

The Static Speaks My Name 2015
Developed by Jesse Barksdale, the whale husband
- Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Horror
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Role-playing (RPG)AdventureIndieHorrorpsychological horrormurderinsanityfreewarewalking simulatorfree-to-playdigital distributionwasd movementsuicideaquariumLinux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Suicide or self-harm
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Character
Intimate, contemporary, contemplative and character-led.
- intimateepic
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Jesse Barksdale, the whale husband
- Publisher
- Jesse Barksdale, the whale husband
- Released
- August 10, 2015
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 1 h rushed · 43 min main story · 1 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.2/10 from 30 ratings.
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