The Static Speaks My Name

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• psychological horror fiction

• horror game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Indie^*
• RPG^*
• Free To Play^*

Game features

• Single-player^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

Audio languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Free to Play^*

  Votes · historical

  132^*

• Psychological Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  102^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  91^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  88^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  81^*

• Short^*

  Votes · historical

  67^*

• Walking Simulator^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  56^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  56^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  45^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  38^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  32^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  21^*

• Surreal^*

  Votes · historical

  21^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  9^*

• Memes^*

  Votes · historical

  9^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  7^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  6^*

• Dark Humor^*

  Votes · historical

  6^*

• Mature^*

  Votes · historical

  5^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OS X 10.7^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Graphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.^*

  Storage

  72 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  Made in Unity 4.6. Should run on most computers purchased within the last six years.^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP+^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Graphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0^*

  Storage

  66 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  Made in Unity 4.6. Should run on most computers purchased within the last six years.^*

• Linux · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu 12.04+^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Graphics card: DX9 (shader model 2.0) capabilities; generally everything made since 2004 should work.^*

  Storage

  71 MB available space^*

  Conditions

  Made in Unity 4.6. Should run on most computers purchased within the last six years. I haven't had many Linux users yet, so let me know if it doesn't run. I'll do my best to get it working.^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unknown^*

Developers

• the whale husband

Publishers

• the whale husband

• 2015-08-10

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-08-10 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-08-10^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 10, 2015^*

Detailed specifications