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FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · 2023-03-08

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Mar 09, 2023 (Xbox One), Mar 09, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 09, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 09, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Mar 09, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 09, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is an Adventure game released in 2023 for $49.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 1,977 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-05

8
playing now
89%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
4.58★
PlayStation Store rating (1,766 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$49.99
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a 2008 survival horror video game developed by Tecmo, Nintendo SPD and Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the fourth installment in the Fatal Frame series and the first on a Nintendo console. Initially released only in Japan, a remaster for eighth and ninth generation consoles and Windows published by Koei Tecmo was released worldwide in 2023. The story focuses on three characters investigating the abandoned and haunted Rogetsu Island: Ruka Minazuki and Misaki Asou, two girls who were involved in a secret ritual and suffered amnesia as a result, and Choshiro Kirishima, the detective who rescued them. The gameplay, as with previous entries in the series, revolves around the main character exploring environments and tackling hostile ghosts using the Camera Obscura.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 256 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~32/week).
  • · Review velocity up 121% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,764 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 40k–89k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,977 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $25.45 at GameBillet (2026-07-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 30 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
59059020232026Week of 2023-03-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2842026-09-15 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 16 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 18 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 16 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 21 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 19 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 13 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 9 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2907Mar 2023Aug 2026Mar 2023 — avg 290 · peak 1,351May 2023 — avg 44 · peak 137Jul 2023 — avg 30 · peak 71Sep 2023 — avg 13 · peak 31Nov 2023 — avg 17 · peak 51Jan 2024 — avg 19 · peak 46Mar 2024 — avg 20 · peak 56May 2024 — avg 14 · peak 35Jul 2024 — avg 15 · peak 42Sep 2024 — avg 13 · peak 37Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 23Jan 2025 — avg 15 · peak 47Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23May 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Jul 2025 — avg 11 · peak 30Sep 2025 — avg 15 · peak 44Nov 2025 — avg 22 · peak 67Jan 2026 — avg 25 · peak 60Mar 2026 — avg 32 · peak 87May 2026 — avg 23 · peak 65Jul 2026 — avg 13 · peak 32Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$99.99$0.002022-12-222026-10-082022-12-22 — best price $99.992023-03-08 — best price $49.992023-03-15 — best price $59.992023-04-01 — best price $42.492023-04-29 — best price $32.992023-05-03 — best price $31.992023-05-09 — best price $42.252023-06-29 — best price $31.872023-07-14 — best price $42.252023-11-02 — best price $44.992023-12-21 — best price $30.092024-01-04 — best price $49.992024-02-11 — best price $35.992024-03-06 — best price $24.802024-03-13 — best price $28.392024-04-25 — best price $24.802024-05-09 — best price $35.992024-06-27 — best price $24.802024-07-12 — best price $42.252024-09-23 — best price $24.802024-10-08 — best price $42.252024-12-20 — best price $28.992025-03-12 — best price $45.382025-06-09 — best price $24.802025-06-23 — best price $35.992025-10-20 — best price $24.802025-11-04 — best price $42.252025-12-11 — best price $29.992026-02-09 — best price $20.792026-02-23 — best price $44.992026-03-02 — best price $42.492026-03-27 — best price $42.252026-04-18 — best price $42.492026-04-27 — best price $25.762026-06-25 — best price $29.952026-07-09 — best price $35.992026-09-03 — best price $0.002026-09-24 — best price $0.002026-10-08 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2121132026-05-29 — 157 pageviews2026-06-02 — 132 pageviews2026-06-06 — 150 pageviews2026-06-10 — 152 pageviews2026-06-14 — 147 pageviews2026-06-18 — 190 pageviews2026-06-22 — 113 pageviews2026-06-26 — 172 pageviews2026-06-30 — 170 pageviews2026-07-04 — 169 pageviews2026-07-08 — 171 pageviews2026-07-12 — 150 pageviews2026-07-16 — 144 pageviews2026-07-20 — 127 pageviews2026-07-24 — 134 pageviews2026-07-28 — 174 pageviews2026-08-01 — 156 pageviews2026-08-05 — 135 pageviews2026-08-09 — 132 pageviews2026-08-13 — 116 pageviews2026-08-17 — 132 pageviews2026-08-21 — 131 pageviews2026-08-25 — 178 pageviews2026-08-29 — 125 pageviews2026-09-02 — 153 pageviews2026-09-06 — 156 pageviews2026-09-10 — 188 pageviews2026-09-14 — 158 pageviews2026-09-18 — 147 pageviews2026-09-22 — 144 pageviews2026-09-26 — 183 pageviews2026-09-30 — 186 pageviews2026-10-04 — 174 pageviews2026-10-07 — 187 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
83.9%
earned "First Kill"
33.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-03-09 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1656%41

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

Player tags

DarkJRPG1980sActionHorrorMysteryThrillerAdventureAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

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