Palphone-sama : Curse call
All of the Twitter accounts and Websites in the game exist in reality. Use your Internet browser to gather information and uncover hidden secrets, and get to the bottom of the urban legend surrounding the popular calling and live streaming App "Palphone"!
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December 8, 2021
4 years and 238 days ago
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7 itemsAbout the Game
Reality-Intertwined Urban Legend Narrative horror
This is an adventure game that uses the Internet to uncover the secrets.
All of the Twitter accounts and Websites in this game actually exist!
This is a highly unique experience where you must use the information you find on the internet to interact with the game!
“Palphone '' is a popular calling and live streaming app.
You are tasked with investigating an urban legend born from a horror movie surrounding Palphone. In order to uncover the secrets, you must make full use of the internet to search for clues from the movie's official website and accounts!
Hopefully, nothing unusual will happen to you in real life as you get closer to the truth of the urban legend…
You can enjoy the game creator HIJIKI's commentary on urban legends and internet culture in Japan, which inspired the creation of Palphone-sama.
Read it after you play the game to learn more about the world of Palphone-sama.
This is an adventure game that uses the Internet to uncover the secrets.
All of the Twitter accounts and Websites in this game actually exist!
This is a highly unique experience where you must use the information you find on the internet to interact with the game!
“Palphone '' is a popular calling and live streaming app.
You are tasked with investigating an urban legend born from a horror movie surrounding Palphone. In order to uncover the secrets, you must make full use of the internet to search for clues from the movie's official website and accounts!
Hopefully, nothing unusual will happen to you in real life as you get closer to the truth of the urban legend…
Side Reader PDF
Palphone Side Reader(PDF / Contains 10 topics)You can enjoy the game creator HIJIKI's commentary on urban legends and internet culture in Japan, which inspired the creation of Palphone-sama.
Read it after you play the game to learn more about the world of Palphone-sama.
