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Dead Tapes: Fading Father

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62%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
90% User Score Based on 20 reviews

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Dead Tapes: Fading Father is a single player action game with a horror theme. It was developed by Nektogone and was released on May 20, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

You are not alone. But the voices say you are. He left something behind — in the walls, in the noise, in you. The house remembers. The tapes won’t stop. And the Father… he’s still fading. Duration: �� 30min Control: Movement WASD Interact E/LMB Sprint LSHIFT Mouse Sensitive (-) 1 Mouse Sensitive (+) 2 We're a small indie team of just two developers, working hard to create …

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90%Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews
gameplay1 positive mentions
  • Short but powerful and well-designed psychological horror experience with a good story and emotional depth.
  • Effective use of atmosphere and themes such as alcohol addiction and child neglect, adding meaningful and sad elements to the game.
  • Includes decent jump scares and delivers more impact than expected for its length, making it worth playing.
  • Not very scary or intense in terms of traditional horror elements like jumpscares for some players.
  • Very short gameplay duration, which may leave some players wanting more.
  • Some players found the tone a bit goofy or straightforward, affecting immersion or expectations.

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The provided texts offer limited information about the gameplay aspect, mainly referencing gameplay videos and walkthroughs without specific details or evaluations.

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is well-received, offering a good and engaging narrative despite the game's short duration of about 30 minutes. Users generally recommend it based on its story quality.

    • “The game is about 30 minutes long and has a good story; I recommend it.”
    • “Good story.”

  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game explores dark and emotional themes, particularly focusing on child neglect and an emotionally absent or abusive father. It creates a heavy, intense atmosphere complemented by effective jump scares.

    • “Themes of child neglect and emotionally absent/abusive father.”
    • “It’s dark, emotional, and has decent jump scares.”

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is engaging and well-crafted, creating an enjoyable experience through its theme and setting rather than relying on jump scares or intense fear elements.

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Dead Tapes: Fading Father is a action game with horror theme. Common tags for Dead Tapes: Fading Father include first-person, indie, linear, psychological, psychological horror and others.

Dead Tapes: Fading Father is available on PC, Windows and PlayStation.

Dead Tapes: Fading Father was released on May 20, 2025.

Dead Tapes: Fading Father was developed by Nektogone.

Dead Tapes: Fading Father has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Dead Tapes: Fading Father for its gameplay.

Dead Tapes: Fading Father is a single player game.

Similar games include [Bober Bros] The Hole, Children of Silentown: Prologue, Among the Sleep, Psalm 5:9-13, 9 Childs Street and others.