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Telling Lies

Sam Barlow / Half Mermaid · Annapurna Interactive

Released Aug 23, 2019 · Windows, macOS · Adventure, Indie, Simulation · Metacritic 84

Art style Realistic 3D

Four private lives. One big lie. Search through secretly recorded video conversations to discover the truth. The successor to the acclaimed Her Story.

5 elements · 1 screen types covered · Steam page

Telling Lies - External Drive: the stolen drive's four files on the desktop Telling Lies - Clip player: a stolen clip at 04:24 of 04:25, three buttons only Telling Lies - RETINA: searching LOVE, 'Searching...' over the first match Telling Lies - RETINA: LOVE returns '5 of 34 records' as five dated clip cards Telling Lies - RETINA record P7FSQC17126: Viewed 0, Bookmarks 0, one 01:42 match
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External Drive: the stolen drive's four files on the desktop · Encyclopedia / Codex

UI at a glance: the patterns that recur across this game's screens are diegetic controls (3), master detail (2), archive card (2).

Encyclopedia / Codex

Telling Lies - External Drive: the stolen drive's four files on the desktop Telling Lies - Clip player: a stolen clip at 04:24 of 04:25, three buttons only Telling Lies - RETINA: searching LOVE, 'Searching...' over the first match Telling Lies - RETINA: LOVE returns '5 of 34 records' as five dated clip cards Telling Lies - RETINA record P7FSQC17126: Viewed 0, Bookmarks 0, one 01:42 match

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