Games like The Tape
If The Tape is your kind of game, the closest matches are Education, Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure and Putrefaction — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and mysterious. 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 The Tape: The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
Players who liked The Tape also play
Steam players who put hours into The Tape also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Tape.
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
Putrefaction
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tape.
Third-strongest match for The Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
The Hungry Fly
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
Agony
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
Mists of Aiden
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Tape.
Ranked #6 for The Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
Amygdala
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with The Tape.
Ranked #7 for The Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.
Nevermind
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tape.
Ranked #8 for The Tape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Tape
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The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tape.
Reviewers of The Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Tape.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
Five Nights at Freddy's
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Putrefaction
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tape.
Reviewers of The Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
WHY THIS
Reviewers of The Tape cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The shadows are your ally. Return to the city as Garrett, master thief, in this remastered classic by Nightdive Studios. Pickpocket, prowl, and outsmart in a world where trust is a luxury and every stolen secret comes at a price.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Tape at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tape.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tape.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tape.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tape.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Tape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
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 The Tape.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Tape.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Tape.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Tape.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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More from Kazakov Oleg
Other recommendable Steam games by Kazakov Oleg, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Gedonia 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind The Tape.
Gedonia 2 is an online coop RPG, which allows up to 4 players to freely explore living open world and build absolutely unique characters. An expanded and improved sequel for RPG Gedonia.
Galaxy Squad
WHY THIS
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind The Tape.
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
Putrefaction
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tape.
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind The Tape. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Tape.
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind The Tape. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
Envy the Dead
WHY THIS
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind The Tape.
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown
WHY THIS
Another title from Kazakov Oleg, the studio behind The Tape. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown is a stand-alone campaign for Putrefaction 2: Void Walker, with new levels and enemies to fight. You can play this game without purchasing original Putrefaction 2.
Frequently asked about The Tape
- How much does The Tape cost?
- The Tape is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Tape?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Tape are Education, Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure, Putrefaction.
- Who developed The Tape?
- The Tape was developed by Kazakov Oleg.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Tape.
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