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Play as a raccoon with a cassette player, hunting for new tracks to dumpster dive to. Explore an abandoned mall and its surroundings to collect hidden cassettes
The Lost Mixtape sits comfortably in the casual space — approachable, session-friendly, and designed to reward short bursts of engagement without demanding long-term commitment. Vided Studio released it on Steam on Jul 10, 2026 at $4.99 at the time of writing. The core hook: Play as a raccoon with a cassette player, hunting for new tracks to dumpster dive to. Explore an abandoned mall and its surroundings to collect hidden cassettes. Dig through trash, uncover secret paths, and gather items. Experience this sho.
The Lost Mixtape — Key Facts
From the Steam listing: Play as a raccoon with a cassette player, hunting for new tracks to dumpster dive to. Explore an abandoned mall and its surroundings to collect hidden cassettes. Dig through trash, uncover secret paths, and gather items. Experience this short adventure where someone’s trash is a raccoon’s treasure.
- Developer: Vided Studio (solo — also the publisher)
- Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
- Languages: English, French
- Release: Jul 10, 2026
- Price: $4.99
- Steam features: Single-player campaign, Steam Achievements
The Lost Mixtape — Watch the Trailer
About The Lost Mixtape: Gameplay & Details
The Lost Mixtape is a game about playing a raccoon who just discovered a Portable Cassette Player. Roam an abandoned mall and its surroundings to collect scattered music tapes to play on your newly acquired portable device. Rummage through trash, unlock secret paths, and gather items while every new tape adds to your personal soundtrack, turning exploration into a music-filled short exploration game.
Wander parking lots, abandoned shops and areas reclaimed by nature Discover hidden paths and find your way in this world filled with trash Interact with the environment and collect items you find along your way Discover new tapes at your own rhythm
Enjoy your new tracks with headphones or not! Someone’s trash is a raccoon’s treasure
The Lost Mixtape — Screenshots
The learning curve is real. First hour: you are pushing buttons and watching what happens. Fifth hour: you are planning multi-step sequences because you finally understand how the systems interact. This is the sim genre working as designed. Vided Studio clearly designed for the audience that appreciates adventure depth rather than adventure presented as background noise.
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The Lost Mixtape is not chasing genre trends. Vided Studio has aimed at a defined audience — a adventure, casual, indie, simulation release with a clear sense of its own identity. The Steam community discussions show a developer engaged with feedback, and the pace of iteration since launch (or leading up to it) suggests the design will grow rather than stagnate. That responsiveness matters for indie releases where community trust builds slowly and evaporates quickly.
System Requirements
Minimum: Windows 10 · Intel i3 · 8 GB RAM · NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Recommended: Windows 10 · Intel i7-10700 · 8 GB RAM · NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660
Should You Buy The Lost Mixtape?
For fans of adventure games and players who appreciate what Vided Studio is trying to do, The Lost Mixtape earns a recommendation at $4.99 at the time of writing. The core loop rewards attention, the presentation is competent, and the design shows care rather than assembled. Steam 2-hour refund window covers you if the specific experience does not click.
For players outside the adventure audience: adjust expectations. The Lost Mixtape makes no pretence at being all things to all players — it is a focused adventure experience, and that focus is either exactly what you want or not what you signed up for.
The Lost Mixtape Verdict: 7/10 and a Fair Ask for What Is Delivered
The Lost Mixtape occupies a defensible position in its genre — not innovating dramatically but executing familiar patterns competently. The design shows the developer understands the reference points.
The Lost Mixtape Regional Availability and Pricing
The Lost Mixtape is available globally through Steam with regional pricing adjustments applied automatically based on account country. Southeast Asian pricing tends to be favorable relative to North American and European markets.
The demo route is often the fastest way to determine fit, and Steam demos are region-locked less frequently than paid titles. Sampling removes essentially all purchase risk.
The Steam store listing: The Lost Mixtape on Steam. Steam has live pricing and verified community reviews.
Player discussion and community reviews of The Lost Mixtape, browse the The Lost Mixtape Steam Community Hub for the Steam community page for player-driven reviews and threads.
For price history and stats on The Lost Mixtape, the The Lost Mixtape SteamDB profile carries price history, player counts, and store analytics. Historical pricing details and reception data sit on the analytics dashboard.
At a glance — verified Steam listing
| Developer | Vided Studio |
| Publisher | Vided Studio |
| Release date | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Price | $4.99 — verified 10 September 2026 |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Steam features | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, Frenchlanguages with full audio support |
| Store screenshots | 7 |
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Editorial note: This The Lost Mixtape coverage draws on the game’s Steam store page, publicly available developer statements, community reception via user reviews, and general genre context. Steam pricing and Steam Deck compatibility verified at time of publication.
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Editorial note: Article compiled from the official Steam listing (app ID 4012050) as of 1 August 2026, cross-referenced with Vided Studio’s Steam community activity. The Lost Mixtape is a Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation title. All facts verified against publicly available Steam sources. PixelForge Network has not received a review copy — this is post-launch coverage based on publicly verifiable information.
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