Playback Trauma®: The Beach

Playback Trauma®: The Beach

Undying Joy · January 26, 2022 · Psychological Horror, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Horror, First-Person

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Playback Trauma®: The Beach price by region

Playback Trauma®: The Beach costs $2.19 in Georgia (USD), £2.49 in the United Kingdom, $2.99 in the United States, €2.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$3.89 in Canada, NZ$4.49 in New Zealand, A$4.50 in Australia, R$10.49 in Brazil and zł13.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Playback Trauma®: The Beach offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $2.19 $2.19 — 1
United Kingdom £2.49 £2.49 — 1
United Statesyour region $2.99 $2.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €2.99 €2.99 — 1
Canada CA$3.89 CA$3.89 — 1
New Zealand NZ$4.49 NZ$4.49 — 1
Australia A$4.50 A$4.50 — 1
Brazil R$10.49 R$10.49 — 1
Poland zł13.49 zł13.49 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Playback Trauma®: The Beach

✦ AI summary

Playback Trauma: The Beach is a found-footage horror game where you explore a corrupted beachside location at night, uncovering traces of those who came before you as you make your way toward the mysterious shoreline. Experienced entirely through a camcorder lens, it combines immersive visuals and psychological dread to create a tense 5-15 minute journey into the unknown.

Playback Trauma: The Beach is a 5-15 minute found-footage horror game set on the beach at night.

Explore and learn more about those who came before you. Make your way to the shoreline where something waits beyond the clouds.

Features:

Gameplay: Primarily a "Walking Simulator" with a heavy focus on exploration and story.

Explore: Discover remnants of something that is corrupting the area, and find the shore.

Immersive graphics: Realistic art all seen through the lens of your trusted camcorder.

Setting: The game world is inspired by a real beachside town in New Jersey, and is just as terrifying.

Psychological Horror: Navigate the sights and sounds of the beach without approaching your wits end.

Playback Trauma®: The Beach — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Playback Trauma®: The Beach is an extremely short experience (around 10-14 minutes) that leaves players divided on its worth, with some finding it a relaxing atmospheric walk while others feel disappointed by minimal content and unclear narrative direction. Common complaints include the brief length, lack of meaningful events, a disconnect between marketing screenshots and actual gameplay, and unclear storytelling, though a few players appreciate the atmospheric elements and occasional scares.

Not recommended Sep 26, 2025
spent 9 minutes wandering through a poorly rendered beach with some flashlights surreptitiously pointed at blood splatter. than a dead shark. stars. end credit. garbage? i think so. avoid or be disappointed. this what you get: there's sand. some dead crabs. two blood splatters. a dead shark. some poorly rendered blink-and-you'll-miss-it crab-like-creature...and then...you see a beached shark. then the character POV is forced to look at the stars. then you fall next to the shark...and poof. end credits. oops just spoiled the whole game. p.s. i did not see ANYTHING that is shown in the screenshots. NONE OF IT. looks like a different game to me (i dont think it is misleading, i think i just explored the most boring part of the game? the empty bloody beach?)...nevertheless, if the scenes from the screenshots had been integrated into my less than 10 minute session it would have done nothing to improve my experience. nothing. this is one to avoid folks.
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Not recommended Nov 10, 2025
3/10 It's honestly kind of hard to form an opinion on this game because it's so short and not much happens. I can't say I recommend this one, especially considering it's not even free, as it's literally about ten minutes and, again, nothing happens. It had some solid ideas in there but ultimately is just kinda a jumble of random horror concepts with nothing particularly solid to grasp onto.
Not recommended Oct 4, 2025
I wish there were more people at the beach.
Recommended Nov 3, 2024
A short chill beach game relaxing with nice graphics. Fun to walk around and look around at the cool things. I beat the game in 14 minutes
Recommended Oct 31, 2024
The footsteps at the end made me ♥♥♥♥ bricks
Recommended Oct 14, 2024
Really nice game.I love it

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