Buy it if you like
- Story: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 121 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 68 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
18 of 68 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles and exploration are just so good here, along with the fantastic voice acting, cinematic fixed cameras and interesting narrative.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
17 of 68 sampled reviews raised it
This means the player needs to actively engage with the layout, but it also affords the player long stretches of peaceful exploration and backtracking and introspection - a perfect setup for a stalker jumpscare and chase sequence.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 68 sampled reviews raised it
Graphically, The Fear Business is pitched at an interesting stage along the retro graphics spectrum - in terms of texture quality and some model designs, we're clearly past the PS1 and maybe reaching for PS2 in places, with some rooms slightly reminiscent of something like Obscure.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 68 sampled reviews raised it
While I'm a little skeptical about the scenario the killer is somehow impressive with his sound design, as usual with selewi's killers.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story18 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat50% still recommend
Players complain
Interface86% still recommend
Difficulty100% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- 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
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
3 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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