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Fear the Spotlight

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…
Review98.29%  172  3
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
DeveloperCozy Game Pals
PublisherBlumhouse Games
DemoAvailable
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Full controller support
  • Captions available
  • Steam Cloud
  • Family Sharing
Release dateSep 15, 2023
Supported OSWindowsmacOSLinux
Steam Deck Compatibility
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All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

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In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish*, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal
*languages with full audio support
Required age

0

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    Game tags
    Survival Horror149Puzzle142Stealth139Story Rich137Psychological Horror132Atmospheric126Horror124Adventure122Dark119Action-Adventure117Indie113Female Protagonist1123D107Surreal103Exploration98Singleplayer91Third Person87Stylized82Linear73Action68

    Last update: 2024-10-07 (General data), 2024-10-07 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-09-18 (Review data)

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