Mystery Tapes

Mystery Tapes

Available on:

Linux
PC
Mac

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Developer

Strangethink

Release Date

September 21, 2015 (10 years ago)

Publisher

Strangethink

Content Rating

N/A

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Summary

Mystery Tapes has the player awakening in a darkened room with 640 VCR tapes with three televisions. It is up to the player to take one or more of these tapes and put them into the TV, after which they will then discover that each tape has a unique effect on the environment.

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