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Born Into Fear

Just Sauce Studio · 2022-03-21

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 22, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Born Into Fear is a first-person horror game set in an evacuated neighborhood. You'll have to complete task and avoid enemies to destroy the evil Buffer.

Born Into Fear is a 2022 Adventure, Indie game priced at $5.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 281 reviews) and an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners.

0
playing now
89%
positive of 281 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$5.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

North Hollow Heights was an ordinary neighborhood before Aegis’ experiment. Its people lived happy lives in their homes filled with love and laughter. Now, those same homes lie dead and silent. While you seek out a way to destroy the Buffer, uncover the truth of the experiment. Earn Sally’s trust by following her commands and rules. Maybe, you’ll even help the deceased pass on.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 25% of 28,833 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.6k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 281 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720222026Week of 2022-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$2.392022-03-212026-08-142022-03-21 — best price $5.392022-05-02 — best price $5.992022-06-23 — best price $4.792022-08-08 — best price $5.992022-10-25 — best price $3.592022-11-29 — best price $5.992023-01-19 — best price $2.992023-03-23 — best price $5.992023-05-26 — best price $3.592023-07-13 — best price $5.992023-10-26 — best price $2.992024-01-04 — best price $5.992024-02-25 — best price $2.992024-03-21 — best price $5.992024-05-28 — best price $2.992024-07-11 — best price $5.992024-09-18 — best price $2.992024-11-04 — best price $5.992024-12-06 — best price $2.992025-01-02 — best price $5.992025-02-28 — best price $2.992025-03-20 — best price $5.992025-05-30 — best price $2.992025-07-10 — best price $5.992025-09-15 — best price $2.992025-10-06 — best price $5.992025-12-18 — best price $2.392026-01-30 — best price $5.992026-04-14 — best price $2.392026-05-26 — best price $5.992026-08-07 — best price $2.392026-08-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
50.8%
earned "All done!"
26.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)17618%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DHorrorStealthAdventureNonlinearRealisticConspiracyAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.