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Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker

First-person horror about house-sitting and uncovering a quiet town's secrets

markuwaaaaa · Released Oct 20, 2025

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 188
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
9
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
5 months ago
May 3, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker?

This linear, first-person horror walking simulator follows nineteen-year-old Steve Jackson as a house-sitting job for vacationing friends takes an unsettling turn. Set in a quiet town, you explore your surroundings, interact with objects, and talk with other characters.

For you if...

  • +you like horror stories with a VHS film aesthetic

Not for you if...

  • −you want frequent scares rather than a slow buildup

What players say

74% of 188 reviews are positive

Players praise the atmosphere and suspense. Common complaints focus on the short length, repetitive chores, and weak storytelling, while some players also report problems with achievements.

Screenshots and trailer

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Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-6350
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB | AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4670 | AMD Ryzen5 1600
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Display output has nonblocking issues
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
5
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Danish, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Finnish, Swedish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.

Does Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker 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

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