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The Fabulous Fear Machine
The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Lovely game. Now, make a wish...”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“gameplay certainly isnt best but everything aside is insanely good”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Fabulous Fear Machine - Now Available on Mac
Just in time for the Steam Autumn Sale, pulp horror strategy comes to Mac computers with The Fabulous Fear Machine! The Fabulous Fear Machine offers a globe-trotting single player campaign for fans of
Patch 1.0.28
We've been continuing to work on the game in order to make it even more enjoyable, and we've implemented a list of fixes and improvements in the last update: There is no missing text in any language n
Patch 1.0.20
Hi, everyone! We're continuing to work on the game, and we've implemented a list of minor fixes and significant improvements in the latest update: We have enhanced the CONTINUE button, which now displ
Community Items are Live! with Patch 1.0.13
Hello, everyone! We're excited to share that Community Items (like Steam Trading Cards) are now live for The Fabulous Fear Machine. We've been working on the game since its launch, and we've got a lis
The Fabulous Fear Machine Launches October 4th
After many years, gaining power in the shadows, The Fabulous Fear Machine will reveal itself to the world on October 4th at 12pm Eastern / 18:00 CEST. The Fabulous Fear Machine offers a globe-trotting
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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 | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Outbreak Sim · Horror · Indie · Simulation · Strategy · 2D · Story Rich · Difficult · Singleplayer · Choices Matter · Top-Down · Strategy RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 47 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://games.amc.com/game/fearmachine/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8600 GS, ATI Radeon HD 3470 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers Additional Notes: If you match the Minimum Requirements, we recommend using minimal settings in order to avoid low frame rates.