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The Tape

The Tape

The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.

Released Nov 19, 2015 Developer Kazakov Oleg Platforms Windows IndieHorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

54.6%positive493 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's very rough around the edges, but still atmospheric, with couple of fun gameplay ideas. Recommended for a quick and simple dose of horror indie fun.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“What a strange little gem I have found. Hard and easy at the same time.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“If you hate yourself go buy this game.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2023-07 via SteamCharts.

681all-time peak
0 25 50 2016 2018 2020 2022 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 25 avg · Mar 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

4achievements
3.6%median completion
3.6%rarest: Forest
4.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 4.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
4.8%Answers — Atleast you tried
3.8%Dungeons — Complete Dungeons of terror mode
3.6%Darkness — You survived 5 minutes n Dark Waters mode
Rarest badges of honor
3.6%Forest — Complete Forest mode
3.6%Darkness — You survived 5 minutes n Dark Waters mode
3.8%Dungeons — Complete Dungeons of terror mode

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$1.49lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.0 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 16, 2018
Galaxy squad announcement!

Hello everyone! I am very happy to announce my new project, Galaxy squad! I've been working on it for quite a lot of time, and I'm ready to finally reveal it. Galaxy squad is turn-based tactical game,

Sep 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown

Hello guys! I am really happy to announce new standalone content pack for Putrefaction 2 called Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown, featuring new campaign with new enemies and boss to fight! It wi

Sep 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown

Hello guys! I am really happy to announce new standalone content pack for Putrefaction 2 called Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown, featuring new campaign with new enemies and boss to fight! It wi

Jan 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is out on Steam Early Access!

Hello guys! am very happy to announce that the sequel to Putrefaction is now out on Steam Early Access! You can check it out! http://store.steampowered.com/app/567060 The game have about a half of sin

Jan 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is out on Steam Early Access!

Hello guys! am very happy to announce that the sequel to Putrefaction is now out on Steam Early Access! You can check it out! http://store.steampowered.com/app/567060 The game have about a half of sin

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie
Player tagsIndie · Horror · First-Person · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Short · Gore · Violent · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian *
Achievements4
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows® 8 (32/64-bit)/Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista Processor: Dual Core Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 128MB Video Card with OpenGL support DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 1 GB available space