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Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods

Blizzard Entertainment · 2016

Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods

StrategyIGDB 70

Session Respect Score

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0.0/ 10

"A strategic card game expansion where you build decks to defeat AI opponents in self-contained matches that fit any schedule."

Heads up: Single-player Adventure mode is fully pausable; Multiplayer ranked matches have real-time opponents and cannot be paused.
Best session: 10-30 minutes

Minimum session

5 min

Pausability

Pause anytime

Resume friendliness

Easy to resume

FOMO pressure

High FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Self-contained runs

Play single-player Adventure mode for flexible, pausable story-driven challenges rather than ranked multiplayer with time pressure.

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Expansion
Part of Hearthstone

About

This sinister expansion revolves around the dark influence of the Old Gods, ancient and unspeakably evil creatures that have long lain hidden, imprisoned in the dark places of the world millennia ago. Despite their imprisonment, these shadowy beings' influence can be felt in every corner of Azeroth, twisting and corrupting any who hear their maddening whispers. With an army of followers performing forbidden empowerment rituals, the tentacles of these massive horrors are growing rapidly toward the light, eager to bring their own kind of excitement to the sunlit kingdoms and merry taverns of Azeroth. The expansion features legendary minion cards for each of the four Old Gods - C'Thun, Yogg-Saron, N'Zoth and Y'Shaarj - along with a crowd of frenzied cultists working overtime to empower these mighty horrors in preparation for their return. The expansion also sees some familiar faces corrupted into frightening new forms, as well as new scaling effects in the form of Forbidden spells.

For countless millennia, the Old Gods have slept. Now, the time of their awakening draws near; their evil influence has crawled even into the tavern! Can you feel your cards trembling in their decks as the corruption spreads? Some of your old friends have already grown icky masses of tentacles and a downright frighteni…

Single playerMultiplayerBird view / IsometricFantasy

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🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods — Session FAQ

How long does a session of Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods take?
The minimum meaningful session for Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods is approximately 5 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods?
Yes — Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods supports instant pause. You can stop at any moment without penalty, making it ideal for sessions that might be interrupted.
Does Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods pressure you to keep playing?
Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods has high FOMO. The game may use cliffhangers, timed missions, online leaderboards, or live events that create pressure to keep playing.
What is Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods's Session Respect Score?
Hearthstone: Whispers of Old Gods has a Session Respect Score of 7.9/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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