FREQUENCY
Your grandfather died three weeks ago.
He left you his tools, his furniture, and an old shortwave radio in the attic.
Still warm. Like someone had left it running.
Beside it: a cardboard box. Inside: frequency logs, recordings, and a handwritten note.
"If you're reading this, I didn't make it back.
Tune the frequencies in order.
Write down everything.
Don't let them bury it again."
You don't know what "it" is.
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FREQUENCY is a browser-based psychological horror game about a mystery that has been broadcasting for 44 years.
Tune through 7 shortwave frequencies.
Read intercepted signals, classified documents, and your grandfather's personal logs.
Collect evidence. Piece together the truth.
Then decide what to do with it.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
→ A slow-burn narrative told through found recordings and classified documents
→ An oscilloscope display with a live amber waveform — no jumpscares, just dread
→ 3 different endings depending on your choices
→ Paranoia events that fire between transmissions
→ Fully procedural audio — no sound files needed
→ Plays entirely in your browser, no download required
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HOW TO PLAY
1. Click a frequency card to select it
2. Click it again to tune in
3. Press ▶ to receive the transmission
4. Read carefully — the details matter
5. After all frequencies are heard, you'll be asked what you understand
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⚠ CONTENT WARNING
Themes of disappearance, death, paranoia, and psychological unease.
No gore. No jumpscares.
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🎮 ENJOYED THIS? TRY STATIC BY THE SAME CREATOR
If you liked the atmosphere of FREQUENCY, check out STATIC — a found-footage VHS horror puzzle where someone mailed you seven tapes and told you not to stop watching.
Same style. Different nightmare.
▶ Play STATIC here: https://wingcreator.itch.io/static-vhs
Comments
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Intro is very long and I am very confused about what to push. None of the buttons seem to work.
Thanks for trying my game. During the upload, the file size increased, which caused the button to be removed.
I've added a few things, feel free to check it out. Thank you :)
I can definitely see the progress - nice work! 🙂
One thing you should really pay attention to is the UX. For example, it says “click,” but I actually have to double-click on the frequency, which feels a bit confusing.
Personally, I’d also consider adding a text speed-up system. It doesn’t have to be a full skip - something like holding a button to make the text play 3x faster would feel great. I read fast and I'm not the only one ;)
Also, it would be a good idea to disable text selection with the cursor in the browser - that can get pretty annoying.
But overall, it’s much better than before 💪🙂
I tried.
The intro should really be skippable - especially since it’s just text. Having to sit through it every time slows things down unnecessarily. Also, the visuals felt very dark and low-contrast, which made it hard to tell what’s clickable and what isn’t. At times I honestly couldn’t tell if the game wasn’t working properly or if I just didn’t understand where to click. But i tried :)
Cheers!
Thanks for the feedback. I'm actually trying to make the intro part of the game's storyline, where you eventually have to solve a puzzle. It seems like uploading the game removed the frequency card so we can't click on anywhere.
I've added a few things, feel free to check it out. Thank you :)
If you liked this, you can try STATIC. It has a similar style, but a different storyline.STATIC: https://wingcreator.itch.io/static-vhs