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Enigma of Fear

Dumativa · 2024-11-28

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 28, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.

Enigma of Fear is an Action, Adventure, Indie game released in 2024, priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 10305 reviews).

8
playing now
97%
positive of 10k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
94/100
IGDB user rating (35 ratings)
20h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 25h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Explore the Perimeter in any way you like with an open non-linear area, where you can let your curiosity and deduction guide all your next steps as you play.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Enigma of Fear trailer thumbnail

Enigma of Fear | Release Date Teaser

≈404,781 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 68 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 70% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (914 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 206k–464k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,305 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-14) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 36 of 51 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
83083020242026Week of 2024-11-28: 830 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 84 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 445 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 238 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 150 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14342026-09-15 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 29 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 12 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 52 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 143 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 43 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 50 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 73 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 19 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 49 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 57 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 36 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 76 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 24 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 43 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 30 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 72 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 17 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 10 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
89118Dec 2024Aug 2026Dec 2024 — avg 891 · peak 6,384Jan 2025 — avg 170 · peak 585Feb 2025 — avg 71 · peak 233Mar 2025 — avg 53 · peak 212Apr 2025 — avg 38 · peak 128May 2025 — avg 30 · peak 100Jun 2025 — avg 30 · peak 99Jul 2025 — avg 33 · peak 99Aug 2025 — avg 24 · peak 74Sep 2025 — avg 23 · peak 70Oct 2025 — avg 38 · peak 156Nov 2025 — avg 51 · peak 194Dec 2025 — avg 73 · peak 252Jan 2026 — avg 70 · peak 240Feb 2026 — avg 42 · peak 128Mar 2026 — avg 26 · peak 116Apr 2026 — avg 21 · peak 69May 2026 — avg 18 · peak 67Jun 2026 — avg 20 · peak 76Jul 2026 — avg 27 · peak 74Aug 2026 — avg 19 · peak 122
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$8.342024-11-282026-08-172024-11-28 — best price $22.492025-02-28 — best price $22.492025-03-13 — best price $22.492025-04-14 — best price $22.492025-05-20 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-09-13 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-11-03 — best price $29.992026-01-05 — best price $29.992026-01-19 — best price $29.992026-03-05 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $19.492026-03-24 — best price $29.992026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-04-16 — best price $29.992026-05-26 — best price $23.722026-05-29 — best price $23.952026-05-31 — best price $11.582026-06-02 — best price $20.992026-06-04 — best price $29.992026-06-15 — best price $17.992026-07-01 — best price $20.992026-07-08 — best price $20.992026-07-13 — best price $8.342026-07-16 — best price $29.992026-07-20 — best price $29.992026-07-25 — best price $20.992026-07-28 — best price $24.062026-07-31 — best price $8.342026-08-03 — best price $15.002026-08-10 — best price $14.992026-08-16 — best price $29.992026-08-17 — best price $20.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
85.8%
earned "Ol' Reliable"
25.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: Portuguese - Brazil, English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,86416%19

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DDogPuzzleMysteryDetectiveOpen WorldStory RichExplorationSupernaturalInvestigation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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