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FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water cover art

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2021-10-27

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Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 28, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 28, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 28, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 28, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.

20
playing now
83%
positive of 6.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
13h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is a survival horror video game developed by Koei Tecmo and originally published by Nintendo for the Wii U. The fifth main entry in the Fatal Frame series, it was released in Japan in September 2014 and worldwide in October 2015. A remaster for eighth and ninth generation consoles and Windows, this time published by Koei Tecmo, was released worldwide in October 2021.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 20 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 339 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,771 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 11,408 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 130k–293k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,516 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $22.69 at IndieGala Store (2023-12-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 18 of 32 observed days · $17.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.1k1.1k20212026Week of 2021-10-01: 1,023 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 748 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,060 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3182026-08-07 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 15 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 15 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 28 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 31 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 14 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 20 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 15 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 26 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 15 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 20 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$20.412021-10-012026-08-272021-10-01 — best price $39.992022-03-01 — best price $39.772022-03-23 — best price $39.992022-04-21 — best price $39.022022-05-10 — best price $35.992022-07-08 — best price $39.992022-09-21 — best price $29.992022-10-26 — best price $24.992022-11-23 — best price $39.992023-02-02 — best price $25.592023-04-28 — best price $24.992023-05-07 — best price $26.992023-06-27 — best price $24.992023-10-26 — best price $23.592023-12-21 — best price $24.072024-01-05 — best price $33.802024-03-05 — best price $27.992024-03-13 — best price $22.692024-04-26 — best price $22.992024-05-11 — best price $33.802024-07-11 — best price $29.692024-08-01 — best price $34.792024-10-08 — best price $33.802025-01-02 — best price $29.692025-01-25 — best price $27.992025-04-10 — best price $23.992025-06-23 — best price $29.692025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-12-04 — best price $33.802026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-02-22 — best price $23.972026-03-19 — best price $23.972026-04-24 — best price $23.452026-05-08 — best price $34.792026-07-10 — best price $33.592026-08-27 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3561042026-05-29 — 200 pageviews2026-06-01 — 168 pageviews2026-06-04 — 134 pageviews2026-06-07 — 145 pageviews2026-06-10 — 157 pageviews2026-06-13 — 180 pageviews2026-06-16 — 157 pageviews2026-06-19 — 155 pageviews2026-06-22 — 356 pageviews2026-06-25 — 149 pageviews2026-06-28 — 180 pageviews2026-07-01 — 192 pageviews2026-07-04 — 152 pageviews2026-07-07 — 120 pageviews2026-07-10 — 169 pageviews2026-07-13 — 177 pageviews2026-07-16 — 143 pageviews2026-07-19 — 146 pageviews2026-07-22 — 184 pageviews2026-07-25 — 171 pageviews2026-07-28 — 152 pageviews2026-07-31 — 148 pageviews2026-08-03 — 171 pageviews2026-08-06 — 128 pageviews2026-08-09 — 141 pageviews2026-08-12 — 127 pageviews2026-08-15 — 122 pageviews2026-08-18 — 125 pageviews2026-08-21 — 149 pageviews2026-08-24 — 123 pageviews2026-08-25 — 160 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
88.8%
earned "Lurking in the Deep"
24.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,2774%39

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

Player tags

HorrorMatureNudityMysteryViolentAdventureBeautifulStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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