The Tape
A downloadable game for Windows
You have till 3am to escape the hotel or they they will come.
Watch tapes, progress and find a way out before it is to late...
Can you break the cycle?
BTC Wallet, in case you want to donate: 3Gq1Ytt5AKJ9jc54oWJqqNC9uddpCPB24x
Download
Click download now to get access to the following files:
Development log
- The Tape reached 10k downloads!Sep 05, 2023
- Added an Ending Cutscene!Jul 27, 2023
- I Need Your HelpJul 26, 2023
- Important Bug FixJul 17, 2023
- Fixed Some BugsJul 14, 2023
- The Tape is finally out!Jul 13, 2023
Comments
Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.
I got finished playing and I have complaints. Although my first one was on the dice one which is reasonable. I didn't notice that one dice was different from the other 2 in a way.
But on this one, I was stuck so badly and I can't even see how to solve this one issue. It's the 3 digit code for the pad for the door. I want to know where that 7 was at, because I ain't ever seen it in any of the tapes and I am furious about it. This is such a issue that I think people that have beaten the game without looking at other gameplays; cheated and searched for the answer before recording and playing.
Where was that 7 at?
The puzzles are tricky so you have to be quite observant to figure them out.
The note in the cupboard says: "Table, Showers, Counter", that is the order of the combination based on the number showing on the dice. Notice that Table and Counter are singular, while Showers are plural, in fact there are two shower rooms in the Hotel! Each one has a die in it. So combining the two dies in each showers gets you to the number of 7.
As for the 3 digit code for the pad on the door, the instruction says: "It's in the tapes X.XX", and it's true the combination is present in all the tapes (notice how it says "tapes", not "tape", so it's present in all of them. It was the date on the tapes, which corelates to the X.XX, that is the format as the date is shown 7.30 or July 30th.
It's quite tricky to make the puzzles universal for all types of players, as some players have given me reviews that the puzzles are too simple, and others that they are too difficult, and then some said they were optimal.
Though, personally I am aware they are on the higher difficulty scale.
Hope I answered your question, sorry for the anger that my game caused you xD
There was a dice in both of the showers? I thought there was only one and it does look like it made sense. I believe in the boys shower it had a dice with the number 4 on top, and it had a number 1 and a number 2 both facing forward out towards the other side. I thought that was how that was solved.
And the date? I thought it was going to be a number on the walls. Because I saw the number 3 hidden upwards in Tape 2, and I am sure I saw a 0 in tape 3; so I thought tape 1 also had it's number on the wall. All I found was a 8, at least I think it was a 8, and another 0.
I never considered the tape's date as I was thinking the number was done by the cult group. It's their passcode, so must be a number they had. I would of never thought they would use the camera guys stuff for it.
Yep, there is a second die in the other shower that is showing 3.
I saw some players as well thinking that the passcode was the grafitti in the tapes, sadly I couldn't do much because the whole location where I filmed was covered with them.
Remember the Cultists are very sentimental to the tapes, that's why the date is important for them.
This escape room horror game was amazing! Why haven't you made any new games! We NEED MORE! Great work and I hope to see more! (New Account) S03 | 21st Game
Thank you for your kind words! There will be more games in the future, currently working on a few upcoming titles while shuffling collage. I'll be sure to notify you when the next horror title drops!
Do you 1st! Education & you are #1 in my book! Just know I am patiently waiting! Keep being awesome!
Thanks!
I think you need to know this about Jay's Horror Gaming. he's not some new guy that came to your webpage, he's been around since 1 year ago. I tracked down all of his comments, most of them are a year ago, I found a 10 months ago, and his 6 months ago was when you started chatting with him. And now his 21 days ago video, a small conversation started. And I bet this won't be the last you see of him.
Considering the history of this man here, He started commenting with a message 1 year ago. Now when he did it on date, I have no idea. The video he used is a member's only video of this game. His next 1 year ago comment is the same except he cut off the top and middle of his 1st comment's message.
Next 1 year ago video, he changed the comment's message, then the next 1 year ago comment, he changed it again. And then on his 10 months ago comment, well it's actually the SAME as his last 1 year ago comment.
4 months later, he sent his first stream video with a new message in his comment. And that time, you finally responded.
And now 21 days ago, he decided to use his SECOND account to post the SAME stream video and changed the message with the ending being very similar to his 6 month ago one.
When I first wanted to chat to you about Jay, I only knew about this one and the 6 month one, but after seeing all the others; I just had to tell you as you don't seem aware considering you never questioned him.
I think he sent so many comments because he wanted to attract many people, viewing the comments, to go to his YouTube Channel. It's the only thing that makes sense to me on why he commented so much.
Yeah, that totally went over my head.
I'll make sure to delete excessive promotion comments from now on. Thank you for telling me.
I have no problem with content creators promoting their work, nonetheless I encourage them, but that should be done reasonably and not trough spam.
Hope you have a nice day!
Really good game!
Thanks for playing, glad you like it :D
Thanks for the kind words Jay :D. I'm glad you enjoyed the game that much!
not bad. gameplay below
Gran juego, me gusto los puzzles.
Loads of potential here, as soon as the heartbeats, whispers and flickering lights began I was just in full panic mode. And of course, because of that I completely failed at spotting the second dice in the showers. I also didn't see two of the numbers in the tapes to use in the keypad, but I don't know if it's because I was panicking or they were just hard to see. Either way, I love the idea of an escape room horror, it works really well.
Glad you enjoyed the experience :D
Happy you enjoyed it :D
good game, but I felt like something was missing, the detail of the recorded tapes is really great
This is definitely a game that's on the right track. Super unique using the real footage inside the game. The atmosphere is insanely creepy the whole time, but could use a few more scares here and there! Overall a fun experience
!Glad you liked it :D
The game looks good, the puzzles are nice!
The code for the old chest does not work! And the FPS drops a lot in certain places.
I'm glad you like it! The code works, you just didn't figure out the correct one.
Is the code related to the dice? Because I entered that and with the correct order using a note in the old drawer!
Yes it is, but there is a trick with them. Table, Showers, Counter. I would suggest you search for the dice more carefully.
All Secrets Are In The Tapes | The Tape Psychological Horror Game
thank you for sharing this game with us. I like how your having to discover objects to work your way to the next. Some of the puzzles a bit difficult but then again im rubbish at working out stuff. huge achievement me getting through this. well done game devs :)
Thank you very much and good job on beating the game :D!
Thank you
I loved the "found footage" aspect of the game. The real-world video was a really cool touch. I really wish there was more to do in the game itself - the puzzles weren't too tricky and I honestly didn't understand the ending at all. That said, it was a fun game still. Worth checking out, and there are no real jump scares.
If this game was real, then I would just keep sleeping... It would be funny if there was an ending with a similar plot x)
Awesome psychological horror game.
I'm happy you enjoyed it :D
It was very challenging TBH. At least for me lol
EPIC PUZZLES AND GAME !!!!! amazinngg : D
Glad you like it :D
so COOL!!!!
Thank you :3 glad you liked it!
Can u explain what is in this game ?
You wake up with a sound of knocking in a old hotel and find a tape in front of your room door. Suddenly the phone starts ringing and a voice tells you that he will se you in 3 am. With a ticking clock that rings every hour till 3am you need to find tapes and eerie paintings to get out before it's to late. The tapes hold the key on what happened before, what is happening now and how to escape.
I enjoyed the game but there were a few things that need to be worked on. You nailed the atmosphere for an escape room, and I liked the idea of using the tapes to figure out the puzzles, but the code for the padlock made no sense to me. It was still an enjoyable experience and I look forward to your next game!
I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
wish there were more spooks but good game
nice puzzle ! and i'd love to play more longerrrrrr:) thank you!
You're welcome, thank you for playing the game! :D
Great game, enjoyed playing it while suffering from clinical stupidity
Haha I love this video!
Thank you! I I'm glad I get to spread the word about games I enjoyed playing
This was a great game. I want to see more from this developer there is a lot of talent waiting to be shown.
******Warning spoilers in the lets play below.******
Don't sleep on this YouTuber!!! He is amazing and is going places!!!!
Warning to viewers: SPOILERS IN VIDEO!
.
.
.
Really enjoyed this puzzle game! Nice touch adding in some live footage as well. ^_^
I'm glad you enjoyed playing it :D
Thanks for recommending me your game to play! ^_^
Thank you! I got answer from your video:)
No problem! ^_^
the VHS tapes are very cool, but the game is not scary at all
I highly doubt that's the intention for the game - to be scared. Once you play more games you will understand that it is not about "just" getting scared. Horror is a big genre, it includes scary elements, sure, but it's not a necessity to have the game scare you. Sometimes it makes you uncomfortable or distressed or anxious, even angry at times. There are many variations of horror and I would suggest playing ones, which have cheap jump scares and definitely dodge the atmospheric ones, because you clearly just want to be scared.
Good day.
Edit: FNAF is one I recommend - cheap and scary.
was Pretty Fun But there was a lot of information that meant absolutely nothing and that was really annoying and confusing, but it was fun otherwise
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you had fun playing it.
Compared to Dollhouse, this was a HUGE improvement. i can tell this game was made with love and the real life footage was VERY well done. generous timer as well ! Nice !
Thank you for reaching out to me to play and here is my playthrough if you're interested :)My butthole was clenched the entire last hour! The heartbeat and voices had panicking lol the game was so good I made a video! 10/10
I just watched your playtrough, good job on beating the game!
Thanks! Hope to play more of your games in the future 👍
I'm glad you enjoyed the game :D
YO ALEX X! This game was very interesting, and spooky too!! The ambiance hit and I was pretty on edge!
I'm glad you liked it! Good job on finishing the game :D
I got stuck on a puzzle but that mainly my fault lol. Overall great game can't wait for more from you!