Apart from the HUD, the graphics consist of live action full motion video clips starring Corey Haim.

[1] The player character, an anonymous, silent protagonist, is contacted via video call by the current owner of the Edward Arms, a young man named Eddie.

Laura, an aspiring architect, and Phoebe, an archaeology student, share a room and have acquired a unique Egyptian statue.

His father told him of gold concealed in the building, and Brutus wants to find it so he can pay off a debt to a dangerous mob boss.

One of the secret society attacks Jeff during the audition, but the player character uses a trap to save him and the A&R man decides to give Scream the label's fullest support.

The player character never actually enters the building, and must protect the tenants using the surveillance cameras, sensors, and traps installed in eight of the rooms.

Also, while most intruders do no particular harm when they appear, the player must trap any enemies who try to shut off the building's power, disconnect the phone lines, or attack the tenants.

[2] Manny LaMancha of GamePro praised the full-motion video quality and Thomas Dolby's music for the game, and said that "Double Switch is good enough that it'll sit in your CD tray until you're done – and you'll be glad you stuck it through the end.

"[5] Reviewing the Saturn version, a Next Generation critic felt that Double Switch holds up fairly well as a movie, with high production values, decent acting, and "top-notch" sets, but not as a game.

He particularly noted the awkward interface and the repetitiveness of having to rewatch the same video segments over and over while using trial and error to figure out the correct course of actions.

They agreed that the graphics, while an improvement over the Sega CD version, are not up to Saturn standards, and also criticized the "highly confusing" gameplay.

"[6] After Digital Pictures' bankruptcy, the games were purchased by a consortium that included visual effects company Flash Film Works.

In December 2016, Double Switch was remastered from the original source video and released as an app for Google Play[7] and iTunes.