The Fear Business

Survival horror where saving progress makes a Victorian manor darker

Tomás Esconjaureguy · Published by selewi · Released Oct 28, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 108
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Dec 19, 2024
Minimum PC: 9800GT; 4 GB RAM · 0.4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Fear Business?

You play journalist Sarah in a third-person survival horror game about a suspected cult linked to disappearances. You explore Solomon Manor, collect items, solve puzzles, and hide from or fight back against Goat Face. A first-person recording mode lets you interview locals and gather footage.

For you if...

+you like fixed camera angles and tank controls
+you replay horror games on increasingly difficult settings

Not for you if...

−you want a lengthy horror campaign

What players say

94% of 108 reviews are positive

Players praise the retro visual style and tense atmosphere. Recurring complaints concern how difficult Goat Face is to shake off, with later sections also drawing criticism for their difficulty.

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The Fear Business system requirements

Minimum: 9800GT, 4 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: 2.4GHZ Dual Core
Graphics: GeForce 9800GT Or Equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 400 MB available space

Does The Fear Business have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Fear Business run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 16
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, German.

Does The Fear Business 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