DeadLine

co-authored: @kosatka
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You are a night-shift telephone operator working at an old city switchboard. Answer incoming calls, verify subscriber information, consult the directory, and manually connect the correct lines.
But you cannot trust every voice on the other end. A caller may give a false name, lie about their destination, request a blacklisted line, or lack the funds required to make a call. Some conversations must be secretly monitored, while others must be disconnected immediately.

Each decision affects your earnings and gradually develops the story.

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Внимание! Браузерная версия имеет множество ограничений поэтому мы не смогли добавить полную ее поддержку, если хотите получить лучший опыт, то пожалуйста скачайте версию для WINDOWS​

Вы — телефонист ночной смены, работающий за старым городским коммутатором. Принимайте входящие вызовы, проверяйте данные абонентов, изучайте справочник и вручную соединяйте нужные линии.

Но доверять голосу в трубке нельзя. Имя может оказаться поддельным, указанная организация — не соответствовать номеру, линия — находиться в чёрном списке, а баланс клиента — быть отрицательным. Иногда разговор необходимо тайно прослушать, а иногда — немедленно оборвать.

Каждое решение влияет на ваш заработок и постепенно развивает историю.

Comments10

Retrific
Retrific19 Oct 2026, 23:21
Funny, this is very close to my own idea just much darker and more atmospheric, 3D and slower paced (but just as stressful anyway). But it looks great and is very moody. Feels like a much bigger game than I expected. Might as well be a proper, commercial game.
Teaminister
Teaminister19 Oct 2026, 23:25
I like the artstyle and this grainy pixelated shader, though because of it is is harder to see the numbers, but maybe its just my problem. Fun idea with cables, though at first i didn't understand which one to use first, hahaha. Overall - great job guys! You did great!
Neeko69
Neeko6920 Oct 2026, 00:46
Really unique game, I really like it, I feel it has great potential for either a horror game or a mysterious one. Really awesome game. My only feedback is that sometimes if the calls come from one of the corners its hard to see the light blinking.
JustinMullin20 Oct 2026, 15:05
Very cool! The aesthetic is quite nice, though I had some trouble reading some of the line numbers at the beginning, and it was a little difficult right away to see which line a flashing light was for. The rules started to become clear as I played and I was pretty invested in getting things right. Unfortunately I did make a lot of errors, and it wasn't always super clear to me what error I'd made - I'm sure with a bit more play I could get it right though. This seemed like a nice balance of complexity for the scope of the jam. My first run ended when I encountered a bug where a light was flashing somewhere but I couldn't see it, unfortunately.
kristinamay
kristinamay20 Oct 2026, 15:16
This is a cool game! I didn't get the opportunity to listen in to a call but I did complete a couple of days and apparently I am very good at being a switchboard operator. :)
grateful-tomato21 Oct 2026, 05:30
Cool idea, but as others mentioned, the numbers are a bit difficult to read, and first I didn't see the lamp blinking, maybe make it a bit brighter.
Planetary
Planetary21 Oct 2026, 06:19
Telephone operator is quite an old and outdated job, but it was something in 70s-80s iirc. The atmosphere is pretty creepy. I'd like to have the red light brighter, it's hard to see when a client calls from number 13 for example (very left and very right numbers). But overall I enjoyed playing this game, good job!
Eugenik
Eugenik21 Oct 2026, 10:17
The whole premise of a switchboard operator having to constantly assess whether a caller is telling the truth creates amazing tension. I found the necessity of monitoring conversations and verifying every detail incredibly engaging.
Voxivale
Voxivale21 Oct 2026, 11:17
The camera wobbles in the web build. To be honest, I couldn't figure out exactly what I was supposed to do; the graphics were a pleasant surprise—they look quite good—but I wasn't able to evaluate the gameplay.
Telkan
Telkan21 Oct 2026, 15:50
Really enjoyed the experience, as other have said the blinking lights were pretty hard to see, especially in corners. Otherwise, great game, and if you spam the connectors you it glitches out and you get a wide one. Useful to listen to M A R G A R E T H. 10/10

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