Crit

Unknown Tapes

Buy81%

Very Positive · 505 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Traviteam Games · Horror · Dec 4, 2024

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$12.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Unknown Tapes?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 505 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 246 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise37% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
39 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
I was looking forward to some tense dinosaur encounters, and cool dino designs, and interesting plot points, but the only thing this game seems to be able to provide is some dinosaur noises for you to wander around in complete darkness to.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design is another critical component of the experience, and for the most part, it delivers.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
Its unique blend of stealth mechanics, real-time microphone integration, and found footage visuals make it stand out from the crowd of indie horror games.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story39 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Optimization
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
62% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$12.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $12.99

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