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F.E.A.R. 3 cover art

F.E.A.R. 3

Day 1 Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment · 2011-06-21

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 21, 2011 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 29, 2011 (PlayStation 3), Jun 21, 2011 (Xbox 360)

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.

14
playing now
71%
positive of 14k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (229 ratings)
8.5h
to beat · rushed 9h · completionist 15h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

F.E.A.R. 3 is a 2011 first-person shooter psychological horror video game for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. Developed by Day 1 Studios and published by Warner Bros. Games, it was released on all platforms in June 2011. It is the third game in the F.E.A.R. series. In 2015, it was released on GOG.com, and in 2021, it was added to Microsoft's backward compatibility program, making it playable on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Filmmaker John Carpenter consulted on the cutscenes and script, which was written by comic writer and novelist Steve Niles. It is the only F.E.A.R. game to feature co-op gameplay.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 358 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~45/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 547k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,664 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.95-85%
IndieGala$2.99-85%
Gamesplanet$3.49-83%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.90-80%
GOG$3.99-80%
Humble Store$3.99-80%
WinGameStore$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.80 at GreenManGaming (2019-04-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 96 of 132 observed days · $2.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
898920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3272026-08-06 21:00 — 23 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 23 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 24 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 25 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 29 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 23 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 31 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 14 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 23 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 25 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 29 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 12 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 26 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.24$0.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.912015-05-19 — best price $0.992015-12-22 — best price $4.992016-09-15 — best price $4.992017-04-03 — best price $16.302017-11-29 — best price $19.992018-04-20 — best price $19.992018-09-12 — best price $19.992018-12-20 — best price $4.992019-05-21 — best price $4.992019-11-02 — best price $19.992020-01-27 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $4.992020-11-26 — best price $4.002021-07-09 — best price $17.882021-11-01 — best price $19.992022-01-24 — best price $4.392022-05-30 — best price $17.882022-10-03 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $4.992023-04-17 — best price $15.892023-07-23 — best price $4.172023-10-27 — best price $3.892024-01-27 — best price $19.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-05-30 — best price $15.892024-08-22 — best price $3.792024-11-07 — best price $15.892025-02-16 — best price $19.992025-04-30 — best price $3.122025-08-19 — best price $3.192025-11-24 — best price $3.992026-03-04 — best price $11.692026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-08-12 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $2.95
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

147802026-05-29 — 101 pageviews2026-06-01 — 100 pageviews2026-06-04 — 90 pageviews2026-06-07 — 115 pageviews2026-06-10 — 121 pageviews2026-06-13 — 100 pageviews2026-06-16 — 136 pageviews2026-06-19 — 128 pageviews2026-06-22 — 116 pageviews2026-06-25 — 108 pageviews2026-06-28 — 132 pageviews2026-07-01 — 110 pageviews2026-07-04 — 112 pageviews2026-07-07 — 109 pageviews2026-07-10 — 107 pageviews2026-07-13 — 112 pageviews2026-07-16 — 127 pageviews2026-07-19 — 118 pageviews2026-07-22 — 126 pageviews2026-07-25 — 110 pageviews2026-07-28 — 132 pageviews2026-07-31 — 115 pageviews2026-08-03 — 123 pageviews2026-08-06 — 113 pageviews2026-08-09 — 99 pageviews2026-08-12 — 109 pageviews2026-08-15 — 104 pageviews2026-08-18 — 141 pageviews2026-08-21 — 116 pageviews2026-08-24 — 138 pageviews2026-08-25 — 104 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
74.5%
earned "Prison Impossible"
3.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)34,3282%50
Xbox 360 (Xbox)24,3854%50
PS3 (PlayStation)22,84710%51

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

Player tags

FPSGoreCo-opActionHorrorSci-fiShooterZombiesAdventureBullet Time

Census log

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

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