Parents' Guide to Alt-Frequencies

Though seemingly simple, this audio puzzle game will entice anyone who loves mysteries and podcasts but wish that the latter were more interactive. In Alt-Frequencies, you have to listen to the radio, switching back and forth between stations, in an attempt to figure out why everyone seems to be caught in a time loop. To do this, you have to record things off the radio and then play them for other people. Which sounds simple enough, and the controls just involve you tapping and swiping, but this gets increasingly intricate as it progresses. In fact, the gameplay can reach the point where some people might grow bored or frustrated if they can't figure some of the puzzles out, or if they have no patience.

It helps if you're not looking for something realistic -- we are talking about time loops here -- although this never gets super technical or scientific. Think of the game like this: as if Bill Murray from the movie Groundhog Day did a podcast, and you had to help him break out of his rut because he's genuinely worried. Action fans and the impatient won't take to Alt-Frequencies, but podcast lovers and mystery fanatics will find it to be fascinating listening.