Fit check
Is Dial-In worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who enjoy reflex challenges with puzzle elements
- Players seeking over 100 stages and optional replay challenges
- Players who want visual-sensitivity settings such as reduced static or color-blind options
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-driven adventure rather than repeated obstacle-focused stages
- Players who prefer relaxed platforming without reflex demands, hazards, or escalating challenge stages
- Players looking for shooter, strategy, or multiplayer gameplay
Our take on Dial-In
Rather than relying only on jumps and timing, this platformer makes channel changes part of its central puzzle structure. The television setting also replaces a conventional level-by-level world with themed broadcasts, while Challenge Run turns the completed game into one continuous performance.
What is Dial-In?
Guide Bud-D through an old television filled with static, lasers, crushing hazards, and platforming puzzles.
Dial-In combines movement control with a channel-switching mechanic that changes how stages are approached. The game includes over 100 stages across three worlds, each with distinct music and color schemes, along with Encore stages that increase the difficulty of earlier stages. Obstacles include decaying platforms, pushable blocks, and moving platforms. Completing the main game unlocks Challenge Run, an uninterrupted replay that tracks time, jumps, channel swaps, and deaths. Settings include control rebinding, audio adjustments, color-blind options, and reduced static. The game also includes layered music and routes suited to both relaxed play and faster completion attempts.
How Dial-In plays
- 01Channel Switching
- Stages require players to combine platforming movement with changes between television channels.
- 02Extensive Stage Set
- The game contains over 100 stages arranged across three worlds with distinct music and color schemes.
- 03Encore Challenges
- Special stages revisit earlier stages with increased difficulty.
- 04Challenge Run
- Finishing the main game unlocks an uninterrupted run that tracks time, jumps, channel swaps, and deaths.
- 05Accessibility Options
- Settings include color-blind options and reduced static for players with visual sensitivity.
- 06Control Customization
- Players can rebind controls and adjust audio settings.
Dial-In compared to similar games
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER is described as a runner with shooting, focused on running, jumping, dodging, and destroying enemies. Dial-In instead centers on puzzle-platforming, channel changes, stage-based hazards, and a separate uninterrupted challenge run.
Dial-In: platforms & release
Is Dial-In worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who enjoy reflex challenges with puzzle elements. Skip it if: players seeking a story-driven adventure rather than repeated obstacle-focused stages.
Where can I download Dial-In?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Dial-In's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Dial-In on?
Windows only.
