The Gretlow Tapes
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
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The Gretlow Tapes is a short (~1.5 hours), atmospheric, first-person horror game. Armed with nothing but your camera, you set out to investigate the mysteries of the abandoned Gretlow House.
Experience the realistic found-footage aesthetic and foreboding sound design as you delve into a local legend that might be terrifyingly real.
Set in a small town in Northern England in the year 2000, you play as a local university student and amateur photographer. You've been reading rumours online about the old, abandoned house on the edge of town. They say the shadowy figure of a woman who met a violent end at the manor still walks the grounds, and that anyone who tries to stay the night is never seen again.
You dismissed it as urban legend - until the disappearances started.
Now, you're determined to uncover the truth.
Will you survive the night?
See the world through the lens of your camera to capture your discoveries as you uncover what really happened at Gretlow House all those years ago. Gather evidence in your photo album and use your camera to interact with the memories of the past.
Brave the oppressive atmosphere of the Gretlow House as you explore its dark past. Every sound echoes through the hallways, hinting at someone - or something - that won't reveal itself.
