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Eidos Interactive

Fear Effect

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2000

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Series

  • Fear Effect

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 10 (64-bit OS required)*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel(R) Core 2 Duo E7500*
    Memory
    4 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or equivalent*
    Storage
    2 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Kronos Digital Entertainment
  • Implicit Conversions*

Publishers

  • Eidos Interactive
  • Limited Run Games*
  • Square Enix*

Release history

  • 2000-02-24
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    North America
  • 2000-03-17
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Europe
  • 2025-08-29
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2025-08-29 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2025-08-29*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Aug 29, 2025*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Implicit Conversions
Implicit Conversions*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
M - Mature*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
action game
action game*
adventure game
adventure game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Square Enix
Square Enix*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2025-08-29 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2025-08-29*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 2 · 33 fields
Achievements · historical
31*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
245* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Implicit Conversions*
DLC count · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
0 - 20000*
Audio languages
  • English*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
245* min
Name
Fear Effect*
Negative reviews · historical
0*
Peak ccu
0*
Positive reviews · historical
0*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
6.99*
Publishers
  • Limited Run Games*
Recommendations
0*
Store release date · historical
Aug 29, 2025*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Implicit Conversions
Implicit Conversions*
Audio languages
  • English*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Limited Run Games
Limited Run Games*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Aug 29, 2025*
Interface languages
  • English*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 3 · 18 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
0* min
Ccu
0*
Developer
Implicit Conversions*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
0* min
Name
Fear Effect*
Negative reviews · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
0 .. 20,000*
Positive reviews · historical
0*
Historical US price
999* US cents
Publisher
Limited Run Games*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
Specifications 4 · 25 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Implicit Conversions*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: *
Name
Fear Effect*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit OS required) Processor: Intel(R) Core 2 Duo E7500 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or equivalent Storage: 2 GB available space *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
25*
Historical store price
$7.49*
Publishers
  • Limited Run Games*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Aug 29, 2025*
Interface languages
English (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Implicit Conversions
Implicit Conversions*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 10 (64-bit OS required)*
Processor alternatives
Intel(R) Core 2 Duo E7500*
Memory
4 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 or equivalent*
Storage
2 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Limited Run Games
Limited Run Games*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Aug 29, 2025*
Interface languages
*

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