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F.E.A.R.
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“So, before Outlasts was F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon a SWAT-type like unit , being deployed to investitage paranormal activities. To me story expansions (both) are better than vanilla FEAR game . Why ? What Perseus Mandate do better than fear 1 is giving you more new…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“It's a nice expansion. I was able to finish this one, unlike the other expansion which is broken. The Nightcrawlers are cool. Their voices are neat. Again, as everyone and their mother has said, install the Echopatch. The bonus missions seem like a nice little addition.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Must play if you love pipes and concrete”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price 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.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Horror · FPS · Action · Bullet Time · Classic · Singleplayer · Shooter · Atmospheric · Gore · First-Person · Psychological Horror · Dark (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://wbgamessupport.wbgames.com/hc/en-us |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Operating System: Windows® XP, x64 or 2000 with latest service pack installed Processor: Pentium® 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor Memory: 512 MB of RAM or more Graphics: 64 MB GeForce™ 4 Ti or Radeon® 9000 video card; Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio DirectX®: 9.0c (August Edition) or higher Hard Drive: 17 GB free Hard Drive Space for installation; Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files Sound: 16-bit DirectX® 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX™ 2.0 Multiplayer Requirements: Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games