Playback overview details
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Steam Store description
What if the tapes you found weren’t just recordings... but warnings? Playback is a first-person psychological horror experience that blurs the line between reality and memory. Dive into a disturbing mystery as you uncover the fate of the tenants in a cursed building—all through a haunted collection of VHS tapes. You play as an investigator drawn to a seemingly abandoned apartment complex. As you explore its decaying halls, you find tapes left behind by those who lived—and died—within its walls. Each tape plunges you into a voyeuristic nightmare, showing not just what happened, but what should never have been seen . The deeper you go, the more the footage begins to feel... personal. From flickering lights to ghostly whispers, Playback creates a constant feeling of tension and dread. Nothing is safe. Not the tapes. Not the rooms. Not even you . 🎮 KEY FEATURES 🎥 VHS-Driven Narrative
Watch tapes to relive the events that led to the tragedy. But each tape pulls you further into the darkness—and some things watch back . 🧠 Psychological Horror
Featuring disturbing imagery, intense atmosphere, and shifting realities. The horror isn’t always what’s in front of you—it’s what your mind fills in. 🧩 Puzzles & Clues
Solve layered puzzles, find hidden keys, decode safe combinations, and piece together scattered evidence to move forward. 🔊 Immersive Sound Design
Featuring dynamic spatial audio, ghostly whispers, and analog distortions. Best experienced with headphones . Playback is a story about trauma, voyeurism, and the danger of obsessing over the past.
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SteamPulse editorial summary
Playback is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Subtitle Options, Surround Sound, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:02:53 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 67% positive reviews.
Content descriptors
Playback is a psychological horror experience that contains depictions of graphic violence, bodily harm, and disturbing imagery. Players will explore environments featuring environmental blood splatter and evidence of violent struggles. The core narrative involves viewing "found footage" VHS tapes that depict the final moments of missing persons; these scenes include graphic portrayals of blunt force trauma, death by immolation, and severe physical disfigurement involving twisted limbs and blood-filled environments. Additionally, the game contains themes of suicide, including visual depictions of a character suspended by a noose. This game may not be suitable for all ages or those sensitive to themes of intense suffering and self-harm.
