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Somnesis: The PSX Tapes

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Somnesis: The PSX Tapes

OmerTuten · Published by OmerTuten

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

A 2000s psychological horror game about a young girl who uncovers a box of cursed 90s VHS cartridges in her new home. Play eerie PSX-style retro games on a CRT monitor while simultaneously managing threats in your dark bedroom. Balance nostalgic retro gameplay with real-time survival.

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About this game

It is a stormy night in the early 2000s. You have just moved into a new home, and something in the dark is waiting.

After settling in, your father finds a dusty box in the attic left behind by the previous owners. Inside: a 90s video game console, a heavy CRT monitor, and a stack of unmarked cartridges. He tells you to leave them alone until morning. You don't listen.

Driven by curiosity, you plug in the console in the middle of the night. What begins as a nostalgic stroll through low-poly, liminal 90s games quickly turns into something far more disturbing.

Each tape holds a sinister history. As you progress deeper into the cartridges, the line between the screen and your room begins to blur.

You aren't just playing these games—you are awakening the curse trapped inside them. To uncover the truth of what happened in this house, you must keep playing, while constantly monitoring your bedroom and hiding from the entities spilling out of the screen.

KEY FEATURES:

  • Dual-Layer Survival: Balance retro game progression on your CRT monitor with real-time hiding and survival management in your bedroom.

  • Liminal PSX Aesthetics: Nostalgic 90s low-poly visuals, authentic CRT distortions, and unsettling atmospheric audio design.

  • Curse Escalation: Watch harmless-looking games gradually deteriorate into surreal, psychological nightmares.

  • High-Stakes Hide & Seek: Pay attention to the subtle cues around your room. When the curse manifests, find a place to hide before it's too late.

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 or AMD FX-8350
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti (2GB) or AMD Radeon R7 260X (2GB)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. Vulkan 1.0 support is required.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (4GB)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.

Supported Languages

English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Bulgarian, Danish, Indonesian, Dutch, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Hungarian, Malay, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Greek, Czech, Swedish
*languages with full audio support

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