
Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.14/day in the week to Aug 23 → 0.86/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
A lost brother. A cursed VHS format. A government cover-up.
Dead Format is a survival horror game that takes you on a nightmarish journey through iconic eras of film. Set in 1990s Scotland, you play as a desperate sibling searching for their missing brother who was last seen obsessing over a mysterious VHS format. Dive into the tapes, fight your way through cinematic worlds, and find your brother before it’s too late.
Your apartment is the hub. Here you can review clues, catch your breath, and prepare for the journey ahead. Use the Television set and insert VHS tapes to open the door to new worlds, each one with its own inspiration. Search for clues and face the nightmares in universes inspired by Silent Era Cinema, Italian Giallo films, and 80s Body Horror.
Search for supplies to stay alive and uncover key items to solve puzzles, unlocking your path forward.
Arm yourself with weapons and tools inspired by the film worlds you’ll explore.
Discover homemade VHS footage that blurs the line between fiction and reality.
Your apartment is the only place you can save the game. Find shortcuts and new paths to progress on your journey.
Each world comes with its own enemies, puzzles, and unique areas to explore.
Everything in Dead Format is created just for the game. This includes the VHS footage, which is recorded and edited by Katanalevy. Each tape provides a nostalgic window into the worlds players will explore.
Chris Evry (Katanalevy) is a Scottish solo developer drawn to creating experiences that are a blend of the darkly visceral and gothic sublime. He is the creator of Cardiac, Symphony of Seven Souls and Daemonologie.
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I like it for the most part.
o jogo tem varios problemas mas só de ter um lvl inspirado em Suspiria supera qualquer critica negativa q eu tenha
love this game except that stalking ♥♥♥♥♥♥
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 59 reviews with recorded playtime.
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The game wants you to die for no reason
В эпоху, когда слишком много инди-ужастиков пытаются пойти дешевыми путями, у нее есть то, что встречается не особо часто: собственное лицо и упрямость .И под хорошее железо.
Honest this is a really solid love letter to horror movies. The threats tho not the best and not that hard to get around. I had a heap of healing tapes and barely used any. Not really much use for the weapons there are time you do NEED then but not much. Over all still a solid game with great feel to those old movies and I guess the RE series (never played the Res games before). Worth your time if you like stuffs like that.
Nice game izkeri W dev
Che bella idea per un gioco che non da nulla sotto tutti i punti di vista. La trama all'inizio mi stava intrigando tantissimo, con quest'atmosfera davvero carina fusa a queste aree di gioco nate da GHL(VHS) fan made abbastanza carini. Il gioco in se per se nel complesso è abbastanza bruttino e non porta a nulla per un gameplay che ho trovato estremamente banale e facile, e con una meccanica puzzle SUPER lineare. Unica cosa "carina" per me è stato il finale, che anche li potevano farlo finire direttamente quando vedevi "quella cosa", e invece ci hanno messo una pessima animazione di saprete cosa quando ci giocherete e lo finirete. Sconsiglio, ma metto il pollice in su perché sono degli indie developer che nonostante tutto si sono impegnati davvero tanto e si vede.
this was fun but it really loses me at the last half. i really wish the ending also wasnt such a let down. i never used this games shotgun equivalent because i thought it would come in clutch near the end but,,, nothing happens at all to warrant using it??? i feel like nothing comes close to the really creepy and unique violin man sequence in the beginning. it fit the film it was set in and i loved it. the rest of the game is a really basic monster with no real theme that just spawns when it feels like it, and one note enemies killable that barely show up. i liked the concept of the game, and it was really great in the beginning, but man im disappointed because this game's idea is up my alley
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