Tape 101: Liminal Descent released on Steam on September 18, 2026 at $8.49, developed by 2H-Productions.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 3010380), checked 2026-09-20
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Tape 101: Liminal Descent — Grief-Stage Horror Out Now at $8.49
Tape 101: Liminal Descent is out now at $8.49 - a liminal-space horror where grief's five stages become places, navigated by an RC car with a camera.
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The Kübler-Ross model (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) unfolds as places rather than emotions - each chapter turns a stage of grief into geography.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 3010380), checked 2026-09-20
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is there a monster chasing you in Tape 101?
No - the official description states there are no entities hunting you; the threat is a quieter erosion of purpose and meaning.
What is the RC car for?
It acts as your eyes: scouting unreachable areas, triggering mechanisms, fetching objects and finding the way forward.
What does the grief theme mean for gameplay?
The five stages of grief are built as locations rather than emotions, so each chapter is a space shaped by a stage of loss.
How much is it?
$8.49 on Steam.
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What the game is
Tape 101: Liminal Descent is a psychological horror game released September 18, 2026 at $8.49.
You are stranded in a place built from repetitions - beige corridors, tiled walkways, empty offices - always the same, yet never aligned the same way.
The liminal space itself is the puzzle: an environment that reflects the mind rather than the body, where scale and proportion betray logic.
The RC car and the grief map
Your only connection to the world you know is a small RC car with a camera - it slips through vents and under doors, fetching objects, flipping switches and recording proof.
The Kübler-Ross model of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance - unfolds as places rather than emotions, turning each chapter into geography.
There are no entities hunting you: the threat is described as quieter, the slow erosion of purpose and the collapse of meaning.
Who it is for
This is a puzzle-first exploration game: the car is your method for scouting unreachable areas and triggering mechanisms.
The official framing is attention-based rather than action-based - you read the spaces and decide whether understanding the place is salvation or another way to disappear.
If you want conventional monster horror, this deliberately is not that; the unease comes from minimal, repetitive architecture that distorts perception (BOUNDED: official Steam description, checked 2026-09-20).
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