
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
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Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Sunnyside High has a dark history. When Vivian enters the deserted corridors for a seance with the rebellious Amy, she suddenly ends up alone, and at the mercy of the monster who wanders the halls. Vivian must avoid its gaze, find her friend, and uncover the disturbing, murderous truth of a decades old tragedy. Fear the Spotlight is a creepy love letter to classic 90s horror experiences with a focus of rich storytelling, puzzle solving, and a tense atmosphere. This is a perfect narrative horror game for those new to the genre.
ESCAPE THE NIGHTMARE
The séance went terribly wrong. Amy has disappeared, and the school has transformed into a nightmarish version of its former self. Play as Vivian to uncover a dark hidden past while attempting to save both you and your friend
DELIGHTFULLY HORRIFYING GAMEPLAY
Sneak to avoid detection from an unknown entity in tense hand-crafted stealth moments as Vivian explores the ominous darkness of the school corridors
Solve highly tactile puzzles that pay homage to classic genre favorites while evolving gameplay to satisfy modern horror fans
Explore the eerie setting of a derelict Sunnyside High with a flashlight, screwdriver, wrench, and more to uncover a web of mysteries
1990s ATMOSPHERIC DREAD
Explore the hellish version of Sunnyside High as Vivian in this ode to classic 90’s teen horror. A retro art style, tense audio design, and a nostalgic setting will delight both veteran fans and those new to the horror genre
AN EXPANDED STORY
Dive even deeper into the dark world of Fear the Spotlight with an extensive additional storyline
Fear the Spotlight is the first title to be published by Blumhouse Games, a video games label within Blumhouse Productions focused on championing the most creative and unique takes on the horror genre.
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Languages: English*, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese +2 more
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好玩死了 誰不買誰損失 幹超好玩 我超膽小 但我很可以 力度都剛剛好 百合也好香嗚嗚好久沒那麼滿足的玩這類型遊戲了~~~
게임을 하면서 사일런트 힐이 상당히 많이 생각나서 정말로 재밌게 했습니다만 게임의 스토리와는 전혀 관계없는 동성애 요소는 굳이 뭐하러 넣은지 모르겠음 그리고 인트로 사운드가 너무 큰데도 불구하고 설정을 할 수가 없음
Стилистика под PS1 сделала своё дело
Great atmosphere, puzzle and story. Well balance phasing between horror and thrill. If you into Silent Hill you will like this game.
As someone who is absolutely spooked by horror games, this game felt like a breeze. I really liked it. The mechanics are quite simple. The puzzles are also extremely simple to solve. I'm really fond of the graphics, they really nailed the retro look of the game. Story-wise, I wouldn't say this game was impressive or anything but it had a decent enough story to keep me playing.
Why is it always [spoiler]the drama teachers?[/spoiler]
Basically Silent Hill for a younger or more casual audience. Really enjoyed!
What a fun cozy light-horror game with a cute story. The game looks awesome, plays awesome, puzzles are not hard, and same time are engaging. It's short and does not overstay it's wellcome. 8/10
What a great horror light game that runs very well on the steam deck. Short and sweet, under 5 hours for sure. Don't skip on chapter 2 after you finish the game, I think it was better than the first half.
First of all, the game was developed by only 2 people, so all the kudos to them for pulling off such a neat horror game. As for the game itself, it has that nostalgic VHS art style to it, atmosphere is well build, voice acted dialogues, the story is told from both Ami’s and Viv’s points of view (after you play and finish one story you will unlock the other), some simple puzzles are sprinkled around. As for the horror aspect; do not expect jump scares, the atmosphere builds the horror, once you get caught by a monster you will realize they are not that scary with them slapping you around once then getting stunned thus offering you plenty of time to run away, the only real one was the last boss and that’s because it was janky to guide him in the right location so you can hit him. The game is fairly easy in difficulty, but it has it’s flaws: the biggest one is that both type of enemies are almost the same just with different textures/model, encountered some bugs like one time an enemy dispersed after I reloaded the game, some spotlights are cast from the calling, so you gotta hide under objects to avoid them, well one time I was found even if I hid. Apart from those, all was good, no crashes, soft blocks or anything major. And while it is a nice little horror game, I cannot rec it at full 20$ price (I mean that is almost as much as Amnesia the Bunker) but during sales, and if you like psychological horror games, then sure, go ahead and grab it.
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