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VHS is a retro-themed idle clicker where you accumulate currency through manual and automated clicking. Purchasing upgrades unlocks auto-click features and new shortcuts that fire projectiles at your screen, creating a satisfying automation loop alongside inventory drops. It appeals to players seeking a lightweight incremental game with nostalgic 1980s aesthetics and collectible items.

About this game

Players, last 77 days

Peak 19 · Low 5

Daily peak concurrent players, sampled once a night from Steam.

What players are saying

▼ Not recommended 0 hrs

RewindApp, one of the most prolific copyright infringers and intellectual property thieves to infest Steam, famous for running numerous asset flip scams, seems to have returned. Only this time with a whole new kind of scam.

Don't believe me about how much this guy has stolen the work of others and tried to get YOUR money for it? Here's some proof.

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"VHS" is another disgusting clicker scam game like "banana". Effectively a blockchain/NFT game, but abusing the Steam Marketplace instead of some other blockchain/wallet system... the end result is the same, this isn't a real game, it's just dumped on Steam to scam PC gamers through the Steam Marketplace. It has no value as a serious game, you just click stuff in the hopes an "NFT" marketplace item drops so the developer can get paid for the sale... and of course so the developer can sell ones that he's farmed up himself.

So while this looks "free", it's only superficial. The real purpose for this game is for the developer to farm and exploit Steam Inventory items that drop through the game. They can then sell these items in bulk on the Steam Community Marketplace. This kind of Steam abuse, combined with a minimum-viable-product non-game, does no service to gamers whatsoever. There's also a disgusting $5 USD scam DLC to spend your money on. What a joke.

This is pollution... it's harmful to everyone. It hurts genuine indie devs, who have to compete with this pollution to get visibility for their sincerely made games. It makes indie devs look bad. It makes it harder for gamers to find those genuinely made games. It's designed to prey on gamers and manipulate the Steam Community Marketplace to the detriment of all.

Avoid this at all costs.

70 found helpful Steam ↗

▲ Recommended 45 hrs

Another clicker game with a lot of inventory drops but with upgrade features so that we can actually enjoy the game for a while. The very first upgrade you click on activates the auto-click functionality. As you purchase more and more upgrades, more shortcuts appear on the left-hand side. The arrows (cursors?) coming from these shortcuts aim at the VHS in the center of the customisable background and they are responsible for the regular clicks we gain per second.

But it isn't just the background we can change. The VHS cassette can have different appearances and the soundtrack can also be modified. All this emits an 80's vibe which makes playing this game more exciting than anything released recently under the bananaware umbrella. Also, the studio here is not a newcomer but has been developing games for several years now.

Give this one a try if you like idle games. It should be noted that given the availability of the (tradable) inventory items this will likely have the same fate as the other games we have recently seen in the itemdropware genre when (if?) Valve actions. Until then have some fun retro-style!

*edit* Nominated for the "Sit Back and Relax" award in 2024

43 found helpful Steam ↗

▲ Recommended 5 hrs

The good ol' VHS is back on Steam and ingame. Awesome idle clicker game where you also get nice retro items for your Steam Collection! Thanks RewindApp for this! :)

38 found helpful Steam ↗

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39 days ago

Dear 80's fans VHS Chaos is out now! ːsummerloveːA huge thank you to everyone who wishlisted, followed, shared, or simply showed interest in VHS Chaos. Every bit of support means a lot to us, and we hope you’ll enjoy finally stepping inside the store. ːretrowaverisitasːAs with any launch, you may encounter a few bugs or rough edges. We’ll be improving the game a lot over the next hours and days, and we’ll be closely monitoring every issue reported here and on the Steam Community Hub. We’ll do our best to fix reported bugs as quickly as possible, often within hours, and sometimes even within minutes ːretrocatːIf you enjoy VHS Chaos, leaving a Steam review would help us tremendously. It supports the game, and gives us even more motivation to keep creating ː1985heartː And one more thing: we’re going to try to bring VHS back to life. We already have a few things planned, so stay tuned ːbubblegumdavidː𝙈𝘼𝙔𝘽𝙀 𝙒𝙀 𝘿𝙊𝙉'𝙏 𝙈𝙄𝙎𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝙀 80𝙎. 𝙈𝘼𝙔𝘽𝙀 𝙒𝙀 𝙈𝙄𝙎𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝘼𝙔 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝙐𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀 𝙁𝙀𝙇𝙏 𝘽𝘼𝘾𝙆 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙉...Thank you for your support! ːretrocatːː1985heartːRewindapp

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90 days ago

Dear 80's fan, First of all, I would like to thank you all, as we have now surpassed 50,000 unique players on VHS! ːretroVHSːEven though the game is free, it truly means a lot to us to see so many of you playing and enjoying it. We are incredibly happy and grateful for all the support you have shown us. ːretrowaveːIf you enjoyed VHS or Retrowave, I’m happy to announce that the 1.0 version of Retrowave 2 is now available!If you like VHS, palm trees, neon lights and the 80s in general, Retrowave 2 is for you! ːsummerloveːIf you like 𝐕𝐇𝐒 and 80s/90s, you might like our other games: ːaudiocassetteːːretrowaveː DISCORD OF RETROWAVE ːretrowaveːːaudiocassetteːThank you for your support! > Rewindapp

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702 days ago

Dear 80's fan, First of all, please note that our new game Retrowave 2 is now available on Steam! ːretrowaveː https://store.steampowered.com/app/3331000/Retrowave_2/ If you like VHS, palm trees, neon lights and the 80s in general, Retrowave 2 is for you! ːsummerloveː Don't forget to follow Rewindapp on social networks : ːretroVHSː Youtube ːrollerskatesː Instagram ːretrogamingː Steam Creator Page ːskate80sː X ːstyle80sː Tiktok ːaudiocassetteːːretrowaveː DISCORD OF VHS ːretrowaveːːaudiocassetteː ːretrowaveː Here are the changes that should delight 𝐕𝐇𝐒 lovers ːretrowaveː 𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐃: ː1985ː VHS Floralshop is now available in the shop {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/e9c96b3dc4ebcb654ffa68c96757dba80ab0a9f5.png VHS Retrowave 2 is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Rare {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/26b505fed3455264449fd33819c8e7cbb5d799f6.png VHS Retrowave 2 Logo is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Epic {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/ee8a72b75b2120869cc4d7b9514ffb0a52a7b1c3.png Retrowave 2 Sunset is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Uncommon {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/71a0c910a13bd4b65bc668c63db568df3c72f833.jpg Retrowave 2 Space Beach is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Common {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/ec4f0d10262b1cfe1751fb16ed8ef4c0d458f69d.jpg Retrowave 2 Basalt is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Common {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/61b25b19c2678643a0c600c5cd103a29c69e41c7.png Retrowave 2 Night City is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Common {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/ad19843bcf8d5de951f3467595d7550c404d1520.jpg Retrowave 2 Skyway is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Common {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/1ba5af971c8862e2d727b31657c97f1d737060c2.jpg Retrowave 2 Windmill is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Common {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/9f7b60586f2d3cb4a17a15cb62e97fb26106c08f.jpg Retrowave 2 Floralshop is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Uncommon {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/5d317cd723a8340b274e334a72b911d576284bea.jpg Retrowave 2 is now in the drop pool, Rarity: Rare {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45081191/49f739db...

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