"Hollowtone" is a sound based horror experience, where you use audio cues around you to navigate rather than the well-known visual counterpart. The main antagonist – NORA – is an AI therapist designed to "heal" you and take care of your every need! Of course, it's never that simple. The game serves as a critique of modern generative AI and corporate greed, so you can imagine how quickly things go downhill…
Download the GGC prototype on itch.io, or wishlist Hollowtone on Steam.
In September 2026, Ferryfolk Studio, the team behind Hollowtone, received UU Innovation’s DRIVE Award in recognition of its entrepreneurial work.
Read the related thesis: Exploring accessible design through audio design principles for games: Audio design in an audio-first game.
Team:
- Ladan Roohian
- Emil Popovic Jägtoft
- Hadi Derbieh
- Emma Klasson
- Mathies Stöhr
- Yasser Azzam
- Nils Eriksson
- Carl Bjelkelöv
- Sebastian Ohlsson
- Elias Uddin
- Gabriele Stasi
