London, UK – May 29th 2025. PRM Games is thrilled to announce that Hello Stranger, the highly anticipated FMV psychological horror-thriller from Paul Raschid releases today for PC via Steam for $9.99 USD/ €9.75 EUR/ £8.50 GPB. Fans can also grab a special 10% limited-time launch discount.
What is Hello Stranger?
Hello Stranger is a gripping FMV (Full-Motion Video) psychological horror-thriller, written and directed by Paul Raschid (The Complex, Five Dates, Ten Dates, The Gallery). The game plunges players into a chilling story where survival depends on the choices they make.
The Story:
Cam lives his entire life through his smart-home - work, entertainment, and even socializing via Hello Stranger, a random video chat platform. One night, an unsettling encounter with a masked stranger turns into a nightmare. The stranger hacks into Cam’s home, locks him inside, and forces him to play three deadly games. Every choice matters. Win the games, or it’s game over. Permanently.
The player has two story modes to choose from: Game Mode and Cinema Mode. Both modes draw on over four hours of live-action content with multiple branching paths that lead to 10 possible endings.
Game Mode - a full FMV game experience.
- Interactive mini-games that test your wits and reflexes.
- The mini-games include a Platformer Game, a Car Chase Game, a Shoot ‘Em Up Game, A Beat ‘Em Up Game and a Survival Horror.
- Playing these mini-games could provide a total of 20 hours of gameplay.
- All games available with a variety of gameplay systems.
Cinema Mode - closer to an interactive film experience.
- This is the mode used for the cinema screenings.
- Limited games are available and they function with a traditional choice-based mechanics only.
A Star-Studded Cast
Hello Stranger boasts an incredible lineup of talent, featuring:
- George Blagden (Vikings)
- Danny Griffin (Fate: The Winx Saga)
- Christina Wolfe (The Ark, FBI: International)
- Kulvinder Ghir (Foundation, Goodness Gracious Me)
- Laura Whitmore (Queenie)
- Yasmin Finney (Heartstopper)
- Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, countless more)
Acclaimed Festival Selection
After making waves at the Dinard Film Festival 2024 with a sold-out gameplay event, Hello Stranger was also featured at the Red Sea Film Festival 2024, the London Games Festival 2025 and another sold-out game-play event at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 2025, earning its place among the best in interactive storytelling.
Watch the Hello Stranger trailer here
Do you have what it takes to survive? Find out in Hello Stranger, where your choices are the only thing standing between life and death.
Features:
- Choice-based mechanics and mini-games, including 10 unique endings.
- Timed Choices - A more immersive, pressured experience.
- Paused Choices - For group play / audience participation during live streams
- A graphic Story Tree of all possible narrative branches. These branches unlock as the player progresses through the pool of 4 hours of filmed content,
- 16 mini-games and 10 endings, which all need to be seen to understand the full picture of Hello Stranger.
Hello Stranger is out today for PC via Steam for $9.99 USD/ €9.75 EUR/ £8.50 GPB with a 10% launch discount for a limited time only!
For more information please visit the official websites www.aviaryfilms.co.uk and www.paulraschid.com
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For PR enquiries please contact:
Mark Allen
Mark Allen PR - on behalf of Aviary Studios mark@markallenpr.co.uk
About Paul Raschid
Paul Raschid (32) who wrote and directed ‘Hello Stranger’ is one of the world’s most prolific FMV game-makers.
He has helmed 5 released titles to date (4 full and 1 demo). These are: The Complex, Five Dates, Ten Dates, The Gallery and Deathtrap Dungeon – The Golden Room. They were released on Steam, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. Five Dates was nominated for the BAFTA Cymru Best Film award in 2023. Before focusing on FMV games, Paul was a linear feature filmmaker. His most notable credit is as writer-director of sci-fi thriller ‘White Chamber’ for which Shauna Macdonald won Best Actress at BAFTA Scotland 2018. It was released on Netflix following selection for 10 film festivals worldwide including BIFFF Brussels, Edinburgh, BiFan S.Korea, FrightFest London, Sitges and Mumbai.
About PRM Games.
PRM Games is the video game publishing label of Paul Raschid Media (PRM) Ltd. It has taken over the video game publishing duties of Aviary Studios from Aviary Films Ltd who continue to handle Film & TV distribution, specifically the cinema releases worldwide.
Hello Stranger is the second title from PRM Games / Aviary Studios. The Gallery was the first.
For more information please visit the official websites www.aviaryfilms.co.uk and www.paulraschid.com