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Is The Telephone worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror fans who want investigation and puzzle solving
- Players who enjoy first-person exploration across enclosed and abandoned environments
- Story-focused players interested in kidnapping mysteries and memory recovery
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking frequent combat rather than exploration, puzzles, and fear management
- Players who prefer a consistently bright, low-tension setting instead of darkness, fog, and paranormal events
- Players looking for a competitive or multiplayer game
Our take on The Telephone
The focus on fear, investigation, and survival comes at the cost of a combat-centered experience. Food management and safe-place seeking add pressure, while the first-person mystery structure keeps attention on exploring environments and interpreting clues.
What is The Telephone?
The Telephone is a psychological horror title played from a first-person perspective.
It follows Roberta, who has been abducted and regains consciousness inside a small room containing a phone and a board of instructions. She must investigate the house where she is held and the deserted settlement of Lonely Plain. Along the way, players gather items and clues, work through puzzles, find food, and direct Roberta toward secure areas while darkness, mist, and supernatural incidents intensify her fear. Another captive girl accompanies her search for escape. The narrative explores the abduction of Roberta and nine other girls, while also pursuing the restoration of Roberta’s missing memories. Environmental audio distributes unsettling noises across the game’s locations.
How The Telephone plays
- 01Clue-Based Exploration
- Search the house and Lonely Plain for objects and evidence connected to Roberta’s missing memories.
- 02Food Survival
- Find food to keep Roberta alive during the investigation.
- 03Fear Management
- Darkness, mist, and supernatural incidents raise Roberta’s fear, while safe locations provide destinations to seek.
- 04Environmental Audio
- An ambient sound system places frightening noises throughout the game’s spaces.
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The Telephone: platforms & release
Is The Telephone worth it?
It is worth it if: horror fans who want investigation and puzzle solving. Skip it if: players seeking frequent combat rather than exploration, puzzles, and fear management.
Where can I download The Telephone?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Telephone's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Telephone on?
Windows only.
