Cold Calling

Cold Calling

Can't Get Enough Games · February 16, 2026 · Adventure, Puzzle, 2D, Pixel Graphics, Alternate History

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Cold Calling price by region

Cold Calling costs $8.49 in Georgia (USD), £12.79 in the United Kingdom, €14.79 in Europe (EUR), $14.99 in the United States, CA$19.49 in Canada, A$21.95 in Australia, NZ$21.99 in New Zealand, R$46.99 in Brazil and zł67.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Cold Calling offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $8.49 $8.49 — 1
United Kingdom £12.79 £12.79 — 1
Europe (EUR) €14.79 €14.79 — 1
United Statesyour region $14.99 $14.99 — 1
Canada CA$19.49 CA$19.49 — 1
Australia A$21.95 A$21.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$21.99 NZ$21.99 — 1
Brazil R$46.99 R$46.99 — 1
Poland zł67.99 zł67.99 — 1

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About Cold Calling

✦ AI summary

Cold Calling has you managing a frantic 1960s switchboard during the Cuban Missile Crisis, routing diplomatic calls between superpowers while wielding absurd gadgets and physics-based wire puzzles to keep negotiations from going nuclear. Your choices throughout this hilarious point-and-click adventure shape which of eight endings you'll reach, blending time-pressure multitasking challenges with political satire and conspiracy-solving mysteries featuring caricatured historical figures.

November, 1962: The height of the Cold War. Mere weeks after the Cuban Missile Crisis, a new international entanglement is about to go nuclear. As the new White House switchboard operator, it’s your job to make sure long-distance negotiations don’t go sour. Get ready to phone it in.In Cold Calling, you manage a chaotic, tactile switchboard, routing high-stakes diplomatic calls between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Connect loose wires, use wacky gadgets, and juggle waves of incoming calls punctuated by hilarious exchanges between characters in a globetrotting adventure where your choices affect the outcome of the story. 

GAMEPLAY

Master the switchboard to keep calls on the line:

An arsenal of wacky gadgets.

Use physics-based wires to create paths for your calls, then choose from over two dozen unique gadgets to make your job easier. Find powerful synergies by combining absurd devices like a pirate cannon, a UFO, or...a slice of cheese?

Discover the mysteries of the Time Phone. 

Navigate a hilarious narrative featuring dozens of caricatured real life historical figures, and utilize secret government technology to contact voices from the past (and future) in hopes of steering history away from disaster.

Solve puzzles and unravel a conspiracy.

Follow a masked stranger through classic point-and-click segments, then prepare for some old fashioned sleuthing. Your favorite character has a unique side story to unlock, but whose conversation will you choose to listen in on? Your decisions will lead you to one of eight unique endings. 

PLAY COLD CALLING IF YOU LIKE...

  • ...Hectic multitasking based challenges under time pressure. (Or not! You can play with no penalties if you're mainly interested in the story.)
  • ...Tower defense games. Cold Calling plays similarly in some ways, though with much more active interaction during each wave.
  • ...Political satire and alternate history stories like Dr. Strangelove and In the Loop.
  • ...Absurdist humor and a story that could fly off the rails at any moment.
Cold Calling was proudly created with no generative AI.

Cold Calling — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Feb 23, 2026
A super funny, engaging, and novel puzzle game that I can't wait to play more of! The dialogue is really funny, and I'm sure even funnier for people enjoy accurate yet satirical historical jokes. The switchboard gameplay is surprisingly intense, fast-paced, and has a lot more depth than you would initially think. Finding new ways to think about switching patch cables around more efficiently is satisfying to see work in action. Definitely would recommend picking this one up!
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Recommended Jul 5, 2026
Fantastic art and writing. Animation goes so hard. I am so bad at puzzle games, but once I start a level of cold calling I simply cannot stop until I've beat it.
Recommended Jun 25, 2026
Uggghhhh this game is so fun. It's big tense, big brain, big silly, and scratches the itch I've had for a new puzzle. lowkey hooked
Recommended Mar 7, 2026
Cool retro cold war game! Music is great, world-leader parodies are funny (reminds of Nuclear War for the Amiga because I am old as dirt). Also has some "Papers, please!" energy. Puzzler game play is a lot of fun. Two thumbs up!
Recommended Mar 1, 2026
Have you ever wanted to be a telephone operator who also goes in a submarine, time travels, and interacts with famous historical figures? No? Well you do now! Picked this up now that there's a Mac build. I usually just play Stardew Valley, so a puzzle game with a defined endpoint made for a nice change of pace. The music, art, and story converge to create something unique.
Recommended Feb 25, 2026
This game really has a unique charm to it with its theme and humor. I also like the music and diverse puzzle mechanics.

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