Whispering Woods
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Audio adventure for iPhone · Public beta

In this story, your head is your hands.

A fully voiced adventure you play by listening. Voices call from all around you. Turn toward them, nod or shake your head, and the story changes. Built first for players who are blind or have low vision.

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Close your eyes

Rain drips from the leaves. Somewhere to your left, a voice calls out. Turn toward it. The forest stays where it is, and the story turns with you.

A traveller in a blue cloak stands alone on a wet forest path at night, listening.
In your earsA girl's voice, two metres away, about forty degrees to your left.

Two ways to see it

Every voice has its place.

Every line is voiced and mixed in spatial audio. Sounds sit at fixed points around you, so when you turn your head, they stay put, the way a real forest would. The screen keeps you company, but you never need it.

What you hearA world around your head. Voices ahead, beside and behind you, each one where it stands.
The game screen in chapter two: a pixel-art wanderer by a misty forest stream, and Dorian's portrait ringed in gold above the line he is speaking.
What you holdThe same moment on your iPhone. Pixel-art scenes, the line being spoken, and a gold ring around whoever is talking.

How it plays

A scene in four moves.

  1. Listen

    Voices speak from where they stand, and the narrator sets the scene. You can play with your eyes closed from the first line to the last.

    Game screen in chapter one: Mira calls out by the ferns, her portrait ringed in gold while she speaks.

  2. Turn

    When someone calls, turn your head toward them. Face a voice for two seconds to choose it, or tap its button.

    Game screen: Mira calls from among the trees, and a button labelled Mira's call lets you choose her without turning.

  3. Answer

    Nod for yes, shake for no. The game waits for a real answer and never rushes you.

    Game screen: the question Do you speak to Tobin directly?, with Yes and No buttons.

  4. Live with it

    Promises are kept or broken, and people remember. Every chapter has four endings to discover.

    The chapter screen for Where Voices Fall Silent: its tagline, four endings still to discover and a Start button.

The controller

Three small moves. That's all.

With head-tracking headphones such as AirPods Pro, your head does the playing. With any other headphones, or the iPhone speaker, the same moves are buttons on the screen.

  • Nod

    Yes. Accept, agree, go on.

  • Shake

    No. Refuse, doubt, walk away.

  • Turn and hold

    Choose a voice, a path or an offer.

  • The Ready to listen screen, with a choice of Gestures, Buttons or Simulation before you start.

    Or simply buttons

    Prefer not to move? Pick Buttons before you start. VoiceOver reads every one.

Accessibility

Made for players who never look at the screen.

Whispering Woods is designed first for people who are blind or have low vision. The pictures are a bonus.

  • No sight needed

    Every action has a labelled button that VoiceOver reads.

  • Nothing talks over the voices

    Lines appear on screen instead of being read over the recording. Open the transcript whenever you want the words, sound cues included.

  • Pause and repeat, anytime

    Replay the current line or step away. The story waits where you left it.

  • Text at any size

    Screens reflow up to the largest accessibility sizes.

A chapter screen at the default text size.
Default text
The same chapter screen at the largest accessibility text size; the title and description reflow in very large letters.
Largest text

The cast

Meet the voices.

Every line is voiced. Pick someone and press play.

Chapter 1 · Where Voices Fall Silent

Mira

Sharp-tongued and fiercely protective. She will do almost anything to win back her brother's voice.

“Hey! Here, by the ferns! Not through the middle, there's water! Turn towards me. I'll show you a dry way across.”

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

The act

One forest. Four chapters.

The first two chapters are here and free. Each is its own story with its own choices, and the journey carries on the next morning.

IChapter one

Where Voices Fall Silent

Gdzie milkną głosy

A voice can be given back. Trust has to be won back. Follow Mira and Tobin to the tree that keeps what it takes, and decide what price is fair.

  • Free
  • 4 endings
  • No combat

IIChapter two

On the Other Side of the Door

Po drugiej stronie drzwi

Pulled from the bog, you walk the wounded Dorian to the forge. At its door, other people's promises become your decision.

  • Free
  • 4 endings
  • The next morning

IIIChapter three

Na środku rzeki

Coming later

IVChapter four

Gdzie kończy się las

Coming later

Public beta · Free

The woods are listening.

Join the beta on TestFlight. Blind and low-vision players are especially welcome. Your feedback shapes the game.

Get it on TestFlight
  • iPhone with iOS 17 or later
  • Any headphones
  • English and Polish
  • AirPods Pro for head gestures
  • Plays offline
  • No account
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