Games like Unknown Tapes
If Unknown Tapes is your kind of game, the closest matches are Refuted Wind, Tempter and METROLOGY — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and eerie. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Unknown Tapes: You are the prey. Unknown Tapes is a horror video game that employs the found footage technique to narrate a story focused on survival in a modern setting overrun by dinosaurs. It aims for realism and draws inspiration from Dino Crisis and Outlast.
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Refuted Wind
WHY THIS
Top pick for Unknown Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unknown Tapes.
Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.
Tempter
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Unknown Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
"Tempter" is a suspenseful first-person horror game that shows how humans can be even more dangerous than demons when they gain power. It centers on the struggle to save one's soul against a demon after breaking a pact.
METROLOGY
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Unknown Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
METROLOGY is a First Person Horror set in the dark depths of the Underground Metro Transit System. Traverse endless tunnels while the horrors of the Underground haunt you. Uncover secrets, solve environmental puzzles and RUN. You do not want to be here. THEY do not want you here. Escape, if you can…
Crimson Snow (2023)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Unknown Tapes.
Ranked #4 for Unknown Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
Mystic Rest Stop
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Ranked #5 for Unknown Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unknown Tapes.
Welcome to your new summer job. Arthur Brooks, a 22 year old, starts a night job at Moon Gas Station. As he settles in, he experiences strange events that unsettle him. The urban legends about the gas station seem to come to life. Dealing with customers at night is deeply unsettling.
Horror Storm
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Unknown Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
Unearth chilling secrets in a town's underground hospital.
Hollow Cocoon
WHY THIS
Shares stealth avoidance, stealth and atmospheric with Unknown Tapes.
Ranked #7 for Unknown Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unknown Tapes.
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Still Wakes the Deep
WHY THIS
Shares stealth avoidance and an atmospheric mood with Unknown Tapes.
Ranked #8 for Unknown Tapes fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Unknown Tapes at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Unknown Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unknown Tapes.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Unknown Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Unknown Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Action with Unknown Tapes.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Unknown Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Action with Unknown Tapes.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Unknown Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unknown Tapes.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Unknown Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unknown Tapes.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~62% under Unknown Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Unknown Tapes.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Unknown Tapes on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Unknown Tapes.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Unknown Tapes.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unknown Tapes.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Unknown Tapes.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Unknown Tapes.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Unknown Tapes.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Unknown Tapes.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about Unknown Tapes
- Does Unknown Tapes run on Steam Deck?
- Unknown Tapes is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Unknown Tapes cost?
- Unknown Tapes is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Unknown Tapes?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Unknown Tapes are Refuted Wind, Tempter, METROLOGY.
- Who developed Unknown Tapes?
- Unknown Tapes was developed by Traviteam Games.
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