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Killer Frequency

Killer Frequency

Released: 6/1/2023

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? UNIQUE 1ST PERSON NARRATIVE: Step into the shoes of a late-night radio talk-show host – new in town and fallen from grace. The Police Chief is dead… so the townsfolk turn to you for help, as apparently you, Forest Nash are the only person in town who can run a phone line. REAL-TIME DECISIONS AND PUZZLE SOLVING: Use branching dialogues to interact with a variety of eccentric small-town personalities including potential victims and suspects. Explore your surroundings, gather clues, make decisions, solve satisfying riddles, and try to help each of your callers survive the night. RETRO SLASHER SETTING: Jump back in time to 1987 with this slasher inspired puzzler – explore an authentically detailed radio station and interact with dozens of physics-based objects straight from a bygone era, including a working cassette and record player. With a fully voiced cast and a killer original soundtrack of 80's inspired tunes from rock classics to synthwave!

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? UNIQUE 1ST PERSON NARRATIVE: Step into the shoes of a late-night radio talk-show host – new in town and fallen from grace. The Police Chief is dead… so the townsfolk turn to you for help, as apparently you, Forest Nash are the only person in town who can run a phone line. REAL-TIME DECISIONS AND PUZZLE SOLVING: Use branching dialogues to interact with a variety of eccentric small-town personalities including potential victims and suspects. Explore your surroundings, gather clues, make decisions, solve satisfying riddles, and try to help each of your callers survive the night. RETRO SLASHER SETTING: Jump back in time to 1987 with this slasher inspired puzzler – explore an authentically detailed radio station and interact with dozens of physics-based objects straight from a bygone era, including a working cassette and record player. With a fully voiced cast and a killer original soundtrack of 80's inspired tunes from rock classics to synthwave!

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? UNIQUE 1ST PERSON NARRATIVE: Step into the shoes of a late-night radio talk-show host – new in town and fallen from grace. The Police Chief is dead… so the townsfolk turn to you for help, as apparently you, Forest Nash are the only person in town who can run a phone line. REAL-TIME DECISIONS AND PUZZLE SOLVING: Use branching dialogues to interact with a variety of eccentric small-town personalities including potential victims and suspects. Explore your surroundings, gather clues, make decisions, solve satisfying riddles, and try to help each of your callers survive the night. RETRO SLASHER SETTING: Jump back in time to 1987 with this slasher inspired puzzler – explore an authentically detailed radio station and interact with dozens of physics-based objects straight from a bygone era, including a working cassette and record player. With a fully voiced cast and a killer original soundtrack of 80's inspired tunes from rock classics to synthwave!

Critics
81
Steam
93
Metacritic
74

Score Breakdown

81.5

Critic Average

28 reviews

93

Steam User Score

5,834 reviews

74

Metacritic User Score

63 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-11.7
Metacritic Disparity
+7.5
Combined Disparity
-2.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (4%)25 launch window (89%)2 late (7%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 28 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 81.5/100. Critics score this game 11.7 points lower than Steam users and 7.5 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 28)+
  1. GameSpace StaffviaGameSpace
    Feb 4, 2025·Late review
    85/100View review
    Steam 93.2/100 · -8.2 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +11.0 pts
  2. Ben SellwoodviaGBAtemp
    Aug 20, 2023·Late review
    78/100View review
    Steam 93.2/100 · -15.2 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +4.0 pts
  3. Lee MehrviaVGChartz
    Jul 22, 2023·Launch window
    80/100View review
    Steam 93.2/100 · -13.2 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +6.0 pts
  4. Chris O'ConnorviaImpulsegamer
    Jul 14, 2023·Launch window
    82/100View review
    Steam 93.2/100 · -11.2 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · +8.0 pts
  5. DayOne StaffviaDayOne
    Jul 1, 2023·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Steam 93.2/100 · -23.2 ptsMetacritic 74/100 · -4.0 pts