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Born Into Fear
Born Into Fear is a first-person horror game set in an evacuated neighborhood. You'll have to complete task and avoid enemies to destroy the evil Buffer.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“I hate this game. I do not believe I possess the level of mental stability required to participate in its content. I tried on three separate occasions to enjoy it and noped out in less than 15 minutes every time. I makes me want to cry? I am unwell. But I cannot give it a bad…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The different houses and the story of growing up in a community? I think the storyline can be taken a few different ways. This world that JustSauce has created. I was scared. I questioned. I explored - with full body tension! I enjoyed this game. The various endings as well. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“nice jumpscare horror when fear follow u”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
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Update: 1.0.9 Arrowkeys have been freed.
-You can now rebind arrow keys. -Sorry for the lack of updates for Born Into Fear. We're only a small team and we've been working on our new upcoming projects. Take care :D
Set in the same world as Born Into Fear: Pact of Joy demo out now!
Experience the next installment in the buffer series by trying out our recently released demo Pact of Joy . - Set 20 years after the events of Born Into Fear. - Our orbs received an upgrade :) - You g
Update 1.0.8: Can you hear me now?
- You can turn the volume up to 200% now if needed. (It's been stated that our game is on the quieter side and we'd rather let you crank it up rather than blast your ears at the start) - Fixed a coupl
Update 1.0.7: Words are hard :(
- We fixed some typos in the journal and subtitles. (This applies to new games/ if you haven't reach that part yet) - Removed the "actions will have consequences" notice top left. (It was there during
Update 1.0.6: Mommy's Hug
-Fixed an issue where Big Sally couldn't "punish" you properly when you were standing next to mini-sally. ( basically big sally was trying to punish mini-sally instead of the player lol ) -Fixed a spo
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Nonlinear · Exploration · Adventure · Multiple Endings · Stealth · First-Person · Investigation · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Conspiracy · Supernatural (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 12 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: 64bit Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G; Intel I3-9100F Graphics: GTX 1030 2GB Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio