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Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.

Release DateMay 21, 2010
Price$ 54.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.7% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.7%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91% Top 3% / 91.3%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)9.8K  Top 3% / 14.1K  Top 3%
Curators415 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time9.9 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar11 minutes  Bottom 20%
Followers12.4K  Top 10%
Owners± 1.9M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 233.7K  Top 5%
Gross Revenue ($)± 958.5K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows F.E.A.R.'s Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (November 2010) to 93.7% (December 2023).

With 14.1K reviews Top 2%, F.E.A.R. is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. Most of the peaks took place in October.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows F.E.A.R.'s reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Russian (12%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in F.E.A.R., showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 17 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 6 hours), it can be a sign that F.E.A.R. crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good balance between action, story and spooky elements
  • cool AI behaviors
  • solid FPS gameplay
  • interesting story
  • tons of scripted scenes
  • brutal and fun gunplay
  • exhilarating combat
  • adds several more hours to the game's campaign
  • memorable story
  • new and innovative (in its time)
  • bland and repetitive environments
  • lack of variety in enemies
  • boring weapons
  • gameplay became repetitive quickly
  • AI is not very smart
  • lack of weapon choices
  • difficulty following the story
  • lack of clues/motivation for characters
  • repetitive environments in DLCs
  • does nothing new

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 93.7%  Top 15% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of F.E.A.R.'s review data that Steam provides. 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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