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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 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.

55.1%positive474 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 count fetched 2026-08-02 20:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
681all-time peak
0 25 50 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 25 avg · Mar 2017

Latest official news

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Aug 16, 2018
Galaxy squad announcement!

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Sep 19, 2017
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown

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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

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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
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
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