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F.E.A.R.

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

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

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.

F.E.A.R. is an Action game released in 2010, priced at $9.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (94% of 19546 reviews).

71
playing now
94%
positive of 20k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3,060
twitch viewers (latest)
3060.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
81/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (586 ratings)
39
Nexus mods (42k downloads)
11h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 25h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

71 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 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
  • · 71 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 3% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 782k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 19,546 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$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 13 of 20 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

140272026-09-15 12:00 — 41 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 57 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 56 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 52 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 91 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 43 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 29 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 61 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 67 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 51 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 71 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 56 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 27 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 88 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 135 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 61 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 76 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 94 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 70 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 76 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 140 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 81 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 49 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 71 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
21924Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 119 · peak 301Dec 2012 — avg 81 · peak 486May 2013 — avg 24 · peak 60Oct 2013 — avg 29 · peak 185Mar 2014 — avg 43 · peak 95Aug 2014 — avg 46 · peak 83Jan 2015 — avg 55 · peak 144Jun 2015 — avg 42 · peak 80Nov 2015 — avg 51 · peak 147Apr 2016 — avg 52 · peak 215Sep 2016 — avg 82 · peak 356Feb 2017 — avg 44 · peak 89Jul 2017 — avg 54 · peak 107Dec 2017 — avg 48 · peak 110May 2018 — avg 36 · peak 78Oct 2018 — avg 67 · peak 206Mar 2019 — avg 36 · peak 73Aug 2019 — avg 42 · peak 85Jan 2020 — avg 49 · peak 98Jun 2020 — avg 41 · peak 104Nov 2020 — avg 62 · peak 203Apr 2021 — avg 33 · peak 64Sep 2021 — avg 33 · peak 91Feb 2022 — avg 45 · peak 103Jul 2022 — avg 57 · peak 117Dec 2022 — avg 53 · peak 121May 2023 — avg 37 · peak 79Oct 2023 — avg 107 · peak 470Mar 2024 — avg 49 · peak 100Aug 2024 — avg 46 · peak 84Jan 2025 — avg 66 · peak 157Jun 2025 — avg 73 · peak 232Nov 2025 — avg 92 · peak 206Apr 2026 — avg 58 · peak 116Aug 2026 — avg 55 · peak 99
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$54.99$1.342015-01-012026-10-082015-01-01 — 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 $1.992026-10-08 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k2922026-05-29 — 308 pageviews2026-06-02 — 304 pageviews2026-06-06 — 317 pageviews2026-06-10 — 338 pageviews2026-06-14 — 349 pageviews2026-06-18 — 332 pageviews2026-06-22 — 373 pageviews2026-06-26 — 397 pageviews2026-06-30 — 347 pageviews2026-07-04 — 356 pageviews2026-07-08 — 381 pageviews2026-07-12 — 401 pageviews2026-07-16 — 322 pageviews2026-07-20 — 313 pageviews2026-07-24 — 359 pageviews2026-07-28 — 426 pageviews2026-08-01 — 421 pageviews2026-08-05 — 343 pageviews2026-08-09 — 347 pageviews2026-08-13 — 425 pageviews2026-08-17 — 397 pageviews2026-08-21 — 365 pageviews2026-08-25 — 369 pageviews2026-08-29 — 388 pageviews2026-09-02 — 375 pageviews2026-09-06 — 364 pageviews2026-09-10 — 344 pageviews2026-09-14 — 330 pageviews2026-09-18 — 357 pageviews2026-09-22 — 423 pageviews2026-09-26 — 373 pageviews2026-09-30 — 341 pageviews2026-10-04 — 367 pageviews2026-10-08 — 1,081 pageviews2026-10-12 — 601 pageviews2026-10-14 — 402 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3.1k2.4k2026-10-02 04:12 — 2,384 viewers2026-10-02 05:12 — 2,434 viewers2026-10-02 06:12 — 2,493 viewers2026-10-02 07:12 — 2,682 viewers2026-10-02 08:12 — 2,764 viewers2026-10-02 09:12 — 2,766 viewers2026-10-02 10:12 — 3,060 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

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.

Where its players are

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

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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