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Theory of Fear

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App ID 605180
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher ANASTASI SUKHONOSOVA
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber 31452461
Last Record Update 3 October 2025 – 00:52:32 UTC ()
Release Date 28 March 2017 – 12:09:28 UTC ()
❓ 65.23%
66 reviews
0
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 🖥️ Simulation 😌 Casual 🔞 Sexual Content 🍑 Nudity

"Theory of Fear" is a visual novel combining “slice of life” and “dark fantasy” genres. In the daytime, the main heroine is an ordinary girl, a first-year university student, who does an evening job in a café. At night, in her dreams, she visits another world with extraordinary guys, who start pursuing her...

Additional Information

Developer ANASTASI SUKHONOSOVA
metacritic_name Theory of Fear
ReleaseState released
Publisher ANASTASI SUKHONOSOVA
eulas
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urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/605180_eula_0
Store Release Date 28 March 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
ControllerVr
kbm1
vrheadsetstreaming Yes
Primary Genre Sexual Content (71)
Store Genres Sexual Content (71), Nudity (72), Violent (73), Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28)
Steam Release Date 28 March 2017 – 12:09:28 UTC ()
Original Release Date 28 March 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1490684400)
Store Asset Modification Time 17 March 2017 – 16:13:49 UTC () (1489767229)
review_score 6
review_percentage 71
Detected Technologies (?) PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine, Python SDK, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 26 September 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1713312
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-10.0-beta
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
Content Descriptors Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 5 March 2017 – 13:05:16 UTC (), in changelist #2760477
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🖥️ Simulation 🌱 Indie 😌 Casual 🔞 Sexual Content 🍑 Nudity 👊 Violent 📚 Visual Novel 💘 Otome 🌸 Anime 👩 Female Protagonist

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp28 March 2017 – 12:29:43 UTC
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  • 7 all-time peak 31 March 2017
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  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 65.23% SteamDB Rating
  • 47 71.2% positive reviews
  • 19 28.8% negative reviews

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