Underplayed Gems

奇天烈相談ダイヤル (2024)

奇天烈相談ダイヤル cover
Developer
法螺会
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Rating
4.2 of 5, 338 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

You play as a phone counselor in 90s Japan, calmly checking caller stories against documents to decide if a supernatural being is real or a hoax, with a methodical, low-stakes rhythm.

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What players say

Players describe it as a Paper, Please-like where you identify urban legends from phone calls. The Chinese translation is riddled with errors that cause correct answers to fail, and the logic for what counts as a contradiction often feels arbitrary. The sheer volume of Japanese folklore is praised, but chasing a full collection is grindy.

Screenshots

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