Primal Fears
Top-down shooter with turrets, drones, and remote-controlled cars
DnS Development · Released Jan 8, 2013
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 59% of 198
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Sep 4, 2022
What is Primal Fears?
Primal Fears is a top-down horror shooter set in a world changed by the chemical pharGONe. You fight mutated inhabitants through replayable story missions and arenas to uncover what happened, either alone or in co-op with up to four players.
For you if...
- +you enjoy buying weapons and improving your arsenal
Not for you if...
- −you want a strong story to drive the action
- −you expect a wide variety of enemy types
What players say
59% of 198 reviews are positive
Players praise the shooting particularly in co-op. Common complaints include repetitive combat, awkward camera controls, enemies attacking through walls, and movable props obstructing progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Primal Fears system requirements
Minimum: Shader 3.0, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Primal Fears?
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- OS
- Windows XP Sp3, Windows Vista Sp2, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 duo 2.4Ghz or higher
- Graphics
- Shader 3.0 or better, NVIDIA 9800 GT 512MB RAM or better, ATI 4850HD 512MB RAM or better
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB Space Free
- Notes
- Broadband Internet Connection
Does Primal Fears have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Primal Fears run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 29
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: German, Polish, Russian.
Does Primal Fears use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
