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Telling Lies

Telling Lies

Aug. 23, 2019 $4.99
Windows Mac

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

About

A Video Game About Private Conversations Telling Lies is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. An investigative thriller game with non-linear storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations. It stars Logan Marshall-Green , Alexandra Shipp , Kerry Bishé and Angela Sarafyan . How does it work? Telling Lies sits you in front of an anonymous laptop loaded with a stolen NSA database full of footage. The footage covers two years in the intimate lives of four people whose stories are linked by a shocking incident. Explore the database by typing search terms, watch the clips where those words are spoken and piece together your story. Unlike anything you've played before, Telling Lies is an intimate and intense experience. A game where you decide the truth.

84 Metacritic
786 Positive
445 Negative
1202 Recommendations
4 Peak CCU
11 Achievements

Developers

Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited

Publisher

Annapurna Interactive

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Steam Achievements, Captions available

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Mystery (297) FMV (291) Thriller (289) Detective (285) Story Rich (279) Adventure (266) Indie (264) Realistic (263) Investigation (261) Crime (256) Interactive Fiction (252) Simulation (252) Exploration (247) Point & Click (246) Puzzle (242) Open World (229) Singleplayer (222) Nonlinear (221) Drama (204) Atmospheric (199)

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About

A Video Game About Private Conversations Telling Lies is the new video game from Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. An investigative thriller game with non-linear storytelling, Telling Lies revolves around a cache of secretly recorded video conversations. It stars Logan Marshall-Green , Alexandra Shipp , Kerry Bishé and Angela Sarafyan . How does it work? Telling Lies sits you in front of an anonymous laptop loaded with a stolen NSA database full of footage. The footage covers two years in the intimate lives of four people whose stories are linked by a shocking incident. Explore the database by typing search terms, watch the clips where those words are spoken and piece together your story. Unlike anything you've played before, Telling Lies is an intimate and intense experience. A game where you decide the truth.

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