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F.E.A.R. cover art

F.E.A.R.

Monolith Productions, Inc. · Warner Bros. Games · 2010-05-21

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Dec 02, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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

83
playing now
94%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (586 ratings)
11h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 25h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

83 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon is a 2005 first-person shooter psychological horror video game for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. Developed by Monolith Productions and published by Vivendi Universal Games, the Windows version was released worldwide in October 2005. The Xbox and PlayStation versions were ported by Day 1 Studios and released in October 2006 and April 2007, respectively. Two standalone expansion packs were released for the Windows and Xbox 360 versions of the game, both developed by TimeGate Studios; F.E.A.R. Extraction Point (2006) and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate (2007). Released on Windows in March 2007, F.E.A.R. Gold Edition includes all the content from the Director's Edition plus Extraction Point, while F.E.A.R. Platinum Collection, released for Windows in November 2007, includes the Director's Edition, Extraction Point, and Perseus Mandate. Neither expansion is now considered canon, as the Monolith-developed F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin ignores the events of both.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 83 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,141 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~143/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 780k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,489 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.34 at 2game (2022-10-21) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 7 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24124120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

89302026-08-06 21:00 — 70 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 30 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 52 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 59 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 64 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 82 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 42 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 79 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 37 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 46 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 61 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 36 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 49 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 59 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 45 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 54 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 85 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 43 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 39 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 56 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 61 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 51 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 76 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 58 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 45 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 57 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 66 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 83 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$54.99$1.342015-01-012026-08-202015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-02-04 — best price $9.952015-05-12 — best price $8.462015-09-21 — best price $9.992015-10-31 — best price $2.492016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-04-08 — best price $2.492016-07-07 — best price $9.012016-11-03 — best price $9.992016-12-16 — best price $9.992017-04-20 — best price $2.302017-08-06 — best price $9.992017-11-03 — best price $9.992018-02-08 — best price $2.502018-05-06 — best price $9.992018-07-13 — best price $2.502018-08-23 — best price $2.502018-10-25 — best price $2.002018-11-30 — best price $9.992019-02-12 — best price $54.992019-06-14 — best price $9.992019-10-26 — best price $2.502019-12-19 — best price $13.742020-02-04 — best price $9.992020-04-22 — best price $54.992020-06-25 — best price $13.742020-11-25 — best price $10.992021-07-05 — best price $9.992022-01-04 — best price $9.992022-10-21 — best price $1.342023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-05-21 — best price $1.342024-12-19 — best price $1.992025-06-27 — best price $1.992025-12-08 — best price $9.992026-08-20 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4692672026-05-29 — 308 pageviews2026-06-01 — 332 pageviews2026-06-04 — 309 pageviews2026-06-07 — 330 pageviews2026-06-10 — 338 pageviews2026-06-13 — 327 pageviews2026-06-16 — 411 pageviews2026-06-19 — 365 pageviews2026-06-22 — 373 pageviews2026-06-25 — 386 pageviews2026-06-28 — 435 pageviews2026-07-01 — 336 pageviews2026-07-04 — 356 pageviews2026-07-07 — 373 pageviews2026-07-10 — 353 pageviews2026-07-13 — 341 pageviews2026-07-16 — 322 pageviews2026-07-19 — 371 pageviews2026-07-22 — 345 pageviews2026-07-25 — 345 pageviews2026-07-28 — 426 pageviews2026-07-31 — 349 pageviews2026-08-03 — 382 pageviews2026-08-06 — 370 pageviews2026-08-09 — 347 pageviews2026-08-12 — 451 pageviews2026-08-15 — 386 pageviews2026-08-18 — 400 pageviews2026-08-21 — 365 pageviews2026-08-24 — 362 pageviews2026-08-25 — 369 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)31,4492%47

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

Player tags

FPSDarkGoreActionHorrorSci-fiClassicShooterJump ScareStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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