Fear the Spotlight

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Cozy Game Pals · Adventure · Oct 22, 2024

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy Fear the Spotlight?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 194 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
70% of themes are praise10% are divided20% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
194 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for the game itself, it has that nostalgic VHS art style to it, atmosphere is well build, voice acted dialogues, the story is told from both Ami’s and Viv’s points of view (after you play and finish one story you will unlock the other), some simple puzzles are sprinkled around.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There were a few moments were I was like *NOPE* but quickly fell in love with the exploration.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The low-poly visuals, reminiscent of early PlayStation horror titles, evoke a nostalgic charm that hides something more sinister beneath.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Simple, charming story, great PS1-ish aesthetics, and some very moody sound design.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A lot of the puzzles are clever and perfectly balanced difficulty-wise; the bulk of them are not too hard but not too easy to solve.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game controls well, the third-person camera work is very good and the inventory system is easy to use.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story194 reviews
Gameplay85 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Audio48 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
80% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
100% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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