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A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Chasing Static is a horror, walking simulator and psychological horror game developed by Headware Games and published by Ratalaika Games S.L..
Released on October 14th 2021 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian and Japanese.

It has received 479 reviews of which 420 were positive and 59 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Chasing Static into these genres:

Horror Walking Simulator Psychological Horror Atmospheric Narrative First-Person Dark Exploration Singleplayer Cinematic Pixel Graphics Supernatural Mystery Adventure Story Rich Survival Horror Gore Sci-fi Thriller Psychological

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit
  • Processor: i5 2300 or AMD FX-6120
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti or AMD Radeon HD 6770
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

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May 2025
I'm honestly extremely impressed with Chasing Static. I'm pretty sure I grabbed this during a random sale after finding the premise pretty intriguing. At it's core it is a walking simulator with horror elements, but it works really well and I didn't find any part boring or tedious. You are also not stuck walking at a snails pace!!! You can sprint in this. I personally found the story really interesting and quickly became invested in what was going on. The mechanic of using a device to find echoes of the past to reveal more of the story felt pretty fresh. Audio wise, the game had great music, good voice acting and solid environmental sound. Graphics wise, the game looked great! It's not got AAA graphics or anything, but it's a charming art style that I really liked. I also loved the little nods to other classic horror games like RE and SH2, and found that to be a really nice touch. The game is quite short and can be beaten in around 2 hours (my current playtime was going AFK for much longer than expected) I find it well paced though and think two hours works perfectly for something like this. It doesn't overstay it's welcome or keep repeating the same story beats over and over for extended playtime. There are multiple endings which means there's some replayability to get those two. If you're looking for a short little horror title, Chasing Static is a great one to pick up.
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May 2025
very interesting game .. parts of it don't really work for me, but a lot of it does. having trouble putting more words together for it yet.
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Nov. 2024
Chasing Static is a good horror game for those seeking a casual experience. I picked it up in anticipation of Hollow Body and I haven't been disappointed. There isn't any real combat and no way to "die" other than a secret ending. There are several ending outcomes leaving you with some replay value for an otherwise short game. If you know exactly what you're doing you can finish Chasing Static in around an hour or less. Chasing Static has some collectible related achievements and it can provide some fun for fans of horror games, walking sims, and achievement hunting. It's short but fun and worth picking up. I'd give Chasing Static a 3/5.
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Nov. 2024
TL; DR Chasing Static is the only walking simulator I have actually finished, so either it does something right, or it does something very wrong, nevertheless, I enjoyed my time with it, primarily due of its soundscape, so I will recommend it. Chris just lost his father, but he is not too bothered about it because they were not close, I wonder why, however, his dad did leave something behind… a book containing a bit of a confession, so in the end he did have many regrets, but not, the institute, whatever that is. There are only so many things that can be said about a walking simulator before you start spoiling the entire experience, so I will keep things concise. I enjoyed Chasing Static , it sets up and builds on its mysteries in a good way to create a short but gloomy story. It is never scary, but it has atmosphere and tension, and that is often just as good, to me. While this is due in part to some competent, and quite interesting writing—the opening monologue in particular—it is mostly thanks to the sound, the incessant drizzling rain, the muffled spectral voices, the um, static, and more! It was the soundscape that immersed me, that together with the, and I think it is fair to say, retro-graphics puts you in a state of mind that the game can play off of, I found it easy to see myself in his shoes in those abandoned Welsh woods, though, as stated, it is not scary, but it did manage to produce some chilling moments. These moments only gave me chills because of the immersion, and that is a testament to the quality of the presentation. On a similar note, there is the voice acting, again, the writing is quite competent on its own, and the same can be said for the voicework, however, there is a lack of gravitas, they can pull off the casual conversation convincingly, but when they fear for their lives, I do not really buy it. So, take Chris, honestly pretty great voice acting work, but not when he is supposed to be distressed, I can feel the conflicted emotions when he talks about his father, but not when he is trapped alone out in the woods, sure, there is the attempt, but it is not convincing and that is a bit of a problem. Luckily a lot of dialogue is unaffected by this issue, but unfortunately a large portion is affected, not just Chris but also a lot of the echoes you find scattered throughout. Since the puzzles are mostly bringing item A to place B there is not much else to talk about, so to close I will say that the main menu is very cool, the looping clips looks like found footage and is evocative of some sort of ARG, that makes a good first impression and helps put you in the correct mood, ready to enjoy a short story.
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Sept. 2024
Played through to prep for Hollowbody. Nice little walky narrative game with some light survival horror puzzling and excellent, tense sound design (you get a device that hones in on special radio frequencies that completely alters the soundscape)
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Chasing Static is currently priced at 12.49€ on Steam.

Chasing Static is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.49€ on Steam.

Chasing Static received 420 positive votes out of a total of 479 achieving a rating of 8.18.
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Chasing Static was developed by Headware Games and published by Ratalaika Games S.L..

Chasing Static is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Chasing Static is not playable on MacOS.

Chasing Static is not playable on Linux.

Chasing Static is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Chasing Static. Explore additional content available for Chasing Static on Steam.

Chasing Static does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Chasing Static does not support Steam Remote Play.

Chasing Static is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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