The Fabulous Fear Machine

Buy90%

Very Positive · 582 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Fictiorama Studios · Outbreak Sim · Oct 4, 2023

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$17.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
47
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy The Fabulous Fear Machine?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 241 sampled reviews

Based on 582 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 241 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise241 helpful reviews0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
96 of 241 sampled reviews raised it
While I'm still satisfied and the mechanics and stories we got were still excellent, if just really wanted more especially when Camp. 2 was almost half the length of the others .
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
81 of 241 sampled reviews raised it
Even the cutscenes, though sometimes predictable (you get pannels of a comic that progresses the story as you complete objectives) is just good.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 241 sampled reviews raised it
The style gives the game a distinctive personality without requiring technically extravagant graphics.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
26 of 241 sampled reviews raised it
The game is pretty challenging even on Normal difficulty but not stupidly broken.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 241 sampled reviews raised it
You'll spend majority of your time in maps, all are easy to navigate- the HUD is nice, the sounds are okay- there are times where I wish there was voice acting, (you will get some at the end of each chapter but that only made me wish it was all fully voice acted) but the star of the show?

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay96 reviews
Story81 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Difficulty26 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$17.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.19.

6 points recordedtoday · $17.99

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