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Fearmonium
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
“It's okay. Not the best metroidvania I've played, but it's not the worst either. For complaints, the obvious one is - why is there a stamina meter? Why is dashing as much as I want not allowed? It doesn't really make the platforming challenges more difficult, it just makes it so…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“It's very clear where this game drew inspiration from, but it's unique nonetheless. The visuals are its strongest suit. Maybe not in terms of detail or texture, more so in concept and liveliness. The sound however is lacking, which also has an effect on the game feel. Same for…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Good Metroidvania, art style and music is very well done. Doesnt do anything amazing in the genre. Exploration is satisfying and movement feels good after unlocking most of the abilities. Fun game to 100% Like a glass of water, but a really good glass of water.”
— a player, Steam review · 15 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 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Announcement of a new game + Sale!
I've just posted a trailer of my upcoming game being developed alone and now I'm going to tell you more about its features. Fevercide is my fourth project where I am not solely responsible only for th
Metroidvania Fusion begins!
Here's a major event that brings together a ton of good and upcoming metroidvanias: Fearmonium included! I recommend you to familiarize yourself with the list of games of the genre, look for something
Speedrun Contest!
I'm here to announce that SongofSoil who is a member of speedrun community (speedruns.com) offered a challenge and ready to reward for those who love breaking games! You have an opportunity to win $15
Update to version 1.0.5!
In version 1.0.5. many changes have been made. Everything was based on your feedback: - New languages were added. Now Fearmonium is available on: Russian, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Fearmonium - DreamHack Beyond!
Here goes a big DreamHack Beyond! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1068360/Fearmonium/
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Action-Adventure · Female Protagonist · Character Action Game · 2D · Adventure · Controller · Story Rich · Action · Atmospheric · Drama · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Russian * , German, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 23 |
| Official site | https://redblackspade.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Dual Core 2.4 Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 750 MB available space