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Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Fear the Spotlight is a adventure, survival horror and atmospheric game developed by Cozy Game Pals and published by Blumhouse Games.
Released on October 22nd 2024 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 14 languages: English, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Polish and Portuguese - Portugal.

It has received 663 reviews of which 647 were positive and 16 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Fear the Spotlight into these genres:

Adventure Survival Horror Atmospheric Story Rich Puzzle Stealth Female Protagonist Exploration Horror Psychological Horror Third Person Surreal Action-Adventure Retro Action 3D Stylized Linear Pixel Graphics Old School

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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 7 64 Bit
  • Processor: Intel i5 @2.5 GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 700 series
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
MacOS
  • OS: MacOS 11
  • Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon Pro 5500M
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
Linux
  • OS: Linux
  • Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 700 series
  • Storage: 1 GB available space

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Jan. 2026
In short: babby's first survival horror game. A basic story, basic gameplay, transparent inspirations (Silent Hill, Ringu, etc), BUT in the best most complimentary sort of way. Whether you've never played a game in this genre, or you've played many, it's enjoyable. It's a well-crafted, satisfying, 3 hour experience. Mostly, it's kind of... cute and cozy? Not particularly scary, not difficult (in regards to puzzles, enemies, navigation, etc), and a lil lesbian love story, to boot. Blumhouse's films are absolute dogwater, so here's hoping the games they publish are consistently better.
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Oct. 2025
Pretty neat game. Not too complicated, but always engaging. The story is cool and the gameplay doesn't drag on. The puzzles are pretty cool and actually feel fresh. I think I've seen too many game recycling the same three puzzles at this point. Interactions with objects are also great. It feels kinetic and immersive. Nothing too complicated, but it kinda just feels very satisfying to flip a switch and press a button from time to time.
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Sept. 2025
Is it rude to call this game cute? Maybe but I'm finding it hard to describe in other words. Yes, it's a survival horror. Yes it's eerie. But it's predominantly cute. Cute because its narrative is a love story. Cute because it's a pretty good copy of PSX horror games. Cute because it's an afternoon in length. Cute because it's not hard. Cute because it's intuitive. I really liked it. But also it's cute.
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Aug. 2025
Fear the Spotlight This is an excellent horror game consisting of two chapters, about two friends who sneaked into a closed school after hours and decided to “play around” with a Ouija board. The plot is simple, without major twists, but that’s not really what this game is about. It has a cozy atmosphere, and it’s just enjoyable to press the buttons a nice little adventure for one or two evenings for those who enjoy horror and moderately challenging puzzles. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3553218432 The game has style, and I hope the developers found their audience and will make a new game next time that is larger in scale and more versatile than the first part. What I especially liked is the 36 FPS mode - it makes the game feel old-school in a very good way. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3553218573 But what surprised me the most is that this game is from Blumhouse. They usually specialize in low-budget but often high-quality horror movies, and I didn’t know they had their own gaming division. Since I generally keep an eye on this genre in cinema, it was a pleasant surprise to see them here as well with a pretty solid product.
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June 2025
Fear the Spotlight is a retro style survival horror game that focuses primarily on puzzle solving, with a few stealth sections thrown in. There is no fighting or weapons in this game. The game is in 3rd person view. There are 2 main chapters in this game, one for each of the 2 main teenage female characters. The first chapter takes place in a highschool and is approximately 2 hours long. The second chapter takes place in a home, and is approximately 1.5 hours long. The game took approximately 3.5 hours to finish both chapters. + First off, the voice acting for both of the main characters is stellar. Very believable and with emotion. + The sound effects are also excellent on headphones, and the atmospheric music is creepy. + The graphics are retro, nods to the first Silent Hill are apparent. Excellent atmosphere, creepy with tension. + The puzzles are the main attraction in this game. Most of the puzzles were highly unique, and the difficulty is well balanced. No need for a guide. + The story is way above average for the genre, lots of notes to find and interesting backstories to uncover. + The controls are very intuitive, and the game is extremely polished. It runs very well. + The main enemy in this game is unique looking and original. +/- The price is high for 3.5 hours of fun, but the game is great. Wait for a sale and go for it. - The game is mostly straight linear. You can explore a room or two in advance but mostly as you play you are confined to one area until you solve the puzzles to go onto the next. - The game uses autosave with no manual save function. A chapter select or manual save function would have really helped with achievements. If you miss a simple achievement you have to play the whole game over again to get it. Lots of fun with this one! Overall: 8.5/10
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Fear the Spotlight is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Fear the Spotlight is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Fear the Spotlight received 647 positive votes out of a total of 663 achieving an impressive rating of 9.09.
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Fear the Spotlight was developed by Cozy Game Pals and published by Blumhouse Games.

Fear the Spotlight is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Fear the Spotlight is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Fear the Spotlight is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Fear the Spotlight is a single-player game.

Fear the Spotlight does not currently offer any DLC.

Fear the Spotlight does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Fear the Spotlight does not support Steam Remote Play.

Fear the Spotlight 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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Fear the Spotlight
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Developer
Cozy Game Pals
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Blumhouse Games
Release 22 Oct 2024
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