Theory of Fear

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App ID	605180
App Type	Game
Developer	ANASTASI SUKHONOSOVA
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

In-Game

"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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id	605180_eula_0
name	Theory of Fear EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com//eula/605180_eula_0

Store Release Date

28 March 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

ControllerVr

kbm

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)

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review_percentage

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:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-10.0-beta
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

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

Assets

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page_background_path	app/605180
timestamp	28 March 2017 – 12:29:43 UTC

Trailers

94584 ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1490020291
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trailer_category	0
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is_highlight	true
timestamp	1490020300

Store Packages

SubID	Name	Price		Last Update
159527	Theory of Fear	$6.99		22 September 2025 – 17:11:48 UTC

Packages

SubID	Name	Billing Type	Last Update
159525	Steam Sub 159525	CD Key	19 November 2024 – 01:54:33 UTC
159526	Theory of Fear for Beta Testing	CD Key	19 November 2024 – 01:54:33 UTC

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