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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“>this game is prime example >is why you should crack a crazy b1tch >she follows me every where i go kill anyone who tries to hurt me and sometimes jumps on me out of nowhere >anyways early 2010s shooter are the best and…”
“Revisited this gane after 16 years, and was happy to see it still holds up. While I prefer the gameplay, enemy AI and lighting of the first game, I always felt F.E.A.R 2 had a better campaign. The game features varied…”
“A fun sequel, but it's got nothing on the far superior first game. You could tell Monolith were a bit bored with the franchise already...further proven by the fact that they passed the series on to another developer…”
33 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Part power fantasy, part kung fu, part horrifying, FEAR 2 is an incredible game from yesteryear and worth the play”
“A good story and basic gunplay. a variety of levels and genuine fun for a short amount of time. It's a shame however that this has been abandoned and left to fade in the memories of older players. Some modes require…”
“Now that was a whole lot of nothing. F.E.A.R 2 is basically a downgrade in every single aspect of its design compared to the first game. Horror atmosphere is much more reliant on jumpscares, combat has fewer options,…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Revisited this gane after 16 years, and was happy to see it still holds up. While I prefer the gameplay, enemy AI and lighting of the first game, I always felt F.E.A.R 2 had a better campaign. The game features varied…”
“A fun sequel, but it's got nothing on the far superior first game. You could tell Monolith were a bit bored with the franchise already...further proven by the fact that they passed the series on to another developer…”
“Combat feels amazing. Slow-mo feels much better than the first game. Graphics and map design has also been improved. I recommend.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Revisited this gane after 16 years, and was happy to see it still holds up. While I prefer the gameplay, enemy AI and lighting of the first game, I always felt F.E.A.R 2 had a better campaign. The game features varied…”
“The story got even more immersive and interesting in this episode. Graphics and sounds were good enough to make the atmosphere impressive. Looks like gameplay and mechanics are influenced by other FPS games like Doom 3,…”
“The game is.....good-ish. Pros: Graphics and visuals improved from the first game Unique enemies New weapons Saving isn't a pain in the as$ Gore is more detailed Music rocks You can move furniture or objects to take…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“For it's time, this franchise was well made. I keep coming back to it and similar games from that era. I prefer them over the newer ones any day.”
“FPS is my favorite game type and this game made me love it again about 15 years later again.”
“This was my first F.E.A.R. games, and still my favorite of the bunch. It holds up so good today as a fun and scary shooter that you almost can't be disappointed with it. Just play it. You can thank me later.”
38 of the 103 reviews raise this · 27 of them still recommend the game.
“Play Extraction point. this is nothing like the first game, maybe the school and subway somewhat but thats it. spooky cod 5/10.”
“A fun sequel, but it's got nothing on the far superior first game. You could tell Monolith were a bit bored with the franchise already...further proven by the fact that they passed the series on to another developer…”
“Reviewing games I played a long time ago: A big letdown compared to the original, this felt like a big Hollywood sequel to an independent more succesful and genuine first entry. But if you see it isolated, without the…”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“"You're like free pizza at an anime convention. She can smell you... and she wants to consume you." This dialogue made me ALT + F4 and refunded the game. The gameplay is not fun. It's a HUGE downgrade from the first…”
“Extraction Point was decanonized for this”
“Now that was a whole lot of nothing. F.E.A.R 2 is basically a downgrade in every single aspect of its design compared to the first game. Horror atmosphere is much more reliant on jumpscares, combat has fewer options,…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“F.E.A.R. 2 is essentially, just F.E.A.R without the ability to lean and arguably better controls. The locations are varied and there are even a couple vehicle sections. So, there is a nice bit of mixing up the gameplay…”
“The default controls are still the same as the original but they took away your hips. Surgically. And that is the start of the torment as you wake up having nonconsenting brain surgery after a bad day at work when a…”
“The game is.....good-ish. Pros: Graphics and visuals improved from the first game Unique enemies New weapons Saving isn't a pain in the as$ Gore is more detailed Music rocks You can move furniture or objects to take…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“"You're like free pizza at an anime convention. She can smell you... and she wants to consume you." This dialogue made me ALT + F4 and refunded the game. The gameplay is not fun. It's a HUGE downgrade from the first…”
“While I recommend the game, overall... it's clearly a step down from the first. Granted, it does play better, at least for me, as the first game suffered from incredible stuttering on my PC and was basically unplayable.…”
“A mediocre but inoffensive sequel that doesn't offer much advancement, reinvents a few things unnecessarily, and is a little less inspired with its map and art design, but still manages to be "pretty good" by virtue of…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“A good story and basic gunplay. a variety of levels and genuine fun for a short amount of time. It's a shame however that this has been abandoned and left to fade in the memories of older players. Some modes require…”
“not as Fun and Scary like the first one but it is stil kinda enjoyable to play, just don't hope something atmospheric like the first game does. also the DLC is WAY TOO SHORT!! way shorter than the 2 Expansion Pack for…”
“This game felt shorter to me than the first one for some strange reason; the difficulty level of this game doesn't make sense to me also. Normal is basically a walk in the park, hard is super unfair, there is no middle…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A solid follow up that doesn't quite reach the heights of the original. The gunplay is still satisfying and Alma remains a little creep. Loses some of the tension of the first game but still a decent horror shooter.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Story wise, the game is a perfect sequel; it continues the story, and the quality doesn't diminish. Everything else seems to be less intense; the enemies feel dumber, and the lighting doesn't feel like the origin of ray tracing. This doesn't make the game "bad." The game just…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Sure, it may have cool set pieces and fun moments, but basically nothing that made the first F.E.A.R. so amazing is retained here. The weapons feel wimpy and the A.I. was dumbed down incredibly. It's not an awful game, but they followed up one of the best FPS games of all time…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Horror · FPS · Action · Gore · Singleplayer · Shooter · Multiplayer · Bullet Time · Psychological Horror · First-Person · Atmospheric · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Czech, Hungarian |
| Official site | http://www.whatisfear.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum Operating System: Windows® XP SP2/Vista SP1 Processor: P4 2.8GHz (3.2GHz Vista)/Athlon® 64 3000+ (3200+ Vista) Memory: 1GB (1.5GB Vista) Hard Disk Space: 12GB Available Hard Disk Space Video Card: Fully DX9-compliant graphics card with 256MB (SM 2.0b). NVIDIA 6800 or ATI X700 DirectX® Version: 9.0c Sound: DX9.0c compliant Internet Connection: Broadband