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Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Atmospheric horror and minigames” (28 of 100 reviews) and “Interesting twists and mysteries” (11); the most common complaint is “Repetitive, generic horror formula” (48). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
What the most-helpful reviewers agree on
28 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“The game itself isn’t bad and it actually has a pretty nice vibe, but it’s just way too short. It took me around 30 minutes to finish, so at full price it really doesn’t feel worth it. Good thing I got it for free,…”
“This game is incredibly short and boring as hell, the secret ending is literally just a docx. document. The game does good though at giving you an unsettleing feeling throughout the entire game. Not recommended.”
“✅ Strengths: -Immersive atmosphere and sound design -Strong psychological tension ⚠️ Room for Improvement: Could use more jumpscares to balance suspense with shock”
11 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“I was a little bit drawn out, although this game is not too long. In truth, an interesting story with its riddles and mysteries can dispel 1 boring evening”
“Not trying to hate but 5 euros for this(got it for free idk how) aren't worth it. I liked the plot twist at the end, but other than that the mc just acted retarded and had no common sense. Also how the hell do you eat…”
“Rating: [6 /10] 👍 [✅] Story [✅] Gameplay [✅] Atmosphere [✅] Music [✅] Graphics(not for all) [ ] Characters [ ] World [ ] Details 👎 [ ] Bugs [ ] Repetitive [ ] Boring [ ] Bad missions [ ] Bad controls [ ] Too long [❌]…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Rating: [6 /10] 👍 [✅] Story [✅] Gameplay [✅] Atmosphere [✅] Music [✅] Graphics(not for all) [ ] Characters [ ] World [ ] Details 👎 [ ] Bugs [ ] Repetitive [ ] Boring [ ] Bad missions [ ] Bad controls [ ] Too long [❌]…”
“I enjoy playing this game; what an amazing game with beautiful graphics, also suspenseful and quite scary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11dAmHorBok”
“Creepy and fun, but relies a bit too much on jump scares. The visuals and story are great, though some puzzles feel a little repetitive. Still, if you love a good thrill, it's definitely worth checking out. 7/10”
8 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“It's better than I expected, at least compared to other former free-to-play horror games that I usually quit quickly or simply don't recommend. The horror atmosphere/vibe is good enough, although the story is too short…”
“Rating: [6 /10] 👍 [✅] Story [✅] Gameplay [✅] Atmosphere [✅] Music [✅] Graphics(not for all) [ ] Characters [ ] World [ ] Details 👎 [ ] Bugs [ ] Repetitive [ ] Boring [ ] Bad missions [ ] Bad controls [ ] Too long [❌]…”
“i got this game free but i recomned purches this at rs 50 to 70 expearance is best and the tweest at last is really creazy”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“Very, very generic and somewhat broken. The gameplay is quite boring with no good scares and the plot is very predictable. The writing is also poorly done and was clearly written by a non-native English speaker, likely…”
“the games too short, the jumpscares did nothing for me. the asking price for the game is not worth so I refunded. I liked the nod to Ironbark Lookout in the job finding section of the game. There was a point I was…”
“I guess a little bit of the gameplay was unique to my life, but it worked alright. The guy can't decide his age well, which bugged me, but that was my only personal gripe. The final level feels a little unclear, but it…”
48 of the 100 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“Literaly just Fears to Fathom rip-off with low budget and stolen assets”
“The story is threadbare, generic and predictable, while the suspense relies entirely on a handful of cheap jump scares. The whole thing just comes across as incredibly lazy and uninspired.”
“A clone of Fears to Fathom games, which is kind of a depressing comparison considering the FtF games themselves are an okay imitation of Chilla's Arts games, which were initially imitations of Puppet Combo - credit…”
29 of the 100 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“A clone of Fears to Fathom games, which is kind of a depressing comparison considering the FtF games themselves are an okay imitation of Chilla's Arts games, which were initially imitations of Puppet Combo - credit…”
“If it wasn't for the game being 100% off when i got it, i wouldnt recommend it. It's way too short, and it feels like it copied off Fears to Fathom a bit more than it should have. The game is basically just: - You walk…”
“The game itself isn’t bad and it actually has a pretty nice vibe, but it’s just way too short. It took me around 30 minutes to finish, so at full price it really doesn’t feel worth it. Good thing I got it for free,…”
25 of the 100 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“The story is threadbare, generic and predictable, while the suspense relies entirely on a handful of cheap jump scares. The whole thing just comes across as incredibly lazy and uninspired.”
“A clone of Fears to Fathom games, which is kind of a depressing comparison considering the FtF games themselves are an okay imitation of Chilla's Arts games, which were initially imitations of Puppet Combo - credit…”
“Unfortunately it’s a pretty boring game. Even though I got it for free, it still didn’t feel worth my time at all. Especially considering it costs around 4.99 normally, I really wouldn’t recommend buying it. The story…”
21 of the 100 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Nice little game but absolutely not worth £4.99, get it if it's free again.”
“If it wasn't for the game being 100% off when i got it, i wouldnt recommend it. It's way too short, and it feels like it copied off Fears to Fathom a bit more than it should have. The game is basically just: - You walk…”
“its good game but not scary enough for free its ok but for 5e its not worth tbh”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Literaly just Fears to Fathom rip-off with low budget and stolen assets”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☑ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☑ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“For 5 euros a game with max 2 hour gameplay, including all the achievments completion. It is ok, but not 5 euros worth. I know I got it for free, but I am typing this for someone wanting to buy this game. - No fps…”
Note: these 100 most-helpful reviews lean more negative than the game overall — 57% of them recommend it, against 68.9% across all 2,363 reviews.
Counted across 100 English reviews (the 100 most helpful) · as of 2026-09-27
“This mf really got up at 10:00 A.M. made ramen then sat on the couch and fell asleep till 1:00 A.M. the next day.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Game is very short, but atmosphere is on point. It could be better, I look forward to developer's future games. Achievements are easy too.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“✅On the laptop, we can find some that add a little variety (especially the flag quiz) ✅Small details, such as the decreasing number of ingredients when making a sandwich, are well done ✅Atmospheric intro and a good depiction of the setting ✅The only thing that causes anxiety in…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-16.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Walking Simulator · Psychological Horror · Dialogue Heavy · Story Rich · Linear · Casual · Stylized · Thriller · Atmospheric · Crime · Psychological (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Danish, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Finnish, Swedish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 5 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-6350 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 2 GB | AMD Radeon R7 360, 2 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space