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Alt-Frequencies

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

An audio mystery set in a time loop. Record, rewind time and broadcast snippets of radio shows to expose radio hosts, conspiracy theorists and politicians.

What works

  • Unique and innovative audio-based gameplay
  • Strong voice acting and sound design
  • Engaging narrative with time loop and conspiracy themes
  • Accessible to visually impaired players
  • Short and approachable experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length with limited replay value
  • Some puzzles can be obtuse or frustrating
  • Story and characters underdeveloped with unsatisfying ending
  • Limited player agency and impact on narrative
  • Clunky controls and ui issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Night Bus

  • Beyond a Steel Sky

  • Stories Untold

  • Still There

  • Radiolight

  • Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock

More violent

Games that feels like Alt-Frequencies but with more combat and destruction

  • Life Eater

  • Bad Mojo Redux

  • Killer Frequency

  • Broken Pieces

  • Hell Wedding 夜嫁

  • Nauticrawl

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Alt-Frequencies but with less survival pressure

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • New York Mysteries: Secrets of the Mafia Collector's Edition

  • TR-49

  • Loco Motive

  • Heal

  • TELEFORUM

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Alt-Frequencies: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Value.

Last update: 17/08/2026