Fear Effect Sedna
Squad-based tactical action where fear boosts damage but increases vulnerability
Sushee · Published by Square Enix, Forever Entertainment S. A. · Released Mar 6, 2018
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 45% of 159
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Aug 16, 2018
Metacritic: 42/100 (critic reviews)
What is Fear Effect Sedna?
A single-player, isometric action game about a team investigating a mystery tied to Inuit mythology. You explore Greenland's caves, abandoned research facilities, underwater stations, and spirit realms, solving puzzles and fighting enemies. Combat runs in real time, with stealth, distinct character abilities, and tactical pause to coordinate your squad.
For you if...
- +you enjoy directing several characters during real-time fights
Not for you if...
- −you want stealth to be essential rather than optional
- −you prefer turn-based battles to real-time combat
What players say
45% of 159 reviews are positive
Players praise the art style's continuity with earlier games and the puzzles. Common complaints concern combat, voice acting, and dialogue.
Screenshots and trailer
Fear Effect Sedna system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GT 630, 3 GB RAM, 16 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows 7 (64-bit only)
- Processor
- Intel Pentium G4400, 3.30 GHz or AMD Equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 630, 1GB or AMD Equivalent
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 16 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64-bit only)
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-7300, 4.0 GHz or AMD Equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, 2 GB or AMD Equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 16 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Fear Effect Sedna have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Fear Effect Sedna run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 24
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German.
Does Fear Effect Sedna 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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Recent updates
- Aug 16, 2018 · Sedna update available today!
- May 23, 2017 · Patch note | 23.05.2017
- May 23, 2017 · Patch note | 23.05.2017
1 DLC available.