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| Developer | Team17 |
| Publisher | Team17 |
| Producer | Christoper Chester |
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| Engine | Unity[1] |
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| Genres | First-personhorror,adventure |
| Mode | Single-player |
Killer Frequency is a 2023 first-personhorror-adventure game developed and published byTeam17. The game takes place in a small town in 1987, where players control aDJ who acts as an imprompturadio dispatcher when a serial killer returns to terrorise the town's residents. The player must take calls from the survivors and solve various puzzles to help them escape the killer. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay andcomedy horror elements.
Killer Frequency is afirst-personadventure game withmurder mystery elements.[2] The game takes place in 1987,[3] and its aesthetics are heavily based on1980s nostalgia, including neon color palettes and a wood paneled environment.[4][5] The art style has been described as reminiscent ofcell-shaded animation.[6] The plot is inspired byslasher films,[4] and the game includes references to numerous horror films includingThe Fog,Friday the 13th, and theScream franchise.[7]
Players take the role of Forrest Nash (Josh Cowdery),[8] a formerly popular DJ and radio host from Chicago who relocated to the small town of Gallows Creek after his career declined.[9] Forrest must become an impromptu dispatcher when The Whistling Man, a serial killer, returns to terrorize the town thirty years after his supposed death.[10]
Throughout the game, the player character takes calls from victims of the slasher and instructs them on how to escape by solving puzzles and problems that they face. Players must successfully complete these puzzles using clues and information found around the studio to prevent the victims from being killed.[11][12] Aaron Riccio ofSlant Magazine described its mechanics as "sort of reverseescape room where you provide the vital hints to help others get out alive."[13] The survival of the victims and outcome of the game is dependent on the player's choices and ability to solve these puzzles.[6]
The game wasTeam17's firstvirtual reality game.[14] On June 1, 2023, the game was released onPC,PlayStation 5,Xbox Series X and Series S,PlayStation 4,Xbox One,Nintendo Switch andQuest 2.[15][16]
Killer Frequency received "generally favorable" reviews, according toreview aggregator websiteMetacritic.[17] Critics praised the game's balance of tension andcampy,comedy horror.[18][12][10]Softpedia awarded the game 4 out of 5 stars, praising the quality of its voice acting and gameplay, but criticizing the final act as being "rushed".[5] Reyna Cervantes ofBloody Disgusting praised the game's use of the slasher genre, comparing it favorably to horror films such asThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.[4] Rachel Watts, writing forRock Paper Shotgun, praisedKiller Frequency's gameplay and puzzle elements.[18]
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