great narrative game. no bugs, good acting, good story. really engaging.

Killer Frequency is a game that seemed really interesting and something that I really wanted to like. I wouldn't say its entirely worth skipping, like if its on sale and the price looks cheap enough for you to just add to the cart, then maybe its worth considering to add to your library. It's just that Killer Frequency is just kinda....alright. It doesn't really offer anything amazing. It's labeled as a horror puzzle game set in the 80's, but its not really horror or even really offering you puzzles, and some calls that happen seem a little out of place for the 80's.

The parts of the game that some may consider to be puzzles are more looking at drawings or maps or notes, and it feels like you have an eternity of time on your side. It takes you a bit out of the moment when you're supposed to help save people with a serial killer on their tail. They're more like dialogue choices where the wrong choices can lead to the killer getting their victim. Occasionally, you'll have your heart rate increase to a staggering 61 bpm when you're given a quick timer for a choice, otherwise the timer runs out and it make it for you. Think like a QTE. I was caught off guard on some of these and had to quickly grab a hold of the mouse to make a decision. These actually seemed to make sense and I was surprised there weren't more of these put in place, as it really did help capture the feeling of trying to help someone with a serial killer in their vicinity.

One thing they definitely hammer in is that you're in this small town. However, there is a part of the game later on where you get to leave the building and it looks more like a much larger place. A medium sized city at least. Out of the entire game this seemed the most surprising to me when going into that alley and seeing the buildings and environment there. It just seemed a little off, kinda like this game.

Another oddity is that this game takes place in the 80's but you'll take a lot of calls where people seem to have cell phones. Without spoiling anything, should you decide to add this game to your Steam library, there are definitely some where there is just no way they'd have been able to move around the way they are and be connected to the radio station at the same time. It's definitely something you can overlook but if you remember its supposed to be in the 80s then it can be something to take you out of the action.

But see it's not all totally bad. It's definitely underwhelming, some parts were even a drag and felt like a chore. Especially if you have an idea what to do next but you're stuck on this rail waiting and waiting. Not even like a rail shooter, or even a linear route. But it's more like you have a very strong understanding of what you'd need to do but there's some filler material and now you cant really do that thing until finishing the required filler. There were a few times I was headed out of the room only to get the notice that there were still things to do before exiting and it was usually just hitting some dialogue choices that weren't that important.

The voice acting is pretty good though, but I wonder if the lines were done remotely and the dev just put them together? Some seem a little too long. No one there caught that Canadian pronunciation of 'processor'? Sounding a little bit older than what that age group was? There's just a lot of constant rambling. These are just some things that might be considered small things, but definitely adds up where its more like they're holes in a boat that appear over time and eventually just ruins the experience.

The game is very short, a little predictable, and the later parts just felt like a chore. There are parts where you get to fiddle around finding notes and clues, and its these moments the game feels very artificial. You can play songs or ads and its just pointless. There's no one really in the building to sell the feeling of a serial killer in the town that seems a lot bigger than a small town, no one reacts to the soundboard, everything is just conveniently scattered around, and its almost like you complete all the side quests but now the main quest is the worst part.

There's even an achievement to complete it under 4 hours as long as everyone you are on hook to save survives. I didn't make this achievement and I just really cant see myself being bothered enough to want to go through this again just to get it for a second play through. It just ends up feeling like a game really designed for streamers and that point, its just easier to look it up online to watch someone else play it as a social game.

This definitely belongs in the category of "walking simulators." And unfortunately, not a particularly good one at that. In the 80 minutes I played of this game, I made it through 2 "puzzles." The rest of the time (and quite frankly, way too much time considering I'm at the begining of the game) is spent have expositon after exposition dumped on you. Additionally, to be honest the voice acting isnt great and pulled me out of the game pretty frequently. I'm sure the story picks up but this is far too slow for me.