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FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is a action, horror and adventure game
developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..
Released on March 11th 2026 is available on Windows and Steam Deck.
It has received 4,101 reviews of which 3,583 were positive and 518 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 32.49€ on Steam with a 35% discount, but you can find it for 22.99€ on K4G.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11, 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400, AMD Ryzen 5 3400G or higher
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce RTX 1050 Ti 4GB, Radeon R9 380X 4GB or higher
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: 48000Hz 16bit Stereo
- Additional Notes: ・SSD required, 1280×720, 30FPS using the "Best Performance" graphics preset ・Viewfinder Style: Classic ・Outfit during cutscenes: Default Outfit
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First off, the original game on Playstation 2 is one of my favourite horror games of all time. This remake involves the same disturbing story as the original. You control a pair of twins in Japan that stumble across a creepy village, and the village is full of ghosts. This game has a deep and engrossing story to discover. Gameplay involves exploring the village and battling / taking pictures of ghosts using a "Spirit Camera". Eventually you must find the source of the ghosts and a way to escape the village. The first run through of the game can take around 12-15 hours to complete. However, to achieve all endings and 100% the achievements, it can take up to 40 hours. Differences in this new remake: - Third person over the shoulder camera instead of the classic fixed camera perspective. - Faster gameplay and battles with dodging mechanic. - New side missions, more story lore and endings. - Lighter, more detailed environments. Positives: + Battling ghosts is as tense as ever. I welcome the new dodge mechanic. + The graphics are gorgeous. Ghosts look scary. Environments are highly creepy and detailed. Beautiful cinematography throughout. Amazing cutscenes. Grain filter can be turned off and on in the options menu. + Super creepy disturbing sound effects. Especially the gurgling and moaning noises of the ghosts. + Excellent voice acting. + The story is long, deep, interesting, beautiful, and disturbing. The story has it all. Negatives: - There is a minimap in the top right corner of the screen, and an item selector in the bottom left. These cannot be turned off at all, they are on screen at all times. This breaks immersion and drove me nuts, also considering I was using a brand new OLED monitor and was worried about Burn In. - To achieve 100% of the achievements is an absolute 25 hour insane grind fest. This is done AFTER beating the game 6 times. Consider this: 264 Specres, 121 Documents, 71 Charms, 47 Hidden Dolls, 16 Convoluted Side Stories, 500+ beads to collect to fully upgrade your camera, millions of points to upgrade charms, it just goes on and on and on... - Some outfits are insanely priced and useless to achieve. By beating the game 6+ Times you still don't have enough points to buy them. By the time you can afford these outfits you are well over bored of the game. The outfits cost 3 Million Points (!) each. - The original Playstation 2 game feels darker, more atmospheric, and scarier. - Navigating the New Game + save system for side missions and spectre list cleanup is a convoluted mess. When its all said and done, the main game overall is an awesome well made remake. Overall: 9/10
---{ 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 don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☑ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☑ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☑ 9 ☐ 10
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake was my first game in this franchise. As a huge Silent Hill 2 fan, I had heard so many people praising the series for years. I never had a PlayStation 2, so when Koei Tecmo announced the remake, I was genuinely excited. From the very first minutes, the game pulled me in with its thick horror atmosphere, Japanese vibes, and unsettling sense of mystery. And the deeper I got into the story, the stronger the feeling of horror became. I got the exact same feeling I had while playing the Silent Hill 2 remake. Being in this world is literally uncomfortable. You want to quit. You want to leave. The atmosphere presses down on you so hard — and somehow that's exactly what makes it amazing. The horror in Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly is on the same level as Silent Hill 2, and sometimes it even goes beyond it. You find yourself thinking: there's no way something this horrible could happen. But then you realize... it absolutely could. Human nature can be terrifying. A lot of people complained about the souls-like combat. Honestly, most of that frustration comes from not fully understanding the system. At first I found it genuinely confusing too — it's surprisingly complex, and that's actually a huge plus. But once it finally clicks, everything changes. For my entire playthrough, I only had to use several healing items during the final boss fight. Just like in Silent Hill f, the first playthrough mostly leaves you with more questions than answers, which gives you a real reason to jump back in. A second playthrough opens up new quests, reveals hidden details, and gives you a much deeper understanding of what really happened. Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly absolutely deserves its place among the greatest horror games out there.
I first wishlisted this game about a month ago purely because it has a good-looking foil badge. And last week, I caught my friend playing it on Xbox, then the game itself grabbed me. So I finally bought it on Steam. A little pricey, but for such a unique experience, I think it's worth it. Homework May Help I like watching people play horror games, but I barely touch them. And I'm not familiar with Japanese games either. So, before this, I knew almost nothing about the series or its story. But the game's popularity and the bit I saw my friend playing on Xbox got me curious. So I googled the storyline and watched a few videos, a tragic tale. Doing that homework made the whole experience way richer, but it did nothing to reduce the scary feeling. Overall Feeling The twin sisters' story is genuinely heartbreaking. I'd already known the basic story, but the way the game tells it still hit me. And, although there are lots of jump scares, the real horror comes from the heavy, suffocating sadness that hangs over almost everything. My Weapon Is a Camera I'm awful at these types of games, so I will pass my gameplay thoughts. But the weapon is so unique. The concept of snapping photos of ghosts to fight them sounds insane to me, and it is. You basically have to let them get right up in your face to get a good shot, which is terrifying, especially when some ghosts look very nightmarish. I wanna complain that the combat is slow, but I think that is because I was so terrible at playing. The whole game is pretty much like: explore the village, solve some puzzles, shoot some ghosts. It sounds repetitive, but every chapter is different. There is a very rich storyline in the game, and the tension stays creepy from start to end. Graphics The visuals are both beautiful and dreadful. I constantly stopped in movie mode to observe the surroundings— the village is with the "abandoned for long enough time and everything is falling apart" vibe, the lighting, your flashlight cutting through dark rooms, moonlight filtering, butterflies drifting, and dust floating in the air. The game is really dark, sometimes maybe a little too dark. I could not even find where I was in the game sometimes, but it absolutely sells the feeling that you're never truly safe. I even looked back a few times to check if anyone stood behind me while playing the game. Soundtrack The sound design is excellent. Playing with headphones on, I could hear footsteps creeping, whispers in my ears, pretty intense. It did give me a scary feeling. The ambient sounds, the wails, all come together to make it incredibly immersive, and the ending theme sounds great, too. Better pick the English voice because I think the Japanese one is a nightmare. It cranks the horror up ten times. About the Scares I give it a 7/10 compared with Outlast (I don't even have the guts to try it), but it is a 10/10 to me. If you've read through every single word of my bullsh*t, thanks for your time! Have a good day and have fun :)
A beautiful remake of a classic horror title As a longtime survival horror fan and a newcomer to the Fatal Frame series, I had a thrilling time with this game. It delivers a richly haunting atmosphere, blending an eerie yet beautiful countryside Japanese setting with a compelling mystery-driven folklore narrative. The story unfolds gradually through scattered documents and well-written sidequests. At its core is the bond between two twin sisters—complex, emotional, and just as central to the experience as the horror itself. There are five endings in total, all worth seeing. That said, while the two remake-exclusive endings are wonderful conclusions, they feel a bit too similar to one another. In true Team Ninja fashion, the difficulty can be rather unforgiving at first. For a game centered around exorcising ghosts with a camera, I didn’t expect mobility to play such a crucial role in combat. Compared to previous entries, the ghosts are noticeably faster and more aggressive, making repositioning and well-timed dodges essential. They feel bizarrely tanky and frustrating to deal with early on since your camera starts off very underpowered. Thankfully, this improves as your camera gets stronger. Once the combat clicks and your camera obtains some much-needed powerups, fighting ghosts become genuinely satisfying. Mastering different film types, filters, and reload timing adds a rewarding layer of depth. Visually, this might be Team Ninja’s most impressive-looking title to date. The dreamlike ambience of Minakami Village is surreal, with its blend of quiet rural landscapes and unsettling tatami-lined interiors. The ghost designs are also great, though their high-definition detail actually makes them less frightening than their more ambiguous, uncanny appearance from earlier games. But as with all other Katana Engine titles, the technical performance leaves a lot to be desired. The game suffers from occasional stuttering and is capped at 60 FPS on PC, while console versions fare worse with a 30 FPS lock. Cutscenes are also capped at 30 FPS across all platforms, though honestly, this didn’t really detract from my overall experience. My main pet peeves though lie in the postgame content. Photographing all ghosts, unlocking all outfits, and fully upgrading the camera is an extremely tedious process. Fully maxing out the camera, in particular, feels inhumanely time-consuming, actually taking longer than getting all five endings combined. Outfits are also outrageously priced, making it unlikely for the standard player to unlock even one of them before moving on to another game. On the plus side, the Chapter Select system and the ability to reset side quests help a lot in gathering missed collectibles, though these systems can be buggy and convoluted at times. Anyone aiming for 100% completion should be prepared for a massive grind. Overall, it’s an excellent modern survival horror experience. I’m officially a fan of the franchise now and look forward to what comes next. In the meantime, I’ll be diving into Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and Maiden of Black Water .
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FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is currently priced at 32.49€ on Steam.
Yes, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is currently available at a 35% discount. You can purchase it for 32.49€ on Steam.
Yes, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE received 3,583 positive votes out of a total of 4,101 achieving a rating of 8.43.
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FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE was developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..
Yes, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is not playable on MacOS.
No, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is not playable on Linux.
Yes, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
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No, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE does not support VR.
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is a single-player game.
Yes, there are 2 DLCs available for FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE. Explore additional content available for FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE on Steam.
No, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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