The Whispered World

Sadwick is a clown but not a very happy one. He neither likes the circus nor his normal life and is always depressed. In addition, since a few days he's having nightmares. In them, a figure of light predicts that he will be responsible for the destruction of the world. But although Sadwick may not be very happy with his life, he isn't suicidal. So he decides to travel to the king's palace in Corona to prevent the destruction of world - at least that's what he thinks. At his side: the player and his only friend in the world, the caterpillar Spot.

In a traditional point & click-adventure way, the player moves Sadwick around the world, collects everything that isn't nailed to a wall, talks to the various NPCs scattered around the dozen of screens in each of the four acts and ultimately uses everything to solve the many riddles in the game to move the story forward. This includes combining items, dialogue-puzzles and even a few mini-games including a chess-challenge. Spot also plays a big part in solving many riddles, as he can transform himself into five forms. Once the player has unlocked these forms by solving specific riddles during the course of the game, Spot can spit fire, make himself as weighty as a rock or as flat as a fluke which is especially useful, if the player needs someone on the other side of a door. For a short period of time near the end of the game, the player will even take solely control the little fellow.

Although the game features a very detailed comic-graphic it isn't a gagfest but more of a fairy-tale. The humor is subtle and the laughs come mostly from Sadwicks cynical comments and his own misfortune making it a more mature adventure-experience.