A Normal Lost Phone

PID Games

About this game

A Normal Lost Phone is a game about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone was found by the player.

The game takes the shape of a narrative investigation: you have to search the phone’s text messages, pictures and applications, in order to learn about its former owner. Through this phone, you uncover Sam’s life, friends, family and relationships, until the evening when they turn 18 and mysteriously disappear.

Features
- An immersive and intuitive way of introducing the narrative through a fake smartphone interface.
- A game that bridges the gap between reality and fiction by letting players act as themselves. The game asks a simple question: if you close the app but still think about the game, have you truly stopped playing?
- A relatable story that helps build empathy with the characters, allowing to explore difficult topics.

Clues & solutions: https://www.gamefaqs.com/iphone/204917-a-normal-lost-phone/faqs/74410

Ratings and reviews

Edit: unable to unlock achievement "Faster." I've attempts multiple reinstall but to no succesa. Definitely playing the sequels. Fun, detailed but not too complicated. It touches some interesting subjects and the music is spot on. I'll be honest, I don't very often listen to music while playing games on my phone but since the music started playing on its own I listened to the entire soundtrack and it was amazing. That was a really nice touch and I really felt like it connected to the

This is the first mobile game to ever make me cry. SO good! Speaking vaguely to hopefully avoid spoilers, Sam is like a lot of my friends who I met through a shared community, so I felt a lot of affection toward the character. <3 One critique: it was a little tiring to go back to the menu every time I needed to switch apps! It would be nice if there was a button to flip between all the open apps, like there is on a real smartphone. That's a small complaint though. Also, the art is beautiful! :)

I found this through a YouTube list video of "emotionally devastating" games - I didn't find the story *that* emotional, but it got me invested in its true to life characters. The puzzles are challenging but fair and feel realistic to the concept of going through a stranger's phone and trying to figure out passwords. Should take about an hour and a half to complete, and that's if you read every email, text etc.

What's new

• Bug fixes and improvements