Replay - VHS is not dead (2015)

Developer: Team Replay
Publisher: Neko Entertainment
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 4.5 of 5, 49 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 5.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

It feels like a playful, nostalgia-tinged platformer where you rewind and re-record your own moves to solve clever puzzles across movie-like worlds.

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What players say

Players control multiple characters one at a time, recording actions and rewinding to switch, which creates a solo co-op puzzle experience. Getting the timing right is key, but the rewind always resets to the start, making later levels tedious with repetition. Some complain about imprecise controls and clunky execution, while fans call it a solid puzzle game that rewards planning.

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