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The Fabulous Fear Machine

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App ID 1540350
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher AMC Games
Franchise AMC Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 28987895
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 19:06:27 UTC ()
Release Date 4 October 2023 – 15:59:48 UTC ()
😎 84.19%
526 reviews
2
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Fictiorama Studios
metacritic_name The Fabulous Fear Machine
metacritic_score 77
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-fabulous-fear-machine?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher AMC Games
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/1540350_eula_0
version4
Store Release Date 4 October 2023 – 15:59:53 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/mujjq9NWRp
https://x.com/AMC_Play
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 4 October 2023 – 15:59:48 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 24 April 2025 – 14:50:34 UTC () (1745506234)
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schinese妙不可言的恐惧机器 (The Fabulous Fear Machine)
review_score 8
review_percentage 90
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, FMOD SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, XAudio2 SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 November 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12591743
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2641
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 29 January 2021 – 18:25:40 UTC (), in changelist #10602165
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🦠 Outbreak Sim 😱 Horror 🌱 Indie 🖥️ Simulation 💡 Strategy 🏽 2D 📚 Story Rich 😓 Difficult 👤 Singleplayer 🧞 Choices Matter 🗺️ Top-Down 🧠 Strategy RPG 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌫 Atmospheric 👁️ Conspiracy 🎨 Stylized 💼 Management 🗿 Dark Humor 😈 Villain Protagonist 🃏 Card Game

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Accessibility Categories

Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Mouse Only Option Adjustable Difficulty

Assets

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timestamp24 April 2025 – 14:50:55 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 2 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 288 all-time peak 2 September 2024
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  • 4,371 followers
  • 475 positive reviews
  • 51 negative reviews
  • 90.30% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2,422 all-time peak
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  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 84.19% SteamDB Rating
  • 475 90.3% positive reviews
  • 51 9.7% negative reviews

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