Short and free, worth a quick play
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Odd but worth the 15 minute playthrough for sure.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
the static speaks my name
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Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%the whale husband2015Psychological Horror · Horror · Walking Simulator
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A free, roughly 10-20 minute surreal walking sim about a man's last night, graphic about suicide and built on atmosphere. Skip it if you want real gameplay or answers, or if suicide themes are a trigger.
Great for
Players who want a short, free, interpretive art-horror experience and are comfortable with heavy suicide themes
Main risk
It ends in about 10 minutes, feels shallow or unfinished, and may disturb you or hit hard on suicide
What players love
Unsettling, oppressive atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“No jumpscares or cheap scare tactics here either. Just some static that calls out to you as you try to go through out your day trying to do normal day activities.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Memorable, art-like, open to interpretation
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This game exemplifies videogames as an artform. It's a sub-15 minute experience but it leaves a mark on you.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Powerful portrayal of depression and mental illness
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Very few pieces of media I've come across depict suicide like this, in a way that's from the perspective of someone dealing with serious depression, but not in a way that's romanticized, fetishized or stigmatized.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Dark humor and weird absurdity
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Dark humour, and most of the time it lands.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Players want more of the other stories
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Wish you could play as the other static souls”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Shallow, pretentious, no real message
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“People pretend it's a masterpiece just to feel smart. There's no substance”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Too short and feels unfinished
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Ends before it becomes interesting.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Disturbing suicide content, lacks trigger warning
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“there is no trigger warning of any kind so imagine a very suicidal person playing this”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Unfinished teaser: other stories not playable
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Just one story; at the end it teases three more, but they don't exist.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗
Poor controls, high sensitivity, no options menu
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The sensitivity is way too high and there is no Menu or Options. Hitting the ESC key quits the game completely”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and screen problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“unplayable frame dips at 1080p windowed "good" quality.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown66 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP+
GraphicsGraphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.
Storage66 MB available space
OSWindows XP+
GraphicsGraphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.
Storage66 MB available space
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