Predatorgate is based off of the reporting of Inside Story about the true events surrounding the Predator spyware scandal within Greece.

Documents, articles and conversations have been fictionalized for purposes of brevity and gameplay. For more information and deep research on the Predatorgate story, please check out the journalistic work of Eliza Triantafillou and Inside Story!

This game was developed for 2026 Investigative Journalism Game Jam by Floodlight Games.


Game Credits

Izzy Fiacco (bsky) - Design | Art | Writing | Programming 

Z. Daniel Barnett (website) - Sound Design | Music | Voice


Time to play: 15-40 min

Platforms: Desktop web. Maybe tablet. Mobile not recommended.

Updated 21 days ago
Published 28 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorIzzy Fiacco
GenrePuzzle
Made withGodot
Tags2D, investigative-reporting, Narrative, Thriller
ContentNo generative AI was used

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I've played the game and honestly it was pretty enjoyable. 

My favourite aspect is the atmosphere and especially sound design. The increasingly unsettling music and "mini game" of having to disable sources of paranoia in the room gave me a glimpse at what the real investigator might have felt.

I enjoyed reading the documents and mostly also creating the headlines but I must say sometimes the room events felt a little too frequent (I'm pretty sure it's intentional game design though) taking me out of the reading flow. For one of the later documents (something about witnesses/inside/story/..) I've struggled with getting to the right headline and would have wished for some kind of hint system. I've almost given up but then got it and was able to enjoy the full game.

I liked the chapters and dialogue parts (even though there was no branching). To me it was just a nice change up from sitting on articles in the room. And the writing and voice acting was really nice! The art fit well too.

Great work you guys!!

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Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoyed it, and I appreciate all of the thoughtful feedback!

The Game was great. The puzzle articles were very well-written and allowed the players to piece together the larger story bit by bit. Great Job!

Thanks! I'm glad to hear it :D

Fun game with a great unsettling atmosphere!

Thank ya!

Great game, the stressful atmosphere is awesome!

Thanks, yours too! :D

Great job with this! :)

Thank you! :D