Aviary Studios announces
Hello Stranger, a psychological horror game
coming to PC in May, with "other platforms to follow." This will party like it's
1999 with full motion video gameplay, but the retro genre is crossed with a
modern theme set in a "smart home." The
Official Trailer is
here with a disturbing look, suggesting this also departs from the classic FMV
formula by using real actors. You can now wishlist the game
on Steam.
Here's more:
Cam conducts his entire life from his electronically
automated smart-home. Work, shopping, entertainment and most notably:
socialising. Cam interacts with strangers on the platform Hello Stranger: a
randomised video chatting application.
Eventually, he encounters a masked stranger with an altered voice. Unnerved, Cam
leaves the call only to find the stranger has hacked his smart-home and locked
him in. The Stranger tells Cam that he must win three rounds of games or it is
‘game over’. Viewers must make decisions and play the 3 games for Cam to survive
but one wrong choice could lead to a grisly
end.