Home Safety Hotline

Critic reviews

• TheXboxHub

  Gareth Brierley · Sep 29, 2024

  8.0

  Strange, unusual and a lot of fun, Home Safety Hotline is like David Lynch meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The actual gameplay loop is highly original and it’s enjoyable to try and work out the right choices from the descriptions given. It’s not going to be for everyone, but those who love their games on the weird side will want to start a shift with Home Safety Hotline immediately.

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• Destructoid

  Zoey Handley · Sep 20, 2024

  7.5

  I’m sure I’ve said this multiple times, but it is a very simple premise that boils down to a quiz with associated research, but it presents it with love and pizzazz. It’s very much greater than the sum of its parts. With its mix of the weird and mundane, it has a winning personality. It probably won’t blow you away, and the console version is perhaps not the most optimal way to play it, but it’s an enjoyable day job.

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• Hardcore Gamer

  Kyle LeClair · Jan 30, 2024

  8.0

  Home Safety Hotline is a unique game in both the adventure genre and the horror genre, using deduction-based gameplay to great effect as folks attempt to decipher just what kind of gnome or fantastical fungus is plaguing each caller. While it could have been tougher, the cleverly-designed blend of supernatural phenomena and sharp comedic writing with a nicely dark edge will keep players hooked until the end. The prospect of working at a call center for things that go bump in the night sure is terrifying (although that goes for any job at a call center, period), but here, it's a job worth tackling.

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• GameSpew

  Chris McMullen · Jan 20, 2024

  8.0

  As a whole, Home Safety Hotline doesn’t outstay its welcome, and it’s an absolute treat for lovers of folklore or fans of the uncanny. I never thought I’d say it, but this is one call centre I’ve absolutely loved clocking into.

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• MeuPlayStation

  André Custodio · Sep 23, 2024

  7.0

  Home Safety Hotline é uma divertida e agradável experiência de terror. Misto de simulador e quebra-cabeças, o título se destaca pela simplicidade e por efeitos audiovisuais que podem ser ampliados caso sejam testados com fones de ouvido. Além disso, o game equilibra momentos simples e cômicos com eventos tensos e instigantes. O foco narrativo é bem presente e acompanha durante toda a história em formato de rotina trabalhista.
• SwitchUp

  Switchup · Sep 23, 2024

  7.9

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