Fear Effect

Fear Effect

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Implicit Conversions · Action · Aug 29, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

78%
Mostly Positive
96 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 96 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 79 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
70% of themes are praise20% are divided10% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
By this time, we had already assumed that the potential of the PS1 had been completely tapped out, with games like Vagrant Story, Alien Resurrection, and my absolute GOAT, Metal Gear Solid, pushing the boundary of just what exactly that console was capable of.
17 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It's pretty obvious when the script loops, but they still make for fun challenges (for the most part) and being baked into the background allows for more creative visuals and attack patterns than in other contemporaries like Resident Evil.
17 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Load Times are pretty much instantaneous between the main menu and starting a new game.
8 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
While docked you are unable to use a third party controller to play the game.
4 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The writing is incredible, with each of the three playable characters having a strong and distinct personality brought to life by fantastic voice acting.
4 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs perfectly fine on SteamDeck.
4 of 79 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters17 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Controls4 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Steam Deck4 reviews
Bugs3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty11 reviews
73%
Gameplay10 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat12 reviews
75%

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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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