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Strange Telephone

Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game in which the player explores strange worlds created with merely 6 digits, and has multiple endings.

21 January 2019

Strange Telephone is an adventure developed by HZ3 Software, released 21 January 2019 on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Strange Telephone is

Strange Telephone is an adventure game developed by HZ3 Software and released in 2019. It was published by PLAYISM. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The protagonist Jill is trapped in a dark world with a large door floating before her. She is aided by Graham, who takes on the form of a telephone. Making phone calls with Graham creates various worlds that can be explored. In each of these worlds are items to be found, including the key that will lead to her escape.
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How it plays

Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Strange Telephone launched on 21 January 2019, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Slay the Spire and Apex Legends. It arrived 2 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2, Kingdom Hearts III, Slay the Spire, Apex Legends.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did Strange Telephone come out?
Strange Telephone was released on 21 January 2019 for Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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