Cry of Fear

First-person psychological horror amid creatures and nightmarish delusions

Team Psykskallar · Released Apr 25, 2013

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 88K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 1,054 in 30 days
Playing now: 242; peak 24h 312
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 5 years ago; Nov 1, 2020

What is Cry of Fear?

A first-person psychological survival horror game set in a deserted Scandinavian town. You guide a young man searching for answers, navigate the city and areas beyond it, and fight creatures with a range of weapons across a single-player campaign or a co-op campaign for up to four players.

For you if...

+you want tense first-person psychological and survival horror
+you want both solo and four-player cooperative campaigns

Not for you if...

−you dislike jumpscares and sustained, stressful tension
−you prefer horror without themes of self-harm or suicide

What players say

89% of 87,521 reviews are positive · 86% of 1,054 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the oppressive atmosphere, sound design, story, and well-placed scares. Common complaints include heavy backtracking, awkward parkour and controls, limited inventory management, and accidental softlocks; recent players also report crashes and trouble launching or displaying the game correctly on modern Windows systems.