Killer Frequency

June 1, 2023 Team17 Team17
Puzzle Simulator Adventure Indie
Meta Quest 2 Series X|S PS4 PC PS5 XONE Switch
About

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.
Storyline

The year is 1987, and as the clock strikes midnight in small-town Gallows Creek, USA, former big city radio DJ Forrest Nash is live on air in what will turn out to be the graveyard shift of a lifetime...

In this horror comedy, you must solve puzzles to save callers from being hunted down by a mysterious killer. Where every call is life and death, can you save the inhabitants of Gallows Creek?
Videos

Announcement Trailer
Launch Trailer
Gameplay Trailer
Trailer
Release Date Trailer
Screenshots

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Game Info

Release Date June 1, 2023
Developer Team17
Publisher Team17
Game Modes Single player
Perspective First person, Virtual Reality
Themes Action, Horror, Comedy
Killer Frequency

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