About This Game

“Play” the tape. Find out the truth

Uncover the secrets of a shifting, procedural nightmare hidden inside a collection of mysterious VHS tapes. Document anomalies, survive terrifying entities in the dark, and solve a multi-layered meta-narrative that will leave files directly on your actual computer.

SURVIVE THE RECORDINGS

You are watching unauthorized, pirated recordings of "The Place", recorded directly over unassuming home and stock videos. As the tape plays, you must step into the shoes of the subjects who explored this nightmare.

• Procedural Exploration: Navigate a shifting labyrinth of rooms. No two tapes are exactly alike.

• Leave a Trail: Use limited emergency lights as breadcrumbs to track your way deep into the facility—because you will have to find your way back out in the pitch black.

• Document Anomalies: Observe your surroundings and catalog recurring anomalies to understand the rules of this space.

• Synergizing Entities: You are not alone. Entities roam the dark, actively messing with your perception and working together to hunt you down.

AUTHENTIC ANALOG HORROR

Immerse yourself in a meticulously crafted, deeply unsettling aesthetic. The game utilizes authentic VHS visual degradation and audio distortion. Unpredictable random events can occur at any moment during the recording, ensuring the atmosphere remains thick with dread from the moment you hit "Play."

A MYSTERY BEYOND THE SCREEN

Who recorded these tapes? Who collected the evidence? And who sold this mystery box to you?The narrative exists in three distinct layers: the subjects in the footage, the unseen archivist, and you, the actual player sitting at your desk.

The game does not stop when you close it.

• Real-World Investigation: Mysterious folders, files, and communications will appear on your actual computer desktop.

• Decrypt the Truth: Search the in-game environments for passwords to unlock real encrypted archives on your PC.

• Knowledge is Survival: The files you decrypt contain crucial lore about "The Company," the origin of The Place, and vital behavioral information about the entities that you can use to survive your next dive into the tapes.

FEATURES

• Procedurally generated maps, hand-tuned for atmosphere

• Anomaly observation and survival gameplay

• Emergency lights as both navigation and defense

• Hostile inhabitants with unique behaviors

• Layered analog horror story told through VHS tapes and files

• Multiple endings and unlockable content

• ~60 minutes of gameplay