Killer Frequency

About

Killer Frequency casts you as a 1987 radio DJ fielding late-night calls from terrified townsfolk while a masked killer stalks their homes. You juggle solving environmental puzzles to delay the murderer’s next move all while keeping callers on the line. The game blends tense stealth moments with darkly comedic dialogue as you scramble to swap records, adjust microphones, and avoid the killer’s flashlight sweeping the walls. Gameplay hinges on quick thinking and managing multiple crises at once, like rewiring a fuse box while a caller hides in a closet. The retro synth soundtrack and neon-drenched visuals lean hard into 80s nostalgia without overdoing it. What sets it apart is the radio interface itself, which feels like a living part of the action, cueing music to distract the killer or using static to mask footsteps. Early reviews highlight its clever use of first-person perspective to amplify unease, though some found the puzzle difficulty curve jarring. With cross-platform play spanning PC, consoles, and VR, it offers a brisk 4-6 hour horror romp that leans more slapstick than splatter.

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?