update has significantly improved the controls. Much, much better. However, it still crashes whenever I try to go through a door/to a new area. Ive deleted the game and will redownload it once a new update regarding the crashing.

I finish the game in 2 days can we please get more chapters pleass

I love the artwork, the background music and especially the story. Its all really pretty. Worth my time and money. I highly recommend this game.

This is one of my favorite mobile games of all time! It has awesome graphics, an immersive storyline, and I love the ability to become a ghost to further explore areas!