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Fear the Spotlight

Cozy Game Pals · Blumhouse Games · 2024-10-22

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 22, 2024 (Mac), Oct 22, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 22, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 22, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Oct 22, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Oct 22, 2024 (Xbox One)

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

1
playing now
97%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
4h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Sunnyside High has a dark history. When Vivian enters the deserted corridors for a seance with the rebellious Amy, she suddenly ends up alone, and at the mercy of the monster who wanders the halls. Vivian must avoid its gaze, find her friend, and uncover the disturbing, murderous truth of a decades old tragedy. Fear the Spotlight is a creepy love letter to classic 90s horror experiences with a focus of rich storytelling, puzzle solving, and a tense atmosphere. This is a perfect narrative horror game for those new to the genre.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 359 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~45/week).
  • · Review velocity up 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 31% of 11,000 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 26k–59k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,306 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.39 at Fanatical (2026-07-31) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
949420232026Week of 2023-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-25 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002023-09-152026-08-262023-09-15 — best price $9.952023-09-22 — best price $11.992024-10-22 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $15.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $14.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-01-29 — best price $14.992025-02-12 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $13.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-23 — best price $0.002025-10-27 — best price $7.992025-10-30 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $5.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-15 — best price $4.992026-03-01 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $6.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-17 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-31 — best price $4.392026-08-02 — best price $19.992026-08-03 — best price $14.972026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
86.9%
earned "Escape Artist"
44.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableSteam CloudFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)72125%36
Steam (Steam)62011%35
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)14415%35
PS4 (PlayStation)9223%36
Switch (Nintendo)190%0

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

Player tags

RetroActionHorrorPuzzleStealthSurrealAdventureStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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