Telling Lies

Mechanics

The gameplay in Telling Lies is about watching video sequences showing scenes from the private lives of four characters. As in Her Story, this is done by typing in proper keywords, which are somehow related to the case or one of the heroes. Thanks to this procedure, the story in the game is non-linear, because it depends on player's decisions, when they watch a fragment of the recording containing valuable information.

Recordings represent fragments usually recorded using a laptop or a phone. All the time players have the impression that the characters are speaking directly to them, which gives the impression of acquaintance with them. Sooner or later players will discover access to fragments that are so private and not intended for the stranger's eye that the impression will be even deeper.

Immersion of the game world is also related to the game interface showing the desktop of a laptop, from which players have access to various applications. Including, for example, the above mentioned recordings, computer settings, bin, and solitaire.

Technical aspects

Players can associate actors playing the characters in the game with the big screen. Logan Marshall-Green starred in film Prometheus, Alexandra Shipp in X-Men: Apocalypse, Kerry Bishé in the TV series Halt and Catch Fire`s, and Angela Sarafyan is known from the HBO series Westworld.