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Cry of Fear
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into ma
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
55 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“يمكن مو الأفضل من ناحية أسلوب اللعب، لكن من ناحية الإحساس والتجربة… صعب تتكرر تعيشك شعورغريب مستمر، كأنك تايه داخل كابوس ما له نهاية تصميم العالم يلعب دور كبير هنا تمشي في شوارع متشابهة، مباني فاضية، باردة، بطابع مدن…”
“it gets better when you realize the game is not about monsters and shooting, its about loneliness.. lowk peak, one of the best horror games i've played.”
“really cool game apart from the obvious dark themes the game has a good story and genuine good gameplay”
31 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“يمكن مو الأفضل من ناحية أسلوب اللعب، لكن من ناحية الإحساس والتجربة… صعب تتكرر تعيشك شعورغريب مستمر، كأنك تايه داخل كابوس ما له نهاية تصميم العالم يلعب دور كبير هنا تمشي في شوارع متشابهة، مباني فاضية، باردة، بطابع مدن…”
“it gets better when you realize the game is not about monsters and shooting, its about loneliness.. lowk peak, one of the best horror games i've played.”
“I'm well aware that this game is free and was developed by a very small team but Cry of Fear is difficult to recommend due to the poor performance and questionable gameplay decisions, specifically the platforming…”
20 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“يمكن مو الأفضل من ناحية أسلوب اللعب، لكن من ناحية الإحساس والتجربة… صعب تتكرر تعيشك شعورغريب مستمر، كأنك تايه داخل كابوس ما له نهاية تصميم العالم يلعب دور كبير هنا تمشي في شوارع متشابهة، مباني فاضية، باردة، بطابع مدن…”
“This is what happens when depression, Swedish streets and buggy running all team up against you. It starts like a normal horror game, then immediately decides your mental stability is optional. The combat feels like…”
“I have never played a better horror game than this. I can say that I'm a bit kinky for old games and these graphics. 10/10”
17 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“i have never been so scared in my life over a video game, but i must admit that this game is really good for being free”
“this is one of the greatest horror games of all time played this when i was 14 till this day im still uneasy playing it. the fact that its free is crazy super slept on. 10/10”
“fantastic game. i could play it over and over again its so well done. the music and the environments are done so beautifully and make the experience so immersive. there is no other game that exist that hits the same way…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I'm well aware that this game is free and was developed by a very small team but Cry of Fear is difficult to recommend due to the poor performance and questionable gameplay decisions, specifically the platforming…”
“Scariest Horror i have played. Sound design and music and genuinely everything is peak not finished with the game yet tho. But im sure it will be even better after chapter 3”
“One of the greatest First person horror games ever made. This is game is heavily inspired by silent hill 2. The atmosphere in this game is terrifying, daunting, and endless. The art style and graphical fidelity lead…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“يمكن مو الأفضل من ناحية أسلوب اللعب، لكن من ناحية الإحساس والتجربة… صعب تتكرر تعيشك شعورغريب مستمر، كأنك تايه داخل كابوس ما له نهاية تصميم العالم يلعب دور كبير هنا تمشي في شوارع متشابهة، مباني فاضية، باردة، بطابع مدن…”
“I'm well aware that this game is free and was developed by a very small team but Cry of Fear is difficult to recommend due to the poor performance and questionable gameplay decisions, specifically the platforming…”
“I've only played story mode. 1 statistics restarts (reopen game) ~20-30 Crashes ~5 softlocks (common I heard) 3 pc bricked itself 1 2 opinion If you generally play games to get scared, this is NOT it. this game is just…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“This is what happens when depression, Swedish streets and buggy running all team up against you. It starts like a normal horror game, then immediately decides your mental stability is optional. The combat feels like…”
“this game is impossible to run on modern day windows 11 computers bcs the aspect ratio ♥♥♥♥♥ itself and without installing mods like morphine launcher or an unknown russian client you can't play the game. my pc has…”
“I've only played story mode. 1 statistics restarts (reopen game) ~20-30 Crashes ~5 softlocks (common I heard) 3 pc bricked itself 1 2 opinion If you generally play games to get scared, this is NOT it. this game is just…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“يمكن مو الأفضل من ناحية أسلوب اللعب، لكن من ناحية الإحساس والتجربة… صعب تتكرر تعيشك شعورغريب مستمر، كأنك تايه داخل كابوس ما له نهاية تصميم العالم يلعب دور كبير هنا تمشي في شوارع متشابهة، مباني فاضية، باردة، بطابع مدن…”
“the look of this game alone is a reason to play it. Makes me wanna visit sweden. I think the scariest part of this game is how eerie and alone you feel, even later on at morning. the scary stillness whentheres no…”
“Biggest rage bait game of all time. This game is so stupid and dumb it's fun but you will get very mad playing this. It sucks tissetrold:)))”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“ผมชอบเกมนี้มากครับ พวกผมลองหาวิธีเล่น co-op ด้วยกัน สวดมนต์ภาวนาให้ไม่มีใครหลุด หลังจากพยายามร่วมชั่วโมง ประสบการณ์เล่นเพียงไม่กี่นาทีกับเพื่อนๆ ก็ทำให้มีรอยยิ้ม ผมให้คะแนนเท่ากับ จำนวนผีเตียง เต็ม จำนวนผีเลื่อย…”
“level design is sucks, unfair hitboxes, coop is actual slop and crashed multiple times.”
“Good free game mid game overall It's fun if ur broke but the story is not orginal with predictable plot twists and the gameplay is actually good but I have a problem with the stamina it finishes quickly other than that…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm well aware that this game is free and was developed by a very small team but Cry of Fear is difficult to recommend due to the poor performance and questionable gameplay decisions, specifically the platforming…”
“I have no much words to say after finish the game that made me think so deep so many things, this isn´t oooh! zombies o weird monsters, this is more deeper than that its a game to really focus and enjoy the way it has…”
“Game runs horribly and requires many optimizations just to get running. The tutorial is awful, and you can get softlocked due to it not telling you how to dodge until the third enemy where your health will already be…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“im going crazy. I love the deppresive (however you spell it) vibe. and just by looking at the houses, alleyways etc you can imediatelly tell its Europe. (srry for bad english)”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“ngl this game does not get old...so good...so intense...so weirdly comforting...”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“best horror game oat, idec. Its clear its very inspired by resident evil 2 (from what ive seen) a lot of puzzles, backtracking, resource mangement and a regular MC fighting monsters with guns.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:56 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Free to Play · Multiplayer · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · Co-op · Atmospheric · Action · First-Person · Psychological · Indie · Online Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Cloud · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled |
| Languages | English * , German, French, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish * |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://linktr.ee/andreas.ronnberg |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP Processor: 1 ghz Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: 128MB Video Card with OpenGL support Hard Drive: 5 GB HD space Additional: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Required