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The Fabulous Fear Machine

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.

Released Oct 4, 2023 Developer Fictiorama Studios Publisher AMC Games Platforms Windows · Mac Outbreak SimHorrorIndieSimulationStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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.

89.6%positive578 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Lovely game. Now, make a wish...”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“gameplay certainly isnt best but everything aside is insanely good”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

47achievements
28.9%median completion
3.3%rarest: Pulp! The Vault of Horror
85.4% of players 79.4% of players 67.3% of players 66.5% of players 51.8% of players 50.1% of players 48.9% of players 48.5% of players 47.4% of players 44.1% of players 40.9% of players 40.9% of players 39.4% of players 37.3% of players 36.9% of players 35.7% of players 35.0% of players 33.8% of players 33.6% of players 32.7% of players 30.4% of players 30.3% of players 29.5% of players 28.9% of players 26.2% of players 23.9% of players 23.2% of players 22.8% of players 22.1% of players 22.0% of players 21.3% of players 21.2% of players 20.3% of players 20.0% of players 18.1% of players 14.2% of players 13.9% of players 13.2% of players 13.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.8% of players 5.5% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 3.3% of players 85.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.4%Master trainee — Every evil genius had his first day of work.
79.4%You had three wishes left — You just found the monkey's paw!
67.3%The battle of Great Britain — This time, the islands WERE conquered.
Rarest badges of honor
3.3%Pulp! The Vault of Horror — Your SHOCKING album of legends is finally complete.
4.3%Pulp! Mister Mystery — Your album is HIDEOUSLY replete with... Occult.
4.4%Pulp! Heart Throbs — Your album is FRIGHTFULLY replete with... Passions.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$17.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$7.19lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US17.99 USD
EU17.49 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia26.50 AUD
Canada23.49 CAD
Japan2,000 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Nov 20, 2023
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

Nov 01, 2023
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

Oct 25, 2023
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

Oct 19, 2023
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

Sep 29, 2023
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.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsOutbreak Sim · Horror · Indie · Simulation · Strategy · 2D · Story Rich · Difficult · Singleplayer · Choices Matter · Top-Down · Strategy RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements47
Official sitehttps://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.