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Cold Fear™
In a ferocious Arctic storm, distress signals are sent from a mysterious Russian whaler. As leading Coast Guard veteran Tom Hansen, you board to investigate and discover unthinkable horrors lurking beneath the ship's bloodstained decks.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“On close inspection, this is not some kind of overlooked gem unfairly beaten by Resident Evil 4. Its place in history is absolutely correct. This is a mediocre, sloppily stapled-together, barebones attempt at survival horror with one cool gimmick. Worth a playthrough for…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Great game, it has so many interesting points and features that it can stand there with the original Resident Evil games while also differentiating itself from them. There are so many details I keep uncovering and appreciate that it feels revolutionary. Example: The game is…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Extremely underrated gem of a game, while my friends liked Resident Evil I preferred this. Didn't work out in the long run but I am disappointed it has been removed from sale. I was gonna buy a few more copies. :/”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPrice tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Games like Cold Fear™
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
93.4% · 32,894 reviews
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91.2% · 16,456 reviews
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Resident Evil 0
75.3% · 7,247 reviews
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Resident Evil 3
82.0% · 42,541 reviews
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Resident Evil 2
96.8% · 76,516 reviews
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Dead Space (2008)
90.3% · 15,137 reviews
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Resident Evil 5
84.4% · 24,996 reviews
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Resident Evil 6
71.5% · 21,412 reviews
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Horror · Action · Survival Horror · Third-Person Shooter · Classic · Zombies · Third Person · Gore · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Adventure · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows® 2000/XP only Processor: 1 GHz processor minimum, (2 GHz recommended) Memory: 256MB RAM minimum, (512MB recommended) Graphics: DirectX® 9 compliant 64MB (128MB recommended). see supported list* DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 Sound: Direct X 9.0 compliant Hard Drive: 2.2 GB Input Devices: Mouse, keyboard, Windows compliant game pad. *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: Nvidia® GeForce™ 3/4/FX/6 series (GeForce 4 MX not supported) ATI® Radeon® 8500/9000/X series Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. These chipsets are currently the only ones that wil