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HeatStroke

HeatStroke is a simulation game tasking you to transcribe an unhinged short story while driving down a seemingly endless desert road.

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Developer
Talia bob Mair, Matt Garnett, Braden Banning
Publisher
ItsTheTalia
Release
December 16, 2022
3 years and 229 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive219 reviews90.4%

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ItsTheTalia is listed as a separate small publisher for this title.
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About the Game

Nothing but desert wind, cactuses and the scribes writing down your every move for miles.

HeatStroke is barely a game and could only really be enjoyed by masochists, tasking you to transcribe an entire short story while driving down a seemingly endless desert road.

  • An excess of typing.
  • A landscape that grows progressively stranger.
  • A dynamic radio you can tune into at any time.
  • An original short story.
  • Absolutely no save function.
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