
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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Très bon jeu d'horreur ! Le scénario se révèle à un rythme impeccable Le level design, l'ambiance sonore et la mise en scène sont très bon Ca m'évoque un Resident Evil sans arme Il faut soutenir les petits créateurs, alors n'hésitez pas !
Richtig süßes Game, vor allem das zweite Kapitel war absolutes Kino!
good storytelling
Its good
Pretty fun! Short game that doesn't overstay its welcome. I was impressed with how it managed to make gameplay feel fresh and interesting with such simple mechanics. Passing was on-point. Sorta Silent Hill vibes without the jumpscares. Still scary but didn't give you a heart attack every 20 minutes.
Super ambiance. Un plaisir a finir
Очень классная игра, являющаяся тинейджерской версией Сайлент-Хилла. Как приключение на вечер играется отлично! Атмосфера игр на PS1, прикольные головоломки и хоррорная составляющая!
Совсем не страшная игра. Головоломки прикольные, но очень уж короткая. Проходить вторую главу за вторую тянку стало лень, особо отличий нет. Своих денег не стоит, разве что по большой скидке. Ну и да, где метка ЛГБТ-г0вна?
If you’re a fan of horror and heartwarming stories, this one is definitely worth checking out. The mechanics were tried and tested but never felt boring. Overall, I definitely recommend this game to any horror fan. Great story too, can’t wait to see what they cook up next!
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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