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The Fabulous Fear Machine

89% positive of 544 Steam reviews

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Released
2023
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, GOG, Epic

Made by Fictiorama Studios. Published by AMC Games.

About the 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.

Tagged by players

  • Outbreak Sim
  • Conspiracy
  • Strategy RPG
  • Villain Protagonist
  • Difficult
  • Horror
  • Choices Matter
  • Psychological Horror
  • Dark Humor
  • Top-Down
  • Story Rich
  • Simulation

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Boy once this one got its hooks into me I could not put it down. One of the more creative games I've played in the last 5 years, too. Great writing, fun mechanics and every board is a new puzzle to solve. Plus, the art is so pulpy and wonderful.

    10 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    The Fabulous Fear Machine takes an unusual approach to strategy by placing the player on the side responsible for creating paranoia rather than surviving it. Developed by Fictiorama Studios and published by AMC Games, it combines narrative strategy, resource management, card-inspired mechanics, and pulp horror into an experience centered on manipulating public perception. Instead of commanding armies or building a…

    15 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    i got this game because i really enjoyed do not feed the monkeys. but this game was not for me - repetitive, did not spark joy or mischief or intrigue. and i didn't love that it was set up like a board game (catan-style). someone else might like it though.

    1.1 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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