Spooltape

Awesome short horror, love all the different options that make you think and piece together your own fate!!

Spooltape is a short horror visual novel built around a cursed VHS tape, and I think the idea works surprisingly well for such a small game. I am following a documentary filmmaker who finds a tape connected to a cult whose members suddenly disappeared, and he decides to record himself watching it. From there things start getting much darker than he expected. The whole game is presented around that VHS feeling, so it has a very specific old video look that fits the story almost immediately. The atmosphere is easily the strongest part for me. The distorted picture, strange sounds and VHS style presentation make the tape feel uncomfortable even when very little is actually happening. I like how the game does not need to throw something scary at me every few seconds. A lot of the tension comes from waiting to see what is on the tape and wondering whether I should trust what I am seeing. The music also helps because it gradually becomes more unsettling instead of just relying on loud noises and cheap surprises. The choices are also more important than I expected. Spooltape has multiple endings, and the decisions I make throughout the story can completely change how things turn out. I …

Liked the game but achievements are bugged, not letting me earn any. :(( I don't really wanna thumb's down the game since I DO like the concept and paths, more like a sideways thumb because of the glitch. :(

I do not usually play these types of games, do love the Dev/s though, and was not disappointed.