Hold, Please

Hold, Please! - is a short, stressful 2D arcade puzzle game made from scratch for Ludum Dare 60 (Theme: Old Tech)

You operate a manual telephone switchboard. Copper cables, tangled ports, and panicked people screaming into the receiver. Your task is simple: patch each caller through to the right place before their patience timer runs dry. Check the paper phone book, match the grid coordinates, and try not to lose your mind.

Controls:

Left Mouse Button: click and drag the cable from the ringing port to the destination port, then release to plug it in.

Phone book on the right: shows coordinates for known locations.

Note: This is a game jam version made in 48 hours. The balance, pacing, and difficulty curve will be adjusted in future updates. A proper story mode with narrative breaks between shifts, more locations, and extra dialogue will be added post-jam.

Made solo for LD60.