Casual · January 16, 2024
Home Safety Hotline (2024)
Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards. Home Safety Hotline is an analog horror inspired telephone operator simulator where you answer incoming callers' questions about what's inside their home. Read through a vast catalog of common pests and household hazards, and do your best to become an expert in home safety. You will be held responsible for what happens. A new horror experiment from Nick Lives, the creator of NiGHT SIGNAL and A Wonderful Day For Fishing . Navigate a vast catalog of safety information using the latest in 90's technology. Listen to original jazzy lo-fi music by David Johnsen while you place callers on hold. Correctly deduce what's in your callers' homes or else leave them to suffer the consequences. Learn about the various untold horrors that live inside your home. 'Phobia Toggles' - An accessibility option that allows you to disable in-game images for common phobia triggers including arachnophobia and more. Unlockable Art Book detailing the game's development history.
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Horror · 313
- 1990's · 303
- Interactive Fiction · 287
- Point & Click · 284
- Simulation · 263
- Text-Based · 259
- FMV · 256
- Typing · 240
- Alternate History · 223
- Atmospheric · 216
- Dark Comedy · 210
- Lore-Rich · 193
- Mystery · 180
- Lovecraftian · 180
- Mythology · 166
Peer Casual titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Casual
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.2k Steam reviews | Top 91% in Casual |
| Positive rating | 92% positive | Genre average: 88% — this title sits in top 49% |
| Engagement hours | 2 h average | Top 85% for session depth among Casual |
Press Quotes
“Home Safety Hotline is one of the first must-plays of 2024” PCGamesN “Home Safety Hotline has wired up a direct line to my heart” PCGamer “The highest quality and most engaging analog horror game that we've seen during the course of the whole trend” FutureGameShow
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
2h
brief (under 5 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
Achievements
11
Steam unlocks available
Reception Metrics
Steam community
92%Very Positive · 2.2k reviews
2.0k positive · 177 negative
Curator recommendations
2.4k
Release & Availability
| Release date | Jan 16, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Night Signal Entertainment |
| Base price | $10.49 -30% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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