F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
First-person horror shooter with slow-motion gunfights and supernatural threats
Monolith · Published by Warner Bros. Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment · Released Feb 12, 2009
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 9,520
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 26 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 18
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)
What is F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin?
This first-person horror shooter takes you through indoor and outdoor areas, where you fight enemies, slow time, and move objects into cover. You play Special Forces Sgt. Michael Becket, whose squad searches for a way to stop Alma Wade as her powers spiral out of control. Competitive multiplayer is also included.
For you if...
- +you enjoy military action mixed with paranormal horror
- +you want both a story campaign and competitive multiplayer
Not for you if...
- −you want horror without frequent shooting or gore
- −you dislike jump scares in action-heavy games
What players say
85% of 9,520 reviews are positive · 73% of 26 in the last 30 days
Players praise the firefights and visuals. Many say the enemy behavior, weapon feel, and horror atmosphere fall short of the original, while some criticize the writing.
Screenshots and trailer
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® XP SP2/Vista SP1
- Processor
- P4 2.8GHz (3.2GHz Vista)/Athlon® 64 3000+ (3200+ Vista)
- Graphics
- Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 256MB (SM 2.0b). NVIDIA 6800 or ATI X700
- Memory
- 1GB (1.5GB Vista)
- Storage
- 12GB Available Hard Disk Space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® XP SP3/Vista SP1
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz processor family/Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (required for MP host)
- Graphics
- Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 512MB (SM 3.0). NVidia® 8600 GTS or ATI® HD 2900 XT
- Memory
- 1.5GB
- Storage
- 12GB Available Hard Disk Space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- The native resolution is not the default one
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Czech, Hungarian.
Tags
- Horror
- FPS
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Gore
- Multiplayer
- Shooter
- Bullet Time
- Psychological Horror
- First-Person
- Atmospheric
- Jump Scare
- Co-op
- Classic
- Sci-fi
- Violent
1 DLC available.
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