Cold Calling

November1962 The height of the Cold War Mere weeks after the Cuban Missile Crisis a new international entanglement is about to go nuclear As the new White House switchboard operator it s your job to make sure long-distance negotiations don t go sour Get ready to phone it in
In Cold Calling you manage a chaotic tactile switchboard routing high-stakes diplomatic calls between the U.S and the Soviet Union Connect loose wires use wacky gadgets and juggle waves of incoming calls punctuated by hilarious exchanges between characters in a globetrotting adventure where your choices affect the outcome of the story
GAMEPLAY
Master the switchboard to keep calls on the line
An arsenal of wacky gadgets
Use physics-based wires to create paths for your calls then choose from over two dozen unique gadgets to make your job easier Find powerful synergies by combining absurd devices like a pirate cannon a UFO or...a slice of cheese
Discover the mysteries of the Time Phone
Navigate a hilarious narrative featuring dozens of caricatured real life historical figures and utilize secret government technology to contact voices from the past and future in hopes of steering history away from disaster
Solve puzzles and unravel a conspiracy
Follow a masked stranger through classic point-and-click segments then prepare for some old fashioned sleuthing Your favorite character has a unique side story to unlock but whose conversation will you choose to listen in on Your decisions will lead you to one of eight unique endings
PLAY COLD CALLING IF YOU LIKE
Hectic multitasking based challenges under time pressure Or not You can play with no penalties if you re mainly interested in the story
Tower defense games Cold Calling plays similarly in some ways though with much more active interaction during each wave
Political satire and alternate history stories like Dr Strangelove and In the Loop
Absurdist humor and a story that could fly off the rails at any moment