With a retro-inspired aesthetic of the PS1 era, Chasing Static didn’t blow me away, but it was still a decent experience. Driven by audio, the goal was to visit three quarantine sites to detect anomalies in the aftermath of some sort of incident. Gameplay involved following radio frequencies, mostly going from point A to point B, all while finding and using items. It lacked puzzles and danger, its most notable aspects being its creepy atmosphere and sound.

I enjoyed it for what it was, yet the storytelling went a bit over my head. At an hour I was about a third of the way through the game already, which is a large part of why I jumped into it in the first place—sometimes you just need something short with low investment.