
A well-crafted adventure experience, Killer Frequency is well worth your time.
89
Verdict
93%
Steam
82
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Very Positive on Steam (93% positive from 5.7K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (82/100 critic average)
Compelling narrative and story
Rich open world to explore
No significant drawbacks reported
Killer Frequency is a 2023 first-person horror-adventure game developed and published by Team17. The game takes place in a small town in 1987, where players control a DJ who acts as an impromptu radio 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 and comedy horror elements.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 18d ago
A fun to way to kill some time in the afternoon if you've got nothing better to do. It relies too heavily on 80s vibes and old slasher movie tropes sometimes. (I felt like I was playing a gamified "I Know What You Did Last Summer" except it was done via a radio DJ booth with a bunch of 80s music playing in the background). The best parts were the conversations on the phone when you had to guide the callers out of danger. That was clever. The story didn't really do much for me, but that wasn't a big issue because it was so short after all. [spoiler]That's because the use of two people as the Whistling Man seemed like a cheap way out to set up an otherwise decent story/backdrop for the killer's actions.[/spoiler] I wouldn't play this again for 100% completion simply because asking someone to finish this within 4 hours without killing anybody is a hard sell just for one achievement -- not to mention you'd have to make another speedrun of the entire game to get the bad ending. One run is enough!
Absolutely love the visuals, atmosphere, mechanics, and the rich story this game has. I definitely will be playing through this game again.
This is not really a horror game but more of an interactive thriller or murder mystery; that is not to knock this game at all though! I had a fantastic time figuring out all the solutions to the puzzles and trying my best to help everyone. The story is really compelling and never did I expect where things were headed. Its one of those stories that takes you by surprise the first time you play it but on the second go-round you can see all the pieces fitting together to bring you a satisfying mystery. Some parts of the story did feel a little out of left field but overall its solid for what it is!
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