Theory of Fear
A visual novel mixing student life with dark fantasy romance
ANASTASI SUKHONOSOVA · Released Mar 28, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 71
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Mar 24, 2017
What is Theory of Fear?
This single-player visual novel follows a first-year university student whose dreams take her to another world. You read through twelve chapters, making choices that shape her relationships with five men and lead to twelve possible endings. Bonuses can be exchanged for extra stories and character biographies in a Secret Room.
For you if...
- +you prefer cruel, possessive love interests over gentle romantic partners
Not for you if...
- −you want to avoid sexual violence, abuse, and gore
What players say
72% of 71 reviews are positive
Players praise the artwork and Russian voice acting. Common complaints concern thin plotting, shallow characterization, and choices that seem to have little influence on the heroine's actions.
Screenshots and trailer
Theory of Fear system requirements
Minimum: DirectX® 9.0c compatible, 0.5 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Theory of Fear?
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- OS
- Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10
- Processor
- Pentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP
- Graphics
- DirectX® 9.0c compatible
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Theory of Fear have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Theory of Fear run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: Russian. Text only: English.
Does Theory of Fear 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
