F.E.A.R.
First-person horror shooter with slow-motion gunfights and paranormal threats
Monolith Productions, Inc., Timegate · Published by Warner Bros. Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment · Released May 21, 2010
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 20K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 94 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 30
- peak 24h 47
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 88/100 (critic reviews)
What is F.E.A.R.?
This single-player first-person shooter puts you in a special-operations team sent to an aerospace compound seized by a paramilitary group. You fight armed intruders with guns and slow motion while confronting paranormal threats. The Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate expansions take the conflict into a ruined city and corporate facilities.
For you if...
- +you enjoy horror scenes mixed with frequent firefights
- +you like slowing time during fights against tactical enemies
Not for you if...
- −you want exploration instead of repeated shootouts
- −you avoid gore and psychological horror
What players say
94% of 19,570 reviews are positive · 94% of 94 in the last 30 days
Players praise the gunplay, enemy tactics, and horror atmosphere. The most common complaint is severe frame-rate drops and crashes on newer PCs; players report needing community fixes to run the game reliably.
Screenshots and trailer
F.E.A.R. system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows® XP, x64 or 2000 with latest service pack installed
- Processor
- Pentium® 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor
- Graphics
- 64 MB GeForce™ 4 Ti or Radeon® 9000 video card; Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio
- Memory
- 512 MB of RAM or more
- Storage
- 17 GB free Hard Drive Space for installation; Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files
Recommended
- Processor
- Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor
- Graphics
- A 256 MB Radeon® 9800 Pro or GeForce™ 6600 or equivalent supported
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
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
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
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