Home Safety Hotline
News, coverage and analysis tracking Home Safety Hotline across the outlets.
Home Safety Hotline secures Nintendo Switch physical releaseSuper Rare Games is releasing a physical edition of the analog horror simulator Home Safety Hotline for the Nintendo Switch, with 4,000 copies to be produced. The game, which first launched on the Nintendo eShop in September 2024, features a telephone operator theme with accessibility options like 'Phobia Toggles'. Pre-orders begin on May 7, 2026.- 150+ game devs promote “Fake OS” Steam tag for InterfaceX26 Steam Sale & ShowcaseOver 150 game developers and publishers are collaborating on InterfaceX26, a week-long Steam sale and livestream event from April 27 to May 4. The initiative aims to establish "Fake OS" as an official Steam tag for games that simulate operating systems or digital interfaces. Players can support the campaign by tagging relevant games on Steam.
Film adaptation of indie horror Home Safety Hotline is in the worksAn analogue horror game titled Home Safety Hotline, released in 2024 and created by Nick Lives, is being adapted into a feature film. The production is helmed by Spooky Pictures and Image Nation, with Michael Matthews directing from a screenplay by Nick Tassoni. The film will explore the unsettling premise of a phone operator protecting customers from supernatural threats.
Home Safety Hotline Movie Confirmed by DeveloperNight Signal Entertainment's creative director Nick Lives confirmed that the game Home Safety Hotline is being adapted into a movie. Directed by Michael Matthews and written by Nick Tassoni, the film is described as 'analog horror at its spine-chilling best.' The game is currently available on PC via Steam.
'Severance meets Stranger Things' - brilliant analogue call centre horror Home Safety Hotline is being turned into a movieThe analogue horror game Home Safety Hotline is being adapted into a movie, with Michael Matthews directing. The film adaptation will follow an operator at a mysterious home security company protecting customers from monsters, blending the tones of Severance and Stranger Things. Home Safety Hotline is available on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Switch, and PC, and its developer Night Signal Entertainment is also working on a new card-slashing horror game called Forbidden Solitaire.
Indie studio co-founder believes 'nobody cares about' huge open worlds anymore instead devs should pick just one thing and do it 'exceptionally well'Indie studio co-founder Nick Lives believes players are growing tired of massive open-world games, preferring shorter, self-contained experiences that are exceptionally well-crafted. He argues that game length should not dictate price, and that developers should focus on making every moment count. Yura Zhdanovich of Sad Cat Studios agrees, stating that simply having a large open world is no longer enticing and developers must excel in specific areas to capture player attention.