FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water

Steam Deck Unsupported

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Horror · Oct 28, 2021

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $27.99.

83%
Very Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 153 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Filled with lots of QoL changes from previous entries, improved Camera Obscure controls, and features an episodic-like progression through the story to help decompress from the atmosphere.
153 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Recommended only if you are playing with a controller
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are fine for the fact that this is a port of a Wii U game.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Spooky fun game, be sure to install the latest GE-Proton if you're playing on Linux or Steam Deck!
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters153 reviews
Controls47 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay63 reviews
79%
Audio16 reviews
88%
Difficulty14 reviews
93%
Performance12 reviews
83%
Interface12 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat41 reviews
83%
Crashes15 reviews
60%
Bugs12 reviews
92%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $27.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
39
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.