Important Update: [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality is Going Free Soon

I just wanted to give you all a quick update about [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality.

I’ve submitted the request to Steam to make the game free to play. That change should go live in the next few days, once it’s been processed. I’ll post a quick update here once it’s official.

Now, I want to take a moment to speak directly to those of you who bought the game. This decision wasn’t made lightly, The truth is, I lost the source files after a full PC reset, and despite having backups, they were either corrupted or from an earlier, incomplete version of the game. Without access to the final build, I’m no longer able to update or fix anything in the game.

Because of that, I don’t feel right continuing to charge for something I can’t support anymore, but I also worried a lot about how this change might feel to those of you who did pay for it. That’s been the hardest part of making this decision.

So to everyone who supported the game by buying it, thank you, seriously. You made it possible for this game to exist in the first place. The fact that people enjoyed it and gave it a shot, especially as my first solo project, means the world to me. Everyone who streamed the game, left a review whether it was on the store page, the community page or in a video, shared their thoughts or even just decided to pick it up and give it a go. Again, Thank you. I can't express how grateful I am for this experience.

What really blows me away is the refund rate, just 7.4%. For a short indie horror game, especially one with a restart-on-death mechanic that frustrated some people, that’s honestly incredible. To me, that says most of you who bought the game really did enjoy it. And that means more than I can say.

If you have stories or memories from playing, I’d love to hear about them. Feel free to drop them in the comments or discussions. I’ll be around, reading.

Thanks again to everyone who’s been part of this journey. Even though this chapter is closing, working on this game taught me a lot and made me want to keep creating. I'll still be around and trying to keep up to date with what's happening within the community.

• PANIX