Fear Therapy

First-person horror matches with randomized ritual hunts and player-controlled Satan

Black Flag Studios · Released Dec 24, 2021 · Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 67% of 4,741
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Oct 25, 2022

What is Fear Therapy?

Fear Therapy is a first-person psychological horror game played solo, cooperatively, or against a player controlling Satan. Trapped in a house, you search for ritual items, complete quests, and try to defeat Satan to escape. Item locations vary between matches, while routes and difficulty change during play.

For you if...

+you like searching for ritual items with friends
+you enjoy unpredictable scares and changing routes
+you want to play the pursuer against other players

Not for you if...

−you prefer horror without sudden scares
−you want fixed routes and predictable item placement
−you prefer steady difficulty to escalating pressure

What players say

67% of 4,741 reviews are positive

Players praise the scares and cooperative play with friends. Others complain about repetitive objectives, bugs, and difficulty that escalates too far. Some players also say updates have stopped.

Screenshots and trailer

Fear Therapy system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 10
Processor: Intel i5 or new-gen i3 / AMD equivalent
Graphics: 4 GB VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

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

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
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, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Greek, Spanish - Latin America.