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This is the Zodiac Speaking

Story-driven FPP mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer.

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Developer
Punch Punk Games
Publisher
Wildlands Interactive, Ultimate Publishing
Release
October 15, 2020
5 years and 292 days ago
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Mixed105 reviews59.0%

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This is the Zodiac Speaking is a dark, fact-based single-player FPP adventure thriller combining stealth & detective modes in a stylized world of California 1970s and based on the story of Zodiac, one of the most famous never-caught serial killers.

Play as Robert Hartnell, a San Francisco journalist, who receives a phone call from the Zodiac greeting him with the memorable "Hello, this is the Zodiac speaking".



This is the Zodiac Speaking is a thriller with elements of horror, stealth mechanics, detective mode and several endings to discover. The gloomy atmosphere of the game is achieved with the original, stylized graphics and film-like music. The co-author of the script to This is the Zodiac Speaking is Łukasz Orbitowski, one of the best Polish writers, laureate of the prestigious Paszporty Polityki award and nominated for the Nike award.


Play This is the Zodiac Speaking and:
  • Discover the evidence-based story of America's most famous never caught serial killer
  • Experience the story from the perspective of a person who survived the attack of the psycho killer
  • Unravel the details of the murders during psychological sessions and in detective mode
  • Listen to the voices of victims and save their souls
  • Discover the alternative endings
  • Enjoy the atmospheric, film music
  • Travel to the vintage '70s and feel the climate of the past
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