Steam market intelligence
Unknown Tapes
80% positive · 496 Steam reviews · released Dec 4, 2024 · by Traviteam Games
HorrorDinosaursExplorationWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorControllerNarration
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~16,368
(P10–P90: 6,547 – 36,010)
Gross revenue: ~$174,349
($69,737 – $383,571)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Visuals & audio77% positive · 69 mentions
“I really liked Unknown Tapes. The atmosphere is super creepy, and the dinosaur moments are genuinely tense. The only thing that bugged me is that there’s no way to go back if you miss an achievement. If you’re trying to get all the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 4 h played
Story & writing87% positive · 55 mentions
“Cool story and it was nice seeing a dinosaur game not fall back on the T-Rex being the biggest threat. I liked seeing a variety of dinosaurs with different ways of dealing with them and I won't spoil the ending but the final dinosaur was…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2025 · 7 h played
Price & value73% positive · 40 mentions
“Changing up my original review a bit now that my issues have been addressed. Still a bit expensive base price for what it offers in my opinion, but it's a fun horror experience, great if you like some atmospheric horror and dinosaurs…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 6 h played
Gameplay & mechanics63% positive · 38 mentions
“Unknown Tapes is an intruiging horror game. I like the premise of it utilizing found-footage style storytelling as the narrative that drives the game. There are a few things I'd like to comment about it. Pros: - The atmosphere can be…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 9 h played
Content & longevity65% positive · 23 mentions
“I really liked Unknown Tapes. The atmosphere is super creepy, and the dinosaur moments are genuinely tense. The only thing that bugged me is that there’s no way to go back if you miss an achievement. If you’re trying to get all the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 4 h played
Performance & stability81% positive · 16 mentions
“THE GAME ITS GOOD BUT WHEN I GO OUT OF THE BUNKER IT GOES 3 FPS WTF”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 3 h played
260 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
First-person
Art style
Realistic
Setting
Sci-fi
Mood & themes
HorrorAtmospheric
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.