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Is Strange Telephone worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure players who enjoy exploring surreal environments
- Players who like interpreting hidden story clues
- Players seeking a short-form 2D game with multiple conclusions
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused gameplay or extensive action systems
- Players who prefer a linear story without interpretation or multiple endings
- Players looking for a large open-world adventure
Our take on Strange Telephone
Its defining structure is the use of telephone calls to generate different six-digit worlds, each contributing locations, objects, and clues toward eleven possible endings.
What is Strange Telephone?
Strange Telephone is a 2D adventure game about Jill, who is trapped in a dark place with a huge floating door.
Graham, an ally shaped like a telephone, creates different worlds when Jill makes calls. Jill explores these locations, searches for objects, and looks for the key needed to leave. The game contains eleven ending movies, with characters, objects, and other details contributing clues to a concealed story. Its presentation uses pixel art, animation, and music. Progress involves examining each strange world and interpreting details that connect the environments, their inhabitants, and the possible conclusions.
How Strange Telephone plays
- 01Generated Worlds
- Calls made through Graham produce locations for Jill to investigate.
- 02Hidden Story Clues
- Ending films, characters, and object designs contain pieces of a concealed narrative.
- 03Eleven Endings
- The game includes eleven different ending movies tied to its story structure.
- 04Escape Key Search
- Exploration includes finding the key that can open the way out.
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Strange Telephone: platforms & release
Is Strange Telephone worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure players who enjoy exploring surreal environments. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused gameplay or extensive action systems.
Where can I download Strange Telephone?
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What platforms is Strange Telephone on?
Windows only.
