FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water is a horror, female protagonist and psychological horror game developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..
Released on October 27th 2021 is available only on Windows in 6 languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese.

It has received 5,829 reviews of which 4,789 were positive and 1,040 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on K4G.

The Steam community has classified FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water into these genres:

Horror Female Protagonist Psychological Horror Mystery Singleplayer Adventure Beautiful Survival Horror Story Rich Atmospheric Violent Supernatural Anime Third Person Dark FPS Controller

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10, 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 or over
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or over, AMD Radeon RX 550 or over, 1280x720
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 25 GB available space
Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48kHz WAVE file can be played
Additional Notes: The estimated performance is 720P/30 to 60FPS. Note: The frame rate may drop during the scenes with heavy load.

User reviews & Ratings

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Oct. 2025

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water is a creepy, fun ride with a cool story and some solid characters. The gameplay is a mix of creepy exploration and taking on ghosts with the Camera Obscura, and there are plenty of jump scares that’ll keep you on edge. The outfits are a nice touch too, adding some style to all the spooky vibes. If you're into atmospheric horror, this one definitely brings the thrills and chills.

Sept. 2025

Lore: 10/10 References real rituals done in ancient Japan, I enjoyed the background story of the mountain and its dark rituals as well Gameplay: Solid 10/10 Best gameplay of all the fatal frame games I've played so far. I really love how you can change the angle of the viewfinder, and how distance, camera angle are now crucial factors in exorcising ghosts and not just a "oh you must look at them as close and long as possible to do big damage" thing anymore. Over the shoulder camera is much preferred over fixed camera though this should be the modern standard. Horror Atmosphere: 9/10 The environment is rendered beautifully for a game of its time, the experience and atmosphere while exploring the mountain and interiors really puts you on the edge of your seat. THIS is the ideal kind of horror that plays on your paranoia and dread instead of relying on cheap jumpscares. Jumpscares: 6/10 The jumpscares weren't very scary, or rather I was not frightened that much by them. Maybe I'm just used to FF horror, so this is subjective. Personally, I like how they aren't cheap jumpscares that are just about enough to keep you on the edge of your seat, but not give you a heart attack needlessly. Storytelling: 3/10 I enjoyed the story well enough on its own although some things are very jarring to me. It is an incredibly wasted chance for Hisoka to not be a main character, and her "secret" was very lackluster and bland. Ren and Rui's characters felt very bland and unrelateable, and did not particularly care about how the story will end for them right till the end. When your audience cannot feel any attachment nor care about a main characters' plight and ending, you failed in writing that character. Miu and Miku's backstory were also badly written and butchered, but I will touch on that later. The story did not build up to any urgency for the character to find a special way to exorcise Ose, instead focusing on rescuing other characters instead. In the older games every main antagonist had special requirements to be damageable, this one did not besides being the final boss fight. Very disappointing. Link to Previous Titles: -10/10 As mentioned, Miu and Miku's backstory and story were so badly butchered fans worldwide agree that FF5 Miku never happened. Miku's inability to get over her brother's death in this game has completely destroyed whatever character development she once had in FF1 and FF3. Having conceived Miu through some outlandish ghost incest thing with her dead brother makes it so much worse its irredeemable at this point. Top 10 character butcherments by writers if you ask me. When fans want to see returning characters from previous titles, they want to see how they've grown and moved on with their lives. The perfect example would be Dante from DMC5. Also Hisoka is supposedly related to Rei from FF3, but no mentions of this in game whatsoever. Absolutely wasted two great characters in this series. Overall I enjoyed the game, the story is awful in certain parts but otherwise still enjoyable for a long time Fatal Frame fan.

Sept. 2025

The girls are getting wet and it's part of the game mechanics 10/10 the most spooky gooner simulator

May 2025

This is a great fatal frame game and I think dose the series right. The story is definitely the strongest point in this entry as I feel it covers all the bases it needs while still staying on the topic its about. Combat in the game is mostly unchanged from other titles but there is a lot less of it. at lest on my play through I would go almost 20mins before another fight on yuri's story. Its not the most scary game after I would say the 6th chapter because you have seen most types of ghost at that point. the tall woman is neat I never got to fight her but her more random spawn ins is cool and spooky. overall i can definitely recommend this game a lot if your starting the series! Its a solid 8 out of 10 for me.

March 2025

apart from the bad miu bits of the story really fun game :) just 100% completed acheevos and had a great time doing it

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Frequently Asked Questions

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water received 4,789 positive votes out of a total of 5,829 achieving a rating of 7.98.

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FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water was developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water is playable and fully supported on Windows.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water is not playable on MacOS.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water is not playable on Linux.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water is a single-player game.

There are 3 DLCs available for FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water. Explore additional content available for FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water on Steam.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water does not support Steam Remote Play.

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water 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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