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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.

Fading father is a man consumed by addiction and memories

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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.

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