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F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.

Release DateJun 21, 2011
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.6% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 71.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)69.1% / 70.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)6K  Top 4% / 11.6K  Top 3%
Curators240 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time7.7 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar23 minutes
Followers19.5K  Top 5%
Owners± 2.6M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 818.3K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.9M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of F.E.A.R. 3 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows F.E.A.R. 3's Steam rating and reviews between June 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 97.7% (June 2011) to 71.6% (October 2023).

With its 11.6K reviews Top 3%, F.E.A.R. 3 is indisputably a major AAA level success. The December 2013 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for F.E.A.R. 3 and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows F.E.A.R. 3's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (43%), followed by Russian (21%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying F.E.A.R. 3 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in F.E.A.R. 3, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 17 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that F.E.A.R. 3 crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Co-op mode
  • Multiplayer modes
  • Good sound
  • Some characters of the franchise are in the game
  • Fun multiplayer experience
  • Psychic powers gameplay
  • Animation of the characters
  • Fun challenge system
  • Peeking system
  • Interesting story
  • Short single player campaign
  • Reduced weapon variety
  • Linear levels
  • Health regeneration
  • Farfetched story
  • Awful gameplay
  • Ugly visuals
  • Predictable chokepoints
  • Console port mechanics
  • Anti-climactic final chapter

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 70.6%  Bottom 35% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of F.E.A.R. 3's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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