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Late-night radio technician at an eerie broadcast console with shifting frequency-lit corridors.$1.99PLANNED
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Arcade maze / light horror puzzle

Dead Air

Changing frequency changes reality, but not everything moves with you.

A maze-chase game where tuning an old radio shifts which walls, threats, and exits exist. You are a late-night radio technician trapped inside a broadcast station that should have been empty.

Planned price$1.99
Session2–6 minute levels; 60–90 minute campaign
Demo10-minute vertical slice
DRMNone
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WHAT IS DEAD AIR?

You are a late-night radio technician trapped inside a broadcast station that should have been empty.

A maze-chase game where tuning an old radio shifts which walls, threats, and exits exist. You are a late-night radio technician trapped inside a broadcast station that should have been empty.

Best for: Players who enjoy clear logic, experimentation, useful assists and compact problem-solving sessions.

WHY IT IS DIFFERENT

Changing frequency changes reality, but not everything moves with you.

  • Changing frequency changes reality, but not everything moves with you.
  • Twenty-four small floors in four station zones: offices, archives, studios, and transmitter tower.
  • New radio modules unlock narrow-band tuning, silent switching, and a one-use signal echo.

CORE LOOP

From first decision to completed run.

a studio floor where a microphone broadcasts the player's footsteps into another frequency.

  1. 1Enter a floor with two or three radio frequencies
  2. 2Scout routes, keys, transmitters, and entities on the current channel
  3. 3Retune to reveal alternate walls and move around blocked spaces
  4. 4Activate the broadcast relay and reach the exit while managing pursuit
  5. 5Replay for hidden recordings, clean routes, and time medals

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

A complete arc, not an endless grind.

Twenty-four small floors in four station zones: offices, archives, studios, and transmitter tower. Early floors use two channels; later floors use three and introduce roaming interference zones.

New radio modules unlock narrow-band tuning, silent switching, and a one-use signal echo. Modules are chosen before each floor, not permanently stacked.

CONTROLS & ACCESSIBILITY

Clarity and assists are part of the design.

Move, tune up, tune down, interact, and hold-to-listen. Tuning briefly slows time in standard mode.

Standard mode slows enemies during tuning and clearly outlines walls that will change. Assists include full pause while tuning, reduced pursuit speed, persistent route markings, and an entity-free exploration mode.

CORE SYSTEMS

  • Changing frequency changes reality, but not everything moves with you.
  • Twenty-four small floors in four station zones: offices, archives, studios, and transmitter tower.
  • New radio modules unlock narrow-band tuning, silent switching, and a one-use signal echo.

FIRST PLAYABLE PROOF

10-minute vertical slice

a studio floor where a microphone broadcasts the player's footsteps into another frequency.

QUICK ANSWERS

Dead Air FAQ

What kind of game is Dead Air?+
A maze-chase game where tuning an old radio shifts which walls, threats, and exits exist. You are a late-night radio technician trapped inside a broadcast station that should have been empty. Its central hook is: Changing frequency changes reality, but not everything moves with you.
How long is a session of Dead Air?+
The planned play pattern is 2–6 minute levels; 60–90 minute campaign. The first browser demo is a 10-minute vertical slice.
What is included in Dead Air?+
Twenty-four small floors in four station zones: offices, archives, studios, and transmitter tower. Early floors use two channels; later floors use three and introduce roaming interference zones. New radio modules unlock narrow-band tuning, silent switching, and a one-use signal echo. Modules are chosen before each floor, not permanently stacked.
Will Dead Air be DRM-free?+
Dead Air is planned as a complete $1.99 DRM-free download for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a separate browser demo and no proprietary launcher.

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