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FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water

“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.

Released Oct 27, 2021 Developer KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Platforms Windows HorrorFemale ProtagonistSexual ContentMaturePsychological Horror
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.2%positive5,829 reviews
Recommended · 26 found this helpful

“Fatal Frame V: Maiden of Black Water brings this classic Japanese horror into the modern era, focusing on a damp, dark, and melancholic atmosphere. This is what attracted me to this franchise, as it relates to J-Horror genres (such as The Ring, Ju-On, Sadako, and Teketeke). The…”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Recommended · 20 found this helpful

“If you're trying to play this game on keyboard and the games keeps stuttering it's a bug that your game is trying to find an input of a controller. Put a controller on and it will be fixed by itself.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I think I was really trying to convince myself that I wanted to play this game and that it would be cool. I enjoy the resident evil and silent hill games, and they're functionally a much better survival horror experience than what you get here. This game is like a walking…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

15playing at last check
2124-hour peak
3,474all-time peak
0 250 500 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 359 avg · Nov 2021

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

39achievements
24.1%median completion
2.2%rarest: Frame Fatalist
88.8% of players 75.1% of players 73.7% of players 59.2% of players 55.4% of players 55.2% of players 46.6% of players 42.5% of players 38.8% of players 34.0% of players 30.2% of players 29.0% of players 28.5% of players 27.6% of players 27.6% of players 26.9% of players 26.4% of players 25.9% of players 25.1% of players 24.1% of players 23.4% of players 10.9% of players 10.7% of players 9.5% of players 8.3% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 5.0% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.4% of players 2.5% of players 2.2% of players 88.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.8%Lurking in the Deep — Hidden achievement
75.1%Exorcism Embarkation — Defeated a ghost for the first time.
73.7%A Vanishing Trace — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.2%Frame Fatalist — Unlocked all achievements in "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water."
2.5%Black-Water Bester — Defeated 30 ghosts while tainted.
3.4%Upgrade Ultraist — Made maximum upgrades to camera and lenses.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK32.99 GBP
Australia56.95 AUD
Canada45.49 CAD
Japan5,280 JPY
Brazil75.49 BRL
China249.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$15 Japan Canada China Australia US UK EU≈$45

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 13, 2026
Free costumes available until April 22! New title in the series out now!

Free additional costumes and accessories for FATAL FRAME: Maiden of Black Water and FATAL FRAME: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse are available until April 22! If you haven’t picked up these special items ye

Dec 15, 2025
“FATAL FRAME” 24th Anniversary! / Special DLCs Redistribution!

December 13th is “FATAL FRAME Day”! To celebrate the 24th anniversary of the original FATAL FRAME, we are redistributing the special DLCs! Available from: December 12th, 2025 (Fri) – April 22nd, 2026

Sep 22, 2022
Ver. 1.0.0.5（Steam®）

Fixed various bugs and defects. Fixed display issues.

Sep 13, 2022
FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse has been announced.

Unforgettable Horror 「FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse」was released in 2008 for Wii as the fourth title in the series of 「FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO.」Following the remasterization

Nov 19, 2021
Ver. 1.0.0.4（Steam®）

Fixed the issue of character poses being displayed incorrectly in the Snap mode. Fixed the issue that made it impossible to quickly shake off ghost hands. Fixed vibration support for Xinput-style cont

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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.

GenresAdventure
Player tagsHorror · Female Protagonist · Sexual Content · Mature · Psychological Horror · Nudity · Mystery · Singleplayer · Adventure · Beautiful · Survival Horror · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * *
Achievements39
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/fatalframe/mobw/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10, 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 750 or over Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or over, AMD Radeon RX 550 or over, 1280x720 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48kHz WAVE file can be played Additional Notes: The estimated performance is 720P/30 to 60FPS. Note: The frame rate may drop during the scenes with heavy load.