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As soon as you’ve seen it, your phone rings and a voice whispers \"You have 7 days left ...”\n\nDoes that RING a bell? We bring the triumph of the creepy video cassette from the 90s to the present! When evil enters your smartphone, your life will turn into a horror trip!\n\nTHE INTERACTIVE HORROR STORY OF “The Sign”\n\nYour classmate and good friend Gabriela has been acting strangely for a week and has been keeping to herself more and more.\nJust when you were about to contact her parents, she gets in touch and shares her mysterious story: Exactly 7 days ago, she saw a creepy video and then received a call saying that she was going to die TODAY ...\n\nWhile you and the other students from your course don't believe the story, the video suddenly starts on your mobile phone - and the real horror begins!\nYou let evil into your life and the lives of your loved ones. Soon the question arises: is there really a curse on the video?\n\nFollow the clues hidden in pictures, chat messages, documents and in the video.\nSolve the dark secret and save the lives of your family and friends.\n\nWhat secret does the mysterious video hide?\nWho is the mysterious ghost woman?\nAnd who is not who he claims to be?\n\nNow it's up to you!\n\nYOU DECIDE ON CHAT MESSAGES, YOU INFLUENCE THE STORY\nYour decisions affect the course and end of the interactive horror thriller story.\nYOU alone decide how the story and your relationship with the different characters develop.\nIt's up to you to collect clues, solve puzzles and ultimately stop evil!\nBut be careful, because you can't trust everyone ...\n\nCHARACTERS AND RELATIONSHIPS.\nIn “The Sign”, you can decide for yourself how you want to interact with the people in your life. By selecting your gender and sharing your name, you can enjoy a customized gaming experience. \nThe messages you choose will affect the relationships with all the characters and the development of the story.\n\nTHE INTERACTIVE GAME OF “THE SIGN”\n“The Sign” is like a thrilling ride in the ghost train, full of mysterious clues, puzzles and creepy effects. It’s up to you to fight for the life of your friends and family! You will receive and send chat messages that directly affect the course of this interactive horror game.\nThe scary story is accompanied by pictures, voice messages, video calls, mini-games, videos and newspaper reports created especially for the game.\n\n“The Sign” is released in episodes, so while you’re playing we’re already working on the next part of the story.\nTherefore, we're especially looking forward to your feedback and suggestions, which you can send to the following e-mail: support@the-sign.de.\n\nThis episode and all upcoming ones of the Horror Chat Thriller are completely free to play!\nOptional in-app purchases can speed up the course of the story and the game.\n\n\nCommissioner for the Protection of Youth\n\nKristine Peters\nKattensteert 4\n22119 Hamburg\n\nPhone: 0174/81 81 81 7\nMail: jugendschutz@reality-games.com\nWeb: www.jugendschutz-beauftragte.de\n\n\nOur data protection policy: https://www.reality-games.com/en/datenschutz.php\nOur terms and conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/","facts":{"developer_id":1273662470,"developer_url":"https://the-sign.de","first_released":"2021-05-18T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://the-sign.de/","privacy_url":"https://www.reality-games.com/en/datenschutz.php","website_url":"https://the-sign.de/","app_version":"1.5.1","release_notes":"Improvements and optimizations to achieve a smooth function for new devices and versions.","rating_current_version":4.56784,"rating_count_current_version":1511,"star_counts":[37,29,76,266,1104],"genres":["Games","Entertainment","Roleplaying","Adventure"],"languages":["CS","DA","NL","EN","FI","FR","DE","EL","HE","ID","IT","JA","KO","MS","NB","PL","PT","RU","ZH","ES","SV","TH","ZH","TR","VI"],"content_advisories":["Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence","Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor","Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes"],"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":false,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-11T16:29:12.953Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-11-04T22:34:13.162Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-29T23:10:13.138Z","placed_at":"2026-10-29T22:14:13.180Z","scored_at":"2026-11-14T17:10:12.686Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Interactive horror chat story where your messages shape how a mysterious video curse unfolds.","what_is":"The Sign is a free Games app presented as an interactive horror story released in episodes. 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