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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.
The Fabulous Fear Machine is a outbreak sim, horror and indie game
developed by Fictiorama Studios
and published by AMC Games.
Released on October 04th 2023 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 5 languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 519 reviews of which 469 were positive and 50 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 17.49€ on Steam.
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Windows
- 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.
MacOS
- OS: Mojave 10.14 or Big Sur 11.7.10
- Processor: 1.4GhZ Intel Core i7 or Apple M1
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: HD Graphics 615 1536 MB
- Storage: 5 GB available space
- Additional Notes: If you match the Minimum Requirements, we recommend using minimal settings in order to avoid low frame rates.
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Great stories and such engaging gameplay. Honestly, my only issue is I wish there was more. Having only three story arcs is kinda sad and id love to have more.
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Truly the only big issue I have with this game is that it's not longer! I struggle to keep it brief but to make it simple, the vibes are INSANELY GOOD. The writing for each urban legend/conspiracy you use to spread fear across the masses and bend them to your will... they all fall into one of two extremes: incredibly campy and fun or legitimacy a bit spooky. Once you gain some experience you are able to twist social achievements into incredibly potent nightmares and it's truly EVERYTHING. The presentation is also FANTASTIC. The vintage comic book style adds levity and charm to horrific tales while also somehow elevating some of the simpler scares? 10/10! Even the cutscenes, though sometimes predictable (you get pannels of a comic that progresses the story as you complete objectives) is just good. Everything works together to pack in an intense charm and a shockingly suspenseful atmosphere that make this game so incredibly unique. I don't necessarily love comparing media, but to oversimplify it - if you love the Addams Family, you will find this game endlessly endearing and you really should try this game. I also love how not-so-subtly political it is. You play as people who are willing to use any system or method they can get their hands on to succeed... no matter the casualties. You use religion as a tool. You use fear to push conservative/fascist policies that only benefit you. You cause true planet destroying disasters to profit. These terrible things wouldn't happen (or wouldn't be even a fraction as bad) if humans were not programmed to respond so strongly to fear, and the powerful weren't so willing to use it to elevate themselves. It's just refreshing especially in a time where... that's just what's happening. My biggest issue is seriously that the game is just.. shorter than I expected. Still at least 10 hours just going through the story on the standard mode and easily double on the harder difficulty (highly recommend btw) so it's still worth the price but the way the story was structured it felt like there easily could have been two very obvious characters with their own campaigns The Conservative President that you bring help bring to power in Camp. 2 that is "a freind of the Machine" (a pawn or an implied user... with timeline and magic shenanigans (I don't belive two people can control the machine at once and it may need to be operated physically... but maybe not) it might not work but it feels like a good continuation from Camp. 3 to go from dominating a county election to sweeping the country.) and the leader of the mysterious organisation that is trying to destroy The Machine... the only one who was able to escape it- which I NEED to see if there's a sequel. and/or campaigns for each of your mysterious little helpers who are all prior users of The Machine. Going into the past and exploring more ancient/historical legends (some of which would prob. be simpler versions of the modern ones that spun out of control) . While I'm still satisfied and the mechanics and stories we got were still excellent, if just really wanted more especially when Camp. 2 was almost half the length of the others . This is one of the few games I'd argue would only benefit from DLC- I just want more! Overall, the vibes are immaculate and the gameplay is fun yet challenging (just don't try to exploit grinding and be prepared for it to ramp up deliciously in hard mode). The experience is worth the price and desperately left me wanting more. I highly recommend this to basically anyone who likes some lightly dark, campy humor or is simply looking more a strategy game that is easy to pick up but isn't afraid to challenge you! Try it!
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The game isn’t bad. It has great visuals and sound, and the storyline is pretty interesting. However, it does have a fairly challenging learning curve. Personally, it’s not my cup of tea, but if you’re someone who enjoys strategy games, you’ll probably like this one.
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There aren't many games that I feel strongly about to the extent of writing a review, but this is certainly an exception. If you see the screenshots and think to yourself, "It looks like my kind of game," I strongly advise giving it a try. It feels like a story-driven board game (the choices you make in the campaign won't influence the ending). What will hook you in are the stories and atmosphere of the game, reminiscent of Tales from the Crypt. You will get your share of cathartic feelings. The comic art style is not a hindrance; it is well done, and you’ll feel a sense of satisfaction as you unravel new pictures. Overall, a good game definitely worth buying. I hope there will be DLC or a sequel.
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A great little strategy game that is a combination of a pulp fiction comic and an episode of Twilight Zone. The story is about 3 people seeking out 'the machine' a mysterious carnival attraction looking machine that gives the person who finds and inserts a coin 1 wish but much like a Djinn perverting a wish with hubris 'the machine' gives the wishers what they want but not the way the wanted it and with severe consequences. Initial game play is that you start a stage usually with 6 cards that have different fear inducing effects. Cards like 'Black Helicopters' 'Killer Video Games' 'Snakes in the Toilets' so on. The point of the game is to spread enough fear so that your characters will be done and they start to get their wish. Game play starts nice and simple and slowly starts to introduce new elements on each map of a stage as well as new strategies in the 2nd and 3rd story such as twisting ideal things into bad things like twisting 'Perfect Waters' into 'Chemical Dumping Ground' and in the 3rd story you can copy fears into other regions to stack fears. All in all a great little indie game with awesome art, an interesting careful what you wish for story and a fun strategy game with some replay value if you want to fill out the album of cards.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Fabulous Fear Machine is currently priced at 17.49€ on Steam.
The Fabulous Fear Machine is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 17.49€ on Steam.
The Fabulous Fear Machine received 469 positive votes out of a total of 519 achieving a rating of 8.42.
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The Fabulous Fear Machine was developed by Fictiorama Studios and published by AMC Games.
The Fabulous Fear Machine is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Fabulous Fear Machine is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
The Fabulous Fear Machine is not playable on Linux.
The Fabulous Fear Machine is a single-player game.
The Fabulous Fear Machine does not currently offer any DLC.
The Fabulous Fear Machine does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Fabulous Fear Machine does not support Steam Remote Play.
The Fabulous Fear Machine 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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Developer
Fictiorama Studios
Publisher
AMC Games
Release
04 Oct 2023
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