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Fear the Timeloop - Prologue
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“The game is very enjoyable; I highly recommend it. I’m not someone who plays games often, but with this one, I found myself playing non-stop. The only thing that bothered me a bit as a beginner was the long gap between the first and second save points; every time I died, I had…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Fear the Timeloop: Prologue is a third person survival horror game built around a simple idea that I think works really well. I play as Sheriff James Cooper, who wakes up badly injured inside an unfamiliar hospital and has only fifteen minutes before he bleeds out. When I die,…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Fear the Timeloop - Prologue takes the familiar foundations of third-person survival horror and gives them a clever sense of urgency through its central time-loop mechanic. Developed by TacoEaters and published by PlayWay S.A., it functions as an introduction to a larger story…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Fear the Timeloop - Prologue Update 1.0.9 and Thoughts on the Future
Thanks to your feedback, we’ve added a number of improvements in the new version of the game and have also written down notes for ourselves that we will listen to and improve upon in the full version.
Fear the Timeloop - 1.0.8 Optimization Update
We’ve added two new options to the game settings that will allow you to run the game with a more stable frame rate. Added the ability to switch the graphics API from DirectX12 to Vulkan; Added the abi
Fear the Timeloop – Update 1.0.7
Patch Notes: Added icons for ladders on the map; Added a player indicator to the map; Increased the game's Hard difficulty: enemies are faster, and health no longer recovers when saving; Thank you for
Fear the Timeloop – Update 1.0.6
Patch Notes: Added icons for doors that require a keycard to open; Fixed a bug where toilet doors could be opened from the corridor; Added a tooltip hint for opening the map; Introduced a bonus window
Fear the Timeloop - Prologue 1.0.5 — Patch Notes
Changes in this patch: Fixed lighting artifacts in the hospital complex; The shotgun is now immediately equipped when picked up; Fixed various issues with the Damage Ability; Reduced flashlight bright
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · Third-Person Shooter · Metroidvania · Atmospheric · Horror · Story Rich · Survival · Action · Puzzle · Dark · Exploration (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian * |
| Achievements | 5 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 / Intel Core i5-7500 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 570 with 4GB VRAM / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with 4GB VRAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 20 GB available space Additional Notes: Expected performance (on "Minimum" mode): 1080p/30 frames per second.