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Buried Tapes: The Cleaner

(BURIED TAPES) is a collection of psychological horror stories recorded on VHS. Each story features paranormal incidents narrated from the perspective of the survivors of these supernatural encounters.

2 September 2025

Buried Tapes: The Cleaner is an indie developed by Liar Mannequin, released 2 September 2025 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Buried Tapes: The Cleaner is

Buried Tapes: The Cleaner is an indie game developed by Liar Mannequin and released in 2025. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

(BURIED TAPES) is a collection of psychological horror stories recorded on VHS. Each story features paranormal incidents narrated from the perspective of the survivors of these supernatural encounters.
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How it plays

Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Buried Tapes: The Cleaner launched on 2 September 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us and Cronos: The New Dawn.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us, Cronos: The New Dawn.

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When did Buried Tapes: The Cleaner come out?
Buried Tapes: The Cleaner was released on 2 September 2025 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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