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Channel Surfing

You’ve always been watching, but what happens when the screen watches back? Channel Surfing is a mysterious desktop idle game disguised as a retro TV. Click, spin, pop, and discover unique gameplay on each…

12 June 2025

Channel Surfing is an indie, released 12 June 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Channel Surfing is

Channel Surfing was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You’ve always been watching, but what happens when the screen watches back? Channel Surfing is a mysterious desktop idle game disguised as a retro TV. Click, spin, pop, and discover unique gameplay on each channel as you progress.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Channel Surfing launched on 12 June 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters and Elden Ring Nightreign.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters, Elden Ring Nightreign.

Official trailer

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When did Channel Surfing come out?
Channel Surfing was released on 12 June 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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