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Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!

Release DateFeb 12, 2009
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.4% (positive) / 85.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.6% Top 20% / 83.3%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.1K  Top 5% / 7.4K  Top 4%
Curators184 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time9.1 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar37 minutes
Followers11.7K  Top 10%
Owners± 2M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 260.9K  Top 5%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.6M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin's Steam rating and reviews from October 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (November 2010) and 85.6% (December 2023).

The 7.4K reviews Top 4% suggest that F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is an AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Spanish - Spain (8%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game has been translated in 9 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 17 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. The negative review time is high (median is 6 hours), it can be a sign that F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Addictive plot
  • Great atmosphere
  • Bullet time
  • Cool story
  • Nice graphics
  • Great lighting
  • Cool soundtrack
  • Lots of weapons
  • Dose of action
  • Fear experience
  • Lackluster horror elements
  • Predictable scares
  • Blasé story
  • AI not impressive
  • Shotgun loses oomph
  • Soulless sequel
  • Less intense firefights
  • Retconning
  • Mecha sequences exist for novelty
  • Multiplayer not played extensively

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 84.4% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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