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A jam submission

Echoes on TapeView game page

A psychological horror about fading memories, broken tapes, and something hunting you in the static.
Submitted by Alow — 8 hours, 47 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Sound Design#3431.3332.000
Art#3661.6672.500
Theme Integration#4131.1671.750
Fun Factor#4241.0001.500
Overall#4251.1391.708
Gameplay#4261.0001.500
Innovation#4450.6671.000

Ranked from 4 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game bring our theme, The Error is the Feature, to life?
Echoes on Tape embraces the chaos of failing memories and broken VHS tapes. The glitches, static, and distortions aren’t bugs—they are the heart of the experience.

As the player rewinds and watches corrupted tapes, the errors in the footage guide the narrative, warp perception, and create tension. Each flicker, smear, or unexpected jump in the video isn’t a mistake—it’s a clue, a psychological trap, and a way to immerse players in the protagonist’s fractured mind.

In this way, the “errors” themselves become the playground: the very imperfections of the medium tell the story and shape the horror

Did you include a fake publisher splash screen at the start of your game?

No

Did you use the Audius API in your game?

No

If AI was used in your game, let us know how you used it.
I didn't use AI

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if I can evaluate me too.