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title: 'The Tall Man Tapes - Full Playthrough'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=z04wsaePUOc'
video_id: 'z04wsaePUOc'
date: 2026-08-06
duration_sec: 2301
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# The Tall Man Tapes - Full Playthrough

> Source: [The Tall Man Tapes - Full Playthrough](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z04wsaePUOc)

## Summary

In this video, Jack Septiceye plays 'The Tall Man Tapes,' a horror game set in a lookout tower with a VHS aesthetic. He explores the environment, encounters mysterious lights and a tall man, and ultimately tries to escape from alien-like creatures. The video is a mix of gameplay, commentary, and personal anecdotes.

### Key Points

- **Game Introduction** [00:01] — Jack starts the game 'The Tall Man Tapes' and comments on the atmospheric music, comparing it to John Carpenter's 'The Thing' soundtrack. He notes his love for lookout towers in horror games.
- **Character and Setting** [01:36] — He realizes he is not a tall man and speculates he might be the alien. The game's gritty, early YouTube-era graphics remind him of games like 'Slender: The Arrival'.
- **Exploring the Gas Station** [03:16] — Jack explores a gas station, commenting on the items like WD-40 and the smell. He jokes about being a cop with a body cam and the American flag being a red flag.
- **Visual Style and Contrast** [06:33] — He comments on the high contrast and chromatic aberration, which makes it hard to see, but he appreciates the VHS aesthetic.
- **Personal Anecdote about Horses** [07:34] — Jack shares a story about being scared of horses since childhood, but recently enjoyed a horseback ride by pretending to be Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption.
- **Game Objectives** [11:36] — He receives objectives: find campers and make them clean up, and radio HQ about a strange man. He also notes the presence of a dog to feed.
- **Paranoia and Tension** [13:38] — Jack becomes paranoid as he feels followed, and the game's atmosphere intensifies with darkness and lightning.
- **Generator and Storm** [16:45] — During a storm, he must fill the generator. He gets scared by sudden events and lightning, adding to the horror experience.
- **Finding the Monument** [19:06] — He discovers a church and a monument, suspecting a cult. He references '2001: A Space Odyssey' and the monolith.
- **Belief in Aliens** [24:32] — Jack expresses his belief that there is some form of life in the universe, even if not intelligent, and references shows like 'X-Files'.
- **Encounter with the Tall Man** [26:27] — He encounters the tall man, gets scared, and tries to escape. He jokes about not liking tall men and wanting to go home.
- **Escape Attempt** [29:45] — He tries to escape in his Jeep but it gets destroyed. He continues on foot, encountering more creatures.
- **Final Chase** [35:10] — He is chased by alien creatures, which he describes as creepy bald old men with eyes on their heads. He manages to outrun them.
- **Game Conclusion** [37:07] — The game ends, and Jack encourages viewers to leave a review. He mentions secret levels and tapes to collect.

### Conclusion

Jack enjoyed 'The Tall Man Tapes' for its alien theme and atmospheric horror, despite some frustrations. He recommends it to fans of alien horror games and movies.

## Transcript

NAME IS JACK SEPTICEYE, AND WELCOME to The Tall Man Tapes. Listen to it. The Tall Man Tapes. Listen to it. Let the mood settle you. Hear the music as it gets through your veins. It sounded like John Carpenter's The
Thing soundtrack for a second. You're in a lookout tower. You all know I love a lookout tower in anything horror. A lookout tower makes everything better. It kind of reminded me of Iron Bark Lookout, the Fires of Fahm game, one of
the best Fires of Fahm games, if'n you ask me. And I'm not saying that genuinely really liked it, and I'm excited for the new one. The Steam page for this had UFOs on it, so I'm hoping The Tall Man Tapes the aliens that beat
a tall man. I hope that that's what it means, but let's start a new game and You all mind if I chew on my fingers a little bit? Can't help it, bad habit.
Oh, I'm laying down in the back of the car. Isn't that crazy? Do you think that 2000 is 26 years ago?
I knew people who were born after this. That terrifies me. Oh, yeah, I've used this font before. Definitely for a thumbnail in my past.
In a previous life. I started my YouTube channel way the me. What are we doing? Can I look around? around? No. Just look at the pretty trees.
am not a tall man. I'm standing at full height in the back of this car.
Maybe I'm the alien. Wouldn't that be cool? Hell yeah. OH MY GOD, THIS REMINDS me of some like
OH MY GOD, THIS REMINDS me of some like really early YouTube games. Oh, it's so gritty. You know, like Slender the Arrival type of era. Ooh. Yeah, look check out the depth of field. Ooh. I'M GOING CROSS-EYED LOOKING AT
THIS POST. [ __ ] yeah. SHAWN'S AUTO. OH, you had me at hello. This is my place. This is cool. Uh, big American flag though. Might as well be a red flag if you know
what I mean. To To me, it's a red flag. Okay, am I a cop? Is this a body cam? I kick kick WD-40, got to have it. Does anybody else really like the smell of WD-40?
Like it's not like I WANT TO SPREAD IT ON toast or anything. But you know, you there's something about it. Maybe it's like dad working in the garage kind of smell. Ooh. Let me give me that. Yeah.
Do I work here now? Go away. What? >> Oh, he's pooping. Any poopers?
Getting deafened by whatever's going on. >> Have you heard them? >> Trumpets? Sir, DO YOU NEED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE? OH, THERE'S SOMETHING about the graininess of it that I love. Ooh. It
gets the spook going, you know? Makes you feel like you're in it, like you can chew on it. I love I love when games have like texture. And I'm not talking about textures, which these are terrible.
still. Oh, yeah, get yourself some shades. Please keep these items updated. Bread, fish, fruits, canned food. No, no, no, not today. This isn't a horror game where I'm filling shelves anymore. I'm
past that. I'm over that. I've graduated. Hello neighbor is no more. Hot delicious food menu. Where? Where's your hot delicious food? doors open. That's not very cool of me.
That's not very cool of me. I like Leon S. Kennedy. he goes, "Get down." original, but remake it does.
remake it does. What we got here? Item name. White water. Hot bottle water. >> Bulbasaur.
in this place. Oh, THANK THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, THANK. Mhm. I have no idea if that's good or bad.
of the year 2000. This gas station prices. Look, I don't drive. I don't know how much you have to pay for anything. WHY DID I GET OUT? I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I DIDN'T BUY
ANYTHING. I didn't refill anything. Oh, maybe my body cam was SITTING IN THE Oh, maybe my body cam was SITTING IN THE BACK, in the car. BACK, in the car. I'm doing it again.
AH! SOMEONE HAS BLEACHED MY REDNESS. AH! MY EYES HAVE BEEN SCORCHED. MY EYES HAVE BEEN SCORCHED. That's a cute little Jeep.
didn't know, I'm Irish, by the way, we called every car that looks like this Like, it didn't have to be an actual Jeep brand. It just needed to look like Also, is it just me or is this car [ __ ] tiny?
around. If I had a license. Surely this is a tape we're looking at. Holy contrast.
MY EYES CAN'T HANDLE IT. I can't discern anything. LOOK AT THAT CHROMATIC ABERRATION. Holy god. Mountain River Forest Lake Lookout
Tower, so obviously I'm not going to go that way. I'm going to go this way. Hold on. It invisible wall won't let me.
The camera knows that I'm in high-speed pursuit. Age: Inquisition, where they just like changed how the and everyone thought you were going faster, but in reality the horse never
went faster in that game? I love [ __ ] like that. It's so fun. Oh, yeah. This is a good place to do some murdering, for sure.
uh end of last year December December um through LA, or like super north LA. I Um And it was really cool. I was sitting on
kind of scared of horses. When I was 7 years old, I went to a summer camp and I was on the horse and he kind of like booked and moved really former race horse and he was going to take off and it scared the crap out of
take off and it scared the crap out of me. If I move, everything gets a little easier to look at, but then I stop and the bleach comes back. But when I was on the horse this time, I
first, but we had a really good instructor and she told us what to do like 20 minutes into it, I was like, "Pretend you're Arthur Morgan from Red reins and the saddle and I was sitting back and I was just All I needed was
some chewing tobacco or a [ __ ] piece of straw and a hat. Maybe a gun. Maybe a license to kill. peaceful. Cuz everyone has to stay in single file,
so you can't really talk a whole lot to EACH OTHER. HOLD ON, [screaming] I'M TELLING A STORY. No more peaceful than this. All right, No one wants to hear about your personal life, Sean. Play the [ __ ] game.
Okay. Oh, that's a nice rock. I like that Oh, that's a nice rock. I like that boulder. That is a nice boulder.
aliens watching me already? Man, there is something about this when you see it in motion that it does kind of look real, doesn't it? but there's something about it that you can
kind of see that I need to get out of this environment cuz the way it's like constantly shifting. Oh, this is far away. Don't have to meet like a ranger? Get set up for the day? Oh, it's really quiet.
It's making noise again. It's cuz I stopped. Bro, where's me [ __ ] Found it. No need to look anymore.
Doggy? Woah. Holy [ __ ] god. Why does it look like that? I know it's supposed TO BE A VHS TAPE, but I assume you grew up with those. They looked a little better than this.
I wish you knew how to do this. I can't see anything. That's a [ __ ] to be my tower. Love you, baby girl. Here we go. Oh, I'm going to I'm going to look at so
I'm going to look out over across the land, and I'm just going to jerk it Just straight out into the ethos. Let everyone know that I'm here. I should play my complete Firewatch again. I've been thinking about it. Oh.
Gibus was here. I'VE BEEN WOW. PRETTY COOL. I got to say.
like all of Firewatch in one video. I think that that would be cool to do think that that would be cool to do again.
I love me some Taft power. Wouldn't have any other type of power.
close to something. Oh, yeah. That sun is going nuclear. Where's the door? This is Bananin. Okay, my binoculars.
Okay, stay away from rock / monument. Creepy. To do, find campers and make them clean up. Make them pay. Radio HQ about strange man.
computer has a tendency to do that lately. Take two to the campsite. lately. Take two to the campsite. Okay, moving on down.
Aaron Ralston kind of situation where I have to cut my own arm off. Cuz I won't be able to do it. I don't know how he did that. I think about that know how he did that. I think about that a lot. In those scenarios, I'm like I
he could do it either. And then when you're in the scenario, you can't. you're in the scenario, you can't. But holy God, what a Herculean effort But holy God, what a Herculean effort to survive.
Those are nuclear launch maps. I've seen those before. I've seen those before. Hello. Ah. Woah, yeah.
Tiny man in a tree and a It got dark. It got dark. Oh good God. Oh Jesus. Okay. So suddenly got way scarier. Look at that.
Is that a thumbnail or what? I know how to [ __ ] frame it up. Bowie knife behind.
It's mine now. I'm excited to see some aliens. I'm actually kind of scared. It's okay to admit it.
Who's following me? OH, NOW I'M PARANOID. What should I do? Can I go up here?
Tape over. Okay. trains in the middle of the forest. It's like Minecraft and you go into a cave.
Tape three, the storm. These tapes are tiny. Beautiful. Beautiful. Oh, I'm going to write my memoirs. Got lots of time to think.
Also lots of time to be scared. Reminder, feed the dog. Okay, what else does it say? Investigate lights. They hang out over by the lake. hang out over by the lake. Doggy, I want to pet him.
Remember, shut window shutters and fill generator when storm. Okay, I'm going to have to fill generator cuz when storm happening.
everything I own right now. This is all me. me. Everything. developing glaucoma. Okay, should I do anything?
It's lighting up like I'm supposed to, but Oh. I can open things. It's over for everybody now. Now that I've learned to open, I'm never going to shut up about it.
Okay, so what was in these? Why can't I open these? camera. What is that? What is that? Nothing?
YOU GOT TO STOP doing that. You know, IF YOU WANT TO BE COVERT, stop announcing yourself so wildly. Best of the show. Go for it.
Can I turn off my lights? I want to see outside. the lights are out and now I instantly regret it. Okay, this [ __ ] sucks.
THIS IS THE WORST. WHAT'S MAKING THAT SOUND? What should I WHAT'S MAKING THAT SOUND? What should I do?
can't see anything. Except the lightning. panicking? Yeah, do that. Okay, I'm not allowed. Yeah, do that. Okay, I'm not allowed. Oh, it's raining inside the radio.
UFOs are doing. They're going to know I'm here. If the light's on, they're going to know I'm in here. going to know I'm in here. Okay, so far I haven't had to do much. Things just
progress on their own, so Oh, the generator. Generator win storm. GENERATOR WIN STORM. OH GOD, [screaming] IT'S PLUS THREE OUT. IT'S PLUS THREE OUT. HOLY GOD.
DO THE DO IT AGAIN. [screaming] DO IT AGAIN.
I heard something. I heard something clicking at me. I heard something clicking at me. Jesus, help. Oh, Jesus. Okay, I'm actually scared. [ __ ] this. [ __ ] THIS.
[ __ ] this. [ __ ] THIS. [ __ ] THIS.
NO, NO, NO. OKAY. [ __ ] I need some wipers FOR MY EYES. WHAT? AGAIN?
NO. I DON'T like this. Okay, these guys are just messing with me now.
Where are they? Are they here? I CAN'T SEE ANYONE. Okay. We're good. We're good. EVERYTHING'S FINE.
Tape over. Thank god. >> [snorts] >> That was really cool looking with the lightning in the background. So moody lightning in the background. So moody and atmospheric.
Tape four, the monument. Uh-oh, I don't like where this is going. a monument? What the [ __ ] am I doing? Find the monument. SAYS WHO AND WHY? It's like 2001 Space Odyssey. I love a monument.
monument. A monolith, if you will. Okay, I got to be fast. These aliens are looking at me.
Should I go towards the lights? That seems like a really bad idea.
>> [snorts] >> I'm sorry. What? CHURCH. OH, it's a cult.
Well, if you can't beat them, join them. Whoa, that is A MONUMENT. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE A LIKE 2,000 MILES AWAY SO IT'S JUST a slab.
of personality going on over here. What's this? What's this? Jesus.
Tape over. >> [sighs and gasps] >> So clearly people are aware of what's going on out here.
internet for the first time, I totally fell for all those videos. Watching like a triangle of lights going across the sky and people talking about it and
You [ __ ] LEAVE ME ALONE. What What What What should I do? What should I do?
Pop-Tarts in a microwave? Are you psychopath? I'm not allowed to do that for some reason. Oh. Oh.
Are they really big and far away or just really tiny? If I saw this in real life, I would lose my [ __ ]
ever watched that one? That was also a cool one. Now, shoot off up into space really fast.
"You a bitch." Rude. I'm probably going to die, but this is going to live on beyond me.
I've got definitive proof. The dog. Is it daytime? Oh. feed the dog. This is the best PART OF MY DAY.
I don't know what kind of genitals alien will have, if any, but I'm squeezing will have, if any, but I'm squeezing them.
Oh. What happened?
fabric on the ground? Why is it so glowy?
What? What? Huh? What should I do? Run? Okay, you got it.
this job. I hate this job. I hate this job. place Oh, tape over. Thank god. Oh god. Jesus. Oh god. Jesus. This is actually getting under my skin.
love that show. I love the idea of aliens. A part of me is like, I would love to see aliens at some point. And I do believe there's something out there. Maybe not little green men or gray aliens or
beings with high intellect, but like there's got to be like some sort of bacteria on a planet somewhere that's living. Like any sort of celled organism out there. There's got to be something. You can't be the only ones.
Thomas the Tank Engine's coming for me. It's Choo Choo Charles all over again.
over here. Do it again.
It's like Close Encounters. That's a great film if you haven't seen it.
Isn't that a biblical thing, not an alien thing? Holy god. Maybe aliens are god. Could tape be over now, please?
I would like tape to be over. Thank you. >> [laughter]
Uh-oh, tape eight, the tall man. It's going down, y'all. Easily the best idea we've had this entire game. entire game. Get in the car, go home, cry about it.
Nature's scary. Why live in nature when you can live in a bustling city full of noise? Out here, scary.
to see a tall man. I don't like tall men.
It's a tall man. There's a tall man up there. I DON'T I DON'T LIKE TALL MAN.
today, tall man. I am [ __ ] leaving. why did he have a hero light? Why was he all backlit?
>> Oh god, I feel like I'm actually out of breath looking at you. [ __ ] off. I want to live. I want to live.
have bear spray on me. I can handle that. Bears totally fine. Aliens, tall men, that's no bueno.
I'm going to I might actually piss. Or [ __ ] I'm not sure which fluids are going to come out of me.
way back. Uh hold on, I might die up here instead.
Sure. Sure, why not? Yeah. Like my Yeah. [ __ ] that car specifically.
BELIEVER. I'LL SAY ANYTHING TO NOT GET KILLED. OH, MY TINY JEEP. It was so small and didn't hurt anybody. It was so small and didn't hurt anybody. Why would you do that?
do this to me. Don't do this to me. Oh, no. Jesus. Oh. Oh.
There's life in her yet. Tape nine, Icarus. Is the The moon is out. Okay, I'm going to need some air conditioning for this. to need some air conditioning for this. I can't handle Icarus now.
I can't handle Icarus now. Have you seen the moon? >> Icarus flew too close to the sun. There's none of that out right now.
haven't hit an invisible wall yet, so. This has to be the right way. Follow the This has to be the right way. Follow the beach.
I'm a coming. I'M COMING BACK TO YOU NOW. beautiful monument. Beautiful justice erect where she stays.
Oh, bollocks. No, don't destroy my Don't destroy that. Uh-oh. >> [screaming]
they're Satanists as well. The worst kinds of aliens. The worst kinds of aliens. [ __ ]
HOLY GOD, RETURN TO THE TOWER. HIDE. HIDE. WHAT DOES HE DO? HUH? OH, [ __ ] OH, [ __ ] OH, [ __ ] OH, [ __ ] OH, [ __ ] OH, [ __ ] Close the shutters or something.
I'm fine. I might NOT BE FINE. Why would you do that? My beautiful tower. She was so young. I'm going to
tower. She was so young. I'm going to make someone pay for this.
they're going to fight me no matter where I go.
I'm out. I'm out. I'm out. Oh, I'm still crouched.
What? What? What? Leave me alone. I just wanted TO DO MY JOB. WHOA, OKAY.
THAT didn't look very tall. I don't think this [ __ ] matters anymore. I'm escaping with my life. I'm out of here. My life is mine and I'm keeping it.
never gone down before. Ah, this is leading to salvation for sure. Ah, there's a light in the distance. Yeah, it's probably just a ranger. Probably just another guy looking for
Probably just another guy looking for me.
JIMMY JOJO. OH. something. If you walk in a straight line, you have
If you walk in a straight line, you have to hit civilization eventually. in a straight line. They're really bad at it actually. Table over. Come on, table over.
me, I'm going to punch him in the face. If he has one. Punch him somewhere it hurts. Okay, dead end again.
Okay, dead end again. What? Oh. I should just run out the clock. Yeah, GO TOWARDS THE LIGHTS. THAT'S HELPED me so far.
It's like a little drone. Oh, [ __ ] Oh, [ __ ] Can't see my light. Can't see me. Can't hear anything.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Oh, mom's here. MOM'S HERE. MOM FOUND ME. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I made fun of you. Uh trees are new to me, too.
What do I do? Oh my god. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. [screaming] OH, THEY'RE SO WEIRD. WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE THAT?
[ __ ] OH GOD. WHERE DO I GO? OH [ __ ] OH [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] Oh [ __ ] And they look like creepy bald old men. They got like little titties.
>> Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Oh my god, they seem so close. Never mind. They're so slow. I'm just going to run around forever. Can't catch me. Dumb asses.
All your advanced technology and you can't even run Dead end. Dead end. Give them the deuces. Give them the deuces. new to them. Rocks are going to be a [ __ ] blind-sided surprise. Where'd
your friend go, huh? Gave up. Couldn't keep up with [ __ ] Usain Bolt over here. I'm gone. I can do this all day. Can you?
Can you? I won't get hungry, but you will. Says this dumbass. Wait, where did the other one go? He's Oh, he's going to sneak up on me, isn't he?
He's there. I see him. I see him. The friends are back. They got the band back friends are back. They got the band back together. Oh! Just catch me. Oh,
weirdos! They had an eye ON THEIR HEAD. THANK YOU FOR PLAYING THE TALL Man Tapes. If you enjoyed the game, please leave a positive review. If not, please leave a negative review with feedback.
throughout the main story, which when collected unlock additional levels in the extras menu. Currently, there are two secret levels to find. Two more will be added shortly after release with a sixth total
What? Where were those tapes? I don't know if I want to play the entire thing again for two tapes. Icarus. do. Well, that was the Tall Man Tapes. That was cool. Honestly, I I quite like
that. Anything with aliens in it I'm a sucker for anyway. I like games like this with aliens in them coming to get my [ __ ] It's just cool. I'm I I always loved those movies when I was a kid. I loved
those games as an adult. I want more of them all the time. I want War of the Worlds. I want Close Encounters. I want Signs. You know, >> [music] >> Go ahead and sue me.
video. That was very fun. Thank you guys for watching. See you in the next one.