THE TAPES REMEMBER EVERYTHING

LAST SHIFT: 00:13 is a linear first-person psychological horror game inspired by late-1990s VHS recordings, low-poly PSX visuals, abandoned broadcast stations, and stories about memories that refuse to disappear.

STORY

November 18, 1999.

After receiving a strange letter, Artyom returns to the remote house of his missing grandfather. The building appears to have been abandoned in a hurry. The lights barely work, the rooms are filled with old documents, and a warning is waiting on the answering machine:

Do not come here.

Beside an old CRT television lies a VHS tape marked with Artyom’s name.

The recording leads him to the remains of a classified broadcasting experiment known as Broadcast 13. Its signal was designed to preserve human consciousness through recorded memories. Instead, it began creating distorted copies of the dead.

The signal cannot truly bring anyone back. It reconstructs people from the memories of those who watch the tapes. When information is missing, it takes memories from other minds to complete the copy.

Every broadcast makes the reconstruction more convincing.

Every viewer loses a part of themselves.

As Artyom searches the house, studies archived evidence, and follows the signal into the forest, he begins to understand that his arrival was not an accident. Something inside the broadcast has been waiting for him—and it already knows what he remembers.

GAMEPLAY

Explore a dark and isolated environment, search for clues, restore electrical systems, and examine documents connected to the mysterious Case 00:13.

Throughout the game, you will discover and watch several story-driven VHS tapes. Each recording reveals another part of the experiment and changes your understanding of what happened at the relay station.

The tapes are fully integrated into the experience. They contain visible footage and support pausing, rewinding, and replaying previously watched sections.

Your investigation will eventually lead beyond the house, through repeating forest paths and toward the abandoned broadcasting tower where the signal is still active.

There are no weapons.

Your main tools are observation, memory, and the information you collect.

FEATURES

• A linear first-person psychological horror experience
• Retro low-poly graphics inspired by the PSX era
• VHS distortion, analog interference, static, and CRT effects
• Four fully playable story tapes
• An evolving investigation journal called Case 00:13
• Six archive clues connected to the broadcasting experiment
• Environmental puzzles and exploration
• Five memory fragments hidden throughout the story
• A looping forest sequence that changes as you progress
• An abandoned relay tower with three systems to restore
• One canonical ending
• Full English and Russian localization
• Optional contextual hints and important-object highlighting
• Separate volume settings for master audio, ambience, and sound effects

ATMOSPHERE

LAST SHIFT: 00:13 focuses on slow-building tension, isolation, and psychological unease rather than constant jumpscares.

The horror comes from incomplete information, distorted recordings, familiar places becoming unnatural, and the feeling that something is observing you through an old television screen.

The game explores themes of grief, identity, memory, and the fear of forgetting someone you loved—or discovering that your memories were never entirely your own.

CONTROLS

• WASD — Move
• Shift — Sprint
• Mouse — Look around
• E — Interact
• J — Open Case 00:13
• H — Show hints and highlight important objects
• Esc — Pause menu
• F11 / Alt + Enter — Toggle fullscreen mode
• L — Switch between English and Russian
• Space during VHS playback — Pause or resume
• Left / Right Arrow during VHS playback — Rewind or replay watched footage
• Q — Exit from the pause menu or credits

INSTALLATION

1. Download the Windows archive.
2. Extract all files into a separate folder.
3. Run LAST_SHIFT.exe.

Do not launch the game directly from inside the compressed archive.

CONTENT WARNING

This game contains:

• flashing images and VHS interference;
• sudden loud sounds;
• unsettling visual imagery;
• dark environments;
• themes of death and grief;
• memory loss and identity distortion.

Players who are sensitive to flashing lights or strong visual noise should proceed with caution.

LANGUAGES

• English
• Russian

DEVELOPER

Espera Games

The signal is still transmitting.

The tapes are still recording.

And at 00:13, someone is always watching.