The Fabulous Fear Machine

 PC
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Edge Magazine
    Nov 2, 2023
    70
    This pulpy provocation has more than enough ideas to take root in your own monkey brain. [Issue#391, p.121]
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  2. Screen Rant
    Oct 19, 2023
    70
    As a whole, The Fabulous Fear Machine is a very interesting and rather unique strategy game. Its setup as the player as a villain is always a nice hook, but its engaging gameplay and wonderful aesthetic and writing push it into an extremely worthwhile place. It’s not the instant cult classic that it could have been, but there is a gem to be found within its dank corners.
  3. Hey Poor Player
    Oct 7, 2023
    70
    If you’ve got a mean streak and have always wanted a safe environment in which to find out what it feels like to have people unquestionably devote themselves to you and your cause, well, firstly, you should be on a watch list somewhere, and secondly, you should absolutely check out The Fabulous Fear Machine.
  5. TheGamer
    Oct 4, 2023
    60
    The Fabulous Fear Machine is a metaphor, but not really. The propaganda machine that shapes society is very real, and it's used to tell us what to believe, what to buy, who to hate, and how to behave, all to benefit and enrich those of us who deserve it the least. The titular Fear Machine is based in power dynamics, class consciousness, and the susceptibility of society at large, but after playing, I’m not sure if Fictiorama Studios understood how its own machine actually works.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Oct 6, 2023
    The Fabulous Fear Machine explores the role of fear and how it is necessary to convey certain messages, all within a meticulously crafted and polished pulp aesthetic. [Recommended]