Tape Recorder

Tape Recorder is a Skill Event in Mewgenics where your cat finds a tape recorder with its reels still whirring. This is one of the most strategically important events in the game due to its unique permanent consequences. Players can Listen (Intelligence check), Bash (Strength check), or Ignore the recorder. The Listen option can yield the powerful Chainsaw weapon on a rare success, but failure activates the dangerous Restless Dead weather effect. Critically, choosing Bash with a rare success permanently destroys the Tape Recorder event from all future runs on your save file, removing one of the strongest events in the game forever.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Tape Recorder event in Mewgenics?

The Tape Recorder is a Skill Event where your cat discovers a tape recorder with spinning reels. It is categorized as a Misc event and can appear across multiple chapters. This event is notable for having one of the only permanent, cross-run consequences in the entire game.

What stats does the Tape Recorder event check?

The Tape Recorder checks Intelligence (INT) for the Listen option and Strength (STR) for the Bash option. The Ignore option has no stat check and simply lets you walk away safely.

What is the best strategy for the Tape Recorder event?

Always choose Listen with a high-INT cat. The rare success rewards the Chainsaw, one of the best weapons in the game, while the common success grants +1 DEX and +1 STR. Never choose Bash, because the rare Bash success permanently removes the Tape Recorder event from your save file across all future runs. Since the Tape Recorder is considered one of the strongest repeatable events, losing it permanently is devastating. If your cat's INT is low, choose Ignore rather than risk the negative outcomes. Failed Listen checks activate the Restless Dead weather, and the rare failure adds Haunted Night weather plus Fear to your entire party.

What happens if you bash the Tape Recorder?

If you choose Bash and get the rare success outcome, the tape recorder is permanently destroyed and will never appear again in any future run on your save file. The common Bash success simply silences the recorder with no lasting effect. Both Bash failure outcomes activate the Restless Dead weather, with the rare failure also adding Haunted Night and party-wide Fear. Because of the risk of permanently losing this valuable event, experienced players strongly recommend never choosing Bash.