Disconnected
Every choice is a lifeline.
About the Game
"Disconnected" is a survival-horror narrative game that places you in the high-stakes role of a 911 dispatcher. Late one night, you receive a panicked call from a woman who wakes up in a bathtub filled with ice, trapped in a crumbling house with no memory of how she got there. As the call unfolds, you realize the horrors she faces go far deeper than just escaping the house.
Through branching dialogue and tense decision-making, you’ll guide her every move. Will you convince her to find safety or allow her curiosity to unravel the truth behind her terrifying predicament? Each choice you make could lead to her survival… or her demise.
Features
- Immersive Storytelling: Experience the intensity of life-and-death decisions through chilling dialogue and realistic sound design.
- Branching Paths: Multiple endings, from tragic dead ends to a satisfying conclusion, based on your choices.
- Atmospheric Sound Design: A haunting auditory experience that immerses you in the woman’s surroundings, even when you can’t see them.
- Themes of Morality and Consequences: Explore the psychological weight of responsibility and how communication shapes outcomes.
Gameplay
You’ll play as the dispatcher, guiding the woman as she navigates the horrors of her environment. With only her voice and the faint sounds in the background to rely on, you’ll need to decide how to direct her—should she search for clues, leave immediately, or push deeper into the mystery?
Each decision you make could lead her closer to freedom or into deadly danger. Are you ready to bear the weight of her survival?
Technical Details
- Genre: Survival Horror, Narrative
- Playtime: 15–30 minutes per playthrough, with multiple endings to discover.
- Platform: PC (Windows/Mac)
- Controls: Point-and-click interaction, dialogue-based choices
Credits
- Story & Development: Teharra Rose Productions
- Sprite Artist Credit to Mad Scientist https://x.com/mad_scientist92
- Background Artist Credit to Quark_Yifu
- Author/Programmer: Amanda Litwin/Teharra Rose
- Voice Acting: Amanda Brockschmidt, Chris Litwin, Amanda Litwin
- NVL Window created by Landyn Brockschmidt
- GUI Elements created with canva by Amanda/Teharra Rose
- Game Jam Theme: Made in 7 days for the Kiri Game Jam. Theme: Communication
SFX & Music:
- Main Menu Music Idea Horror Background Atmosphere #11 Music by Universfield from Pixabay
- full game music scary clown Music by Universfield from Pixabay
- sirens in the distance, horror atmosphere #13 Music by Universfield from Pixabay
- old phone Sound Effect by Scottish Guy from Pixabay
- blood splat/spash Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay
- horror atmosphere #6 Music by Univerfield from Pixaby
- Water drip Sound Effect by freesound from pixaby
- wood crack 4 Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay
- disconnect Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay
- crispy static Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay
- Walking on a wooden floor Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay
- crash down stairs mixed Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay
- shattering chandelier Sound Effect by freesound_community from Pixabay
- creaking wood Sound Effect by Otto from Pixabay
- electricity sound from freesound_community from pixabay
- mechanical hum Sound Effect freesound_community from Pixabay
- ruffle Sound Effect freesound_community from Pixabay
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Get ready for a heart-pounding experience in "Disconnected." Can you keep her alive long enough to uncover the truth?
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Thank you for using my assets. You did great with the eye wink animation ^^
The eye winking was so crucial! It made your characters perfect for the parts! Thank you for checking out the story and helping bring it to life with your assets! They were so perfect.
The dialogue for this game was really good. interesting way to build tension and highlight a truly scary situation.
I played your game (and one other) in my video here and offered feedback in the video. If you want, you can vote for your game on my channels community page to advance in my competition for best indie horror of january. I'll be 3D printing a scene or monster for the winning game to give to the game dev.
Thank you so much for playing and enjoying our game. We appreciate you also recording it for your YT channel! We are honored. Your rendition of the game was hilarious and I found myself laughing. Great playthrough! Thank you again!
Hi Teharra!
wanted to let you know that your game has advanced to the second round in my channels competition for best indie horror game of january. You and friends will be able to vote for your game tonight starting at 7pm est.
Woohoo!! Thats so exciting. Thanks for letting me know. I'll let my friends know. 🥰
This game was absolutely fun to play through! I really enjoyed the voice acting and the artwork!
Omgosh, thank you so much for sharing our game with your audience as we are truly humbled how much you liked the game. We are so grateful for your playthrough and your comments at the end. The family had a great time watching it together. Thank you so much again.
Impressive game. The atmosphere was gripping and I really loved the voice acting.
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate you playing and enjoying the game. 🥰 For our first time adding voices we are thrilled to hear that! Thank you again!
Hey! I'm a 911 operator! The voice acting was great. Callers not listening to you is accurate. Tracking the callers location didn't feel contrived; on TV they show it like some satellite zoom in that either takes specifically 7 minutes or something silly, or it happens instantly. IRL it depends a lot on the callers phone and the network coverage in the area. The least accurate thing I saw was that the operator was in a break-room after the call, most of us just have to keep working and take the next call, and we often do not get updates on calls once they are out of our hands. Good game though! Was a great distraction at work :D
Hello there operator! I'm so glad to hear the perspective coming from someone who lives it! I'm glad I was able to capture a real feeling as much of a fantasy kind of feel. I had no idea what would happen after a call like that, and in ways it's probably best not to know, huh? lol I'm glad you got entertainment out of it and enjoyed it! Thank you so much again! :D
Great game! The writing was wonderful and kept me wanting, to know more. The choice of finding the ringing phone or escaping the building was such a difficult one and really ramped up the tension..
Chloe's fear really came across well, with some fantastic voice acting.
Another amazing creation, well done!
Thank you for playing and enjoying our visual novella! It was a lot of fun to create and as this was Chloe's actresses first voice acting, we are so excited and humbled to hear you felt her acting fearful came across well! Thank you so much for your feedback as it's super helpful for us for our next adventures!
Fantastic game with excellent writing. The dialogue between Chloe and the 911 dispatcher is tense and drew me right in to the story. I really enjoyed the premise and uncovering what had happened through the different choices.
The voice acting was on point and it was a welcome addition to the game. Sound effects and ambience enhanced the immersion. Well done for making it in a week as well! That's incredible!
I had a great time playing this! Thanks for making it :)
Thank you so much for enjoying our game and playing it! We appreciate you and your feedback as we look to improve with every story! We appreciate you! :D