Fears to Fathom® - Scratch Creek Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-06-10
- Co-op experience is excellent
- Story is engaging
- Scares are well-executed
- Widespread game-breaking bugs
- Flawed multiplayer focus
- Frustrating chase sequences
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows <8GB VRAMpositive
- Sample precision
- Helpful reviews
- 85%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 13%
- Protest reviews
- 2%
- 55%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 45%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 153
- Negative points
- 197
- Gameplay points
- 110
- Perf. points
- 18
- Rec. points
- 34
- Misc points
- 0
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
Co-op experience is excellent
| The co-op experience is highly praised for being fun, innovative, and enhancing the horror gameplay, with many players enjoying playing with friends or random players. | 82% |
Multiplayer is well-received
| Players consistently praise the multiplayer mode, noting it is well-made, fun, and works smoothly with friends. | 31% |
Story is engaging
| The story is described as interesting, intriguing, and the best in the series, with strong lore and themes. | 26% |
Technical performance is solid
| The game has good optimization, improved graphics, few bugs, and saves are present. | 24% |
Scares are well-executed
| Jump scares and screamers are praised as great, unexpected, and effective at creating scary moments. | 21% |
Atmosphere is effective
| The atmosphere remains creepy, eerie, and tense, contributing to the horror experience. | 19% |
Matchmaking features praised
| Features like matchmaking, playing with random players, and the Find Survivor feature are appreciated. | 18% |
Developer is appreciated
| Players respect the developer's effort and evolution from previous games, calling them great. | 18% |
Environment is impressive
| The game features different surroundings, a large world, cool locations, and impressive scale and detail. | 17% |
Good value for money
| The game is considered good value for its price, with some noting it is cheaper than previous parts. | 17% |
Tension is well-built
| Tension is built through realistic situations and chase sequences, effectively showing fear. | 17% |
Best in series
| The game is considered the best in its style, theme, and among Fears to Fathom games. | 17% |
Interactivity and exploration
| There are many object interactions, exploration is encouraged, and players appreciate not having to read everything. | 13% |
Voice acting and chat are good
| Voice acting is great, and voice chat is nice and customizable. | 9% |
Localization is well-done
| The Spanish translation is nearly perfect, indicating good localization. | 5% |