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Static Hour: New game challenges players to find truth in 1980s crisis

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Static Hour is a new game set in an 1980s small-town radio station where players must act as an arbiter of truth during a crisis. Confined to the newsroom, players must sift through incoming information from phones, radio, and police scanners to discern credible reports from misinformation, all while adhering to FCC regulations and managing public reaction. The game draws inspiration from titles like Papers, Please and the atmospheric tension of Twin Peaks and Severance, focusing on audio-driven horror and the challenge of deciphering truth amidst speculation. AI

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Static Hour: New game challenges players to find truth in 1980s crisis

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Sam Rutherford) ·

    Static Hour challenges you to be the arbiter of truth and fear

    If only being a nighttime news editor was this thrilling all the time.

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