The Tape
Released Nov 2015
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
54% positive · 487 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $1.49 $2.99 −50%
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Evaluation
The Tape is a solo-developed first-person horror game that launched on November 19, 2015 as a complete, self-contained experience. The developer issued two minor patches after launch — a small animation/interface update on January 25, 2016, and the addition of Steam Trading Cards on April 12, 2016 — but no further updates to the game itself have been made since then. The developer's subsequent announcements are all about entirely separate projects: Putrefaction 2 (announced November 2016, entered Early Access January 2017) and Galaxy Squad (announced August 2018). None of these posts reference any planned content for The Tape. The store description presents The Tape as a finished, self-contained narrative game with no mention of updates, DLC, or ongoing content. The last developer communication of any kind related to this game was in April 2016, and the developer has clearly moved on to other titles. The game shipped as a complete product and has remained unchanged since its minor post-launch maintenance in early 2016.
Evidence
Developer announced the game's launch on November 19, 2015
Developer announced Galaxy Squad, another separate project, confirming focus has moved well beyond The Tape
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Kazakov Oleg
Achievements
4
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
The Tape is a first person horror game, with found footage stylization, slow pace and creepy atmosphere.
The game relies mostly on creating heavy atmosphere, instead of a cheap jump scares. Some of the scenes you are witnessing in this game are the most disturbing in horror game history.
The game tells story of middle-aged detective, who is tasked with search of a young girl, missing in US suburbia. He travels to abandoned house to check some of his clues and reveals things so horrifying, that it make him question his own sanity.
The game relies mostly on creating heavy atmosphere, instead of a cheap jump scares. Some of the scenes you are witnessing in this game are the most disturbing in horror game history.
The game tells story of middle-aged detective, who is tasked with search of a young girl, missing in US suburbia. He travels to abandoned house to check some of his clues and reveals things so horrifying, that it make him question his own sanity.
Features
- Explore dark and terrifying mystery of missing girl.
- Face horrible creatures and enemies.
- Uncover the truth or atleast try to escape.
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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