Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent

Horror puzzle game built around exploration and repeated attempts

Christoffer Ryrvall · Released Sep 11, 2017

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 73% of 74
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 9 years ago; Oct 3, 2017
Minimum PC: HD 8550G; 3 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent?

You work through seven areas in this short, single-player horror puzzle game. Story details unlock through specific events, and some hidden content is restricted to the harder of two difficulty settings.

For you if...

+you prefer horror focused on scares rather than gore

Not for you if...

−you want a story with a conclusive ending
−you need games that avoid flashing images

What players say

73% of 74 reviews are positive

Players describe the sudden, loud jump scares as frightening.

Screenshots and trailer

Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent screenshot 1

Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent system requirements

Minimum: HD 8550G, 3 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 Enterprise
Processor: AMD A8-550M APU withy Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 2.10 GHz
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8550G
Memory: 3 GB RAM
Storage: 480 MB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Note that the system requirement is written based on the hardware i posess and not the actual lowest system requirements.

Does Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Fear Of Nightmares: Madness Descent 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