The Cursed Tape

First-person horror walking simulator centered on a mysterious videotape

JustTomcuk · Released May 7, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 340
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; May 8, 2024
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 760; 8 GB RAM · 7 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Cursed Tape?

This linear, first-person horror walking simulator centers on a videotape slipped under your door. You explore on foot with a VHS-style visual effect, and a playthrough takes about 30–40 minutes.

For you if...

+you enjoy horror built around jump scares

Not for you if...

−you want a conventional menu and adjustable settings
−you expect a detailed story with clear explanations

What players say

80% of 340 reviews are positive

Players praise the atmosphere and sound design. Common complaints focus on slow walking, especially during backtracking, and math-based code puzzles that interrupt the pacing.

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The Cursed Tape system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 760, 8 GB RAM, 7 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does The Cursed Tape have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Cursed Tape run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Greek, Danish, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Finnish, Czech, Swedish, Japanese, Azerbaijani, Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Assamese, Afrikaans, Basque, Belarusian, Bangla, Bosnian, Valencian, Welsh, Wolof, Galician, Georgian, Gujarati, Dari, Zulu, Hebrew, Igbo, Irish, Icelandic, Yoruba, Kazakh, Kannada, Catalan, Quechua, Kinyarwanda, K'iche', Konkani, Xhosa, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Punjabi (Shahmukhi), Persian, Serbian, Sotho, Sinhala, Sindhi, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorani, Swahili, Tajik, Tamil, Tatar, Telugu, Tigrinya, Tswana, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur, Urdu, Filipino, Hausa, Hindi, Croatian, Cherokee, Scots, Estonian.

Does The Cursed Tape use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam