Summary
- Please Insert Disc is an upcoming horror puzzle game that takes place within the menus of a fictional 2000s gaming console.
- As players attempt to troubleshoot their machine, more strange and unsettling things begin to happen.
- While it's unclear when the game will be released, Please Insert Disc can now be wishlisted on Steam.
The newly announced puzzle horror game Please Insert Disc has a unique premise and is already causing a stir in the gaming community. In Please Insert Disc, players navigate through the menus of a 2000s gaming console while trying to make their game work amid disc read errors, a novel idea that makes this upcoming PC indie game stand out.
Please Insert Disc is being developed by Night Signal Entertainment. The studio, which focuses on “crafting horror media from half-forgotten memories,” has already released two games, both mixing horror with puzzle mechanics. The first one, Night Signal, is a first-person horror game in which a player discovers that their television picks up strange signals during the night. The studio’s second and more well-known title, Home Safety Hotline, is a text-based point-and-click game that works as a telephone operator simulator using 90s technology.
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Night Signal Entertainment has unveiled yet another horror game with unique mechanics. In Please Insert Disc’s short announcement trailer, a gamer is seen playing a Tony Hawk Pro Skater-inspired title. Soon, the player starts to get weird disc read error messages, and as they dig deeper into the console's menus, more strangeness ensues. According to Please Insert Disc’s Steam page, the horror puzzle adventure will allow gamers to navigate deep within the menus and systems of a fictional 2000s gaming console, solving puzzles to progress amid an increasingly horrific troubleshooting process.
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At the moment, Please Insert Disc does not have an official release date, with the title potentially aiming for a 2025 release. The unique indie game will only be available on PC, and it’s currently available to wishlist on Steam. However, it may also be available on itch.io after release, considering both previous games from the studio can be purchased on the popular indie gaming platform.
Please Insert Disc looks like yet another compelling indie horror game, something that more and more fans have been enjoying in recent years. Earlier this week, a new co-op horror game called Haunted Paws was announced, in which gamers play as dogs as they explore a huge mansion and fight skeletons and other evil creatures on a search for their human friend. Haunted Paws will be a puzzle-based game, with the dogs uncovering mysteries using a wide range of abilities that they will learn on their journey. While it's certain to bring a completely different vibe when compared to Night Signal Entertainment’s upcoming game, unique indie horror games like these are continuing to see a huge surge in popularity.