Version 0.3 ends on a loading spinner that never finishes. Phone Story -v0.3- is not a complete game. It crashes occasionally. The keyboard UI glitches. Some dialogue loops repeat. But perfection would ruin it. This is a prototype about unfinished things—about ellipses, about calls not returned, about the version of yourself that exists only in someone else’s unanswered texts.
A contact named (no last name, just a faded concert photo as their icon) has been messaging you—no, messaging the phone’s owner. You are a ghost reading someone else’s slow-motion crisis. The Narrative: Dread Through Typing Indicators The story unfolds entirely through SMS. No cutscenes, no voice acting. Just blue and grey bubbles. Phone Story -v0.3- -Taptus- BEST
Taptus has said in a Discord post that v0.4 will introduce group chats and voicemail transcription. For now, Phone Story -v0.3- sits on your home screen like a bruise. You’ll open it. You’ll read the last message again. You’ll close it. And three hours later, you’ll check your notifications. Version 0
You want to feel something raw. You have an old conversation you regret. You believe games can be poetry. The keyboard UI glitches