The Fabulous Fear Machine

The Fabulous Fear Machine

October 4, 2023

Strategy PC

The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style, from the creators of Do Not Feed the Monkeys. You’ve just become the newest Master of the Machine, and now you must generate fear and expand your influence by playing Legend cards: those scary stories, urban …

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Chris White God is a Geek Oct 2023
90.0 /100

"The Fabulous Fear Machine features a unique pulp art style and some straightforward ideas that make it a wonderfully addictive strategy title."

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Emanuele Feronato The Games Machine Oct 2023
84.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

50.0

"The Fabulous Fear Machine must have been hatched by some really sadistic people, because it is one of the creepiest games you will find around, despite being a simplified 4X with a board game structure. The concept of spreading fake …"

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Eric Switzer TheGamer Oct 2023
60.0 /100

Graphics

55.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

65.0

"The Fabulous Fear Machine is a metaphor, but not really. The propaganda machine that shapes society is very real, and it&s;s used to tell us what to believe, what to buy, who to hate, and how to behave, all to …"

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Erik Hodges Try Hard Guides Oct 2023
90.0 /100

Graphics

92.0

Gameplay

94.0

Story

88.0

"The Fabulous Fear Machine is a phenomenal narrative-driven strategy game that should hook you on its stories and keep you interested with its brain-stimulating gameplay. The phenomenal art compliments every aspect of the game, from its uniquely presented levels to …"

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João Pedro Boaventura GameBlast Oct 2023
50.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

40.0

Story

60.0

"The Fabulous Fear Machine is a rather unique title. The idea of a machine capable of offering control over the world through propaganda, fear and conspiracy was very well executed and proves to be a solid example of speculative horror …"

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Jordan Dube GameLuster Oct 2023
90.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

92.0

"The Fabulous Fear Machine is the perfect game for the spooky season. Beautiful art, satisfying gameplay, and an engrossing story. Put a quarter in the slot and let’s make mischief happen!"

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Mehmet Atilla Turan NoobFeed Oct 2023
70.0 /100

Graphics

55.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

80.0

"The Fabulous Fear Machine does provide a unique take on the strategy genre as a whole. Instead of being the good guy everyone wants all the time, filling the masses with conspiracies and rumors to exploit them can also be …"

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Nathaniel Stevens Digital Chumps Oct 2023
90.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

85.0

"The Fabulous Fear Machine from developer Fictiorama Studios is a test of skill as much as it is a test of patience. It’s a complicated game that is RISK-like and presents a wickedly good time in classic horror comic book …"

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Shane Boyle Hey Poor Player Oct 2023
70.0 /100

"While not without issues—the worst offender still being the inadequate tutorials—The Fabulous Fear Machine is an incredibly refreshing spin on the real-time strategy genre. With unexpectedly detailed, if at times slightly questionable, narratives underpinning each of its three campaigns and …"

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