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Mystery Tapes

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…

22 September 2015

Mystery Tapes is an adventure developed by Strangethink, released 22 September 2015 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Mystery Tapes is

Mystery Tapes is an adventure game developed by Strangethink and released in 2015. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

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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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Mystery Tapes launched on 22 September 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone.

Quick answers

Mystery Tapes — frequently asked questions

When did Mystery Tapes come out?
Mystery Tapes was released on 22 September 2015 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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