Tape of the Ghouls

About

Tape of the Ghouls is a survival horror game presented as a grainy VHS recording. You navigate a crumbling hostel in the 1980s, avoiding shadowy figures and solving minimal puzzles while managing limited tools. The first-person perspective and flickering screen heighten tension, though the short runtime and sparse interactivity keep it focused on atmosphere over depth. The game’s low-fi aesthetic and claustrophobic corridors lean into 80s horror tropes with a DIY edge. Developer FredRichi crammed it all into 16 days, which shows in the rough but effective execution. While not a technical marvel, its unsettling vibe and abrupt scares have drawn comparisons to amateur found footage projects that linger in your mind longer than they should.