Video Games
‘Killer Frequency’ Out Now on PC and Consoles [Trailer]
Team17’s ‘80s black comedy slasher adventure Killer Frequency has hit the airwaves today, letting players come as close to playing as Stretch in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as they can get (for now). Accompanying the launch is the customary launch trailer that sets the mood immediately as the serial killer known as The Whistling Man makes his presence known.
Set in a Midwestern US town, Killer Frequency follows Forrest Nash, a washed-up DJ and presenter of the ‘The Scream’ late night show. You’ve just started your shift when someone calls in with a horrifying discovery. What follows sees you meeting with a variety of eccentric small-town personalities including potential victims and suspects as you try to help each of your callers survive the night.
It won’t be easy, as your interactions with callers to the show could help prevent the callers’ grisly fates, or seal them for The Whistling Man. That’s why you’ll be using a variety of conversation options while listening carefully for clues and information, as well as solving puzzles around the studio that could help each caller survive the night, as well as bring you one step closer to unmasking the killer.
Killer Frequency is available now on PC via Steam as well as the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch. And for VR fans, you can also pick up the game on the Meta Quest 2 today, as well!
Merging role-based social deduction and survival horror for a unique take on asymmetrical multiplayer, independent developer Ryan Laley Games has announced that their upcoming title Mimic will launch into Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store on October 27. The devs expect the game to remain in the service for a year to address player feedback, and to expand the game’s content.
In Mimic, players must escape the crumbling Icarus spacecraft while rooting out who amongst them is secretly a mimic: an alien creature that can disguise itself as a fellow human survivor. Players must solve various objectives to create their escape route while surviving against two sinister threats pursuing them. Meanwhile, as the titular Mimic, you’ll hunt from the shadows, hiding beneath the flesh of a friend. With five players in online matchmaking and up to ten in customizable private lobbies, Mimic aims to blend tense survival, social deduction, and dynamic mechanics into a highly replayable multiplayer experience.
Unlike other asymmetrical multiplayer horror games that pit survivors against a sole antagonist, players in Mimic are assigned secret roles that dictate their win conditions. Crew members must repair the ship’s vital systems and identify the alien threat before it’s too late. Meanwhile, the player assigned the agent role has ulterior motives of the corporate kind unbeknownst to the rest of the crew that doesn’t prioritize their survival. Lastly, the sole purpose of the mimic, is to blend in, gain trust, and strike when survivors are most vulnerable. But the mimic isn’t the only threat at play: an NPC android roams the halls of the Icarus, indiscriminately hunting all organic lifeforms who could be the mimic in disguise.
Making things even more interesting is the fact that players do not have weapons, and must rely on their wits and survival instincts. Whether with pure intent or selfish gain in mind, players have the power to influence the android’s pursuit, sabotage escape efforts, and sow chaos amongst the ranks.
In addition to PC, Mimic will also launch for the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series once the game exits Early Access next year.