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The Tape
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“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“What a strange little gem I have found. Hard and easy at the same time.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“If you hate yourself go buy this game.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 20:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Horror · First-Person · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Short · Gore · Violent · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Russian * |
| Achievements | 4 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 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