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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…
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- Released
- October 21, 2024
- Developer
- Cozy Game Pals
- Publisher
- Blumhouse Games
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Fear the Spotlight Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
It’s been a great season, let alone a good year, for retro-inspired horror games. The latest is Fear the Spotlight, a PS1-visual-toting horror taking place at a haunted high school. The first-ever horror game published by horror juggernaut Blumhouse, immediately caught my eye at September’s PlayStation State of Play. So,…
Fear the Spotlight masterfully captures the look and feel of a classic PS1 horror title while leveraging modern concepts and gameplay features to produce an atmospheric and nostalgic experience that every lover of horror should enjoy.
You are a teenage girl in love with another girl for the first time—your best friend. You don’t know if she loves you back or even likes you that way. The weight of the entire world is on your shoulders.
Fear the Spotlight is an excellent narrative horror experience that proves to be the perfect companion for Halloween season. It's a game loaded with atmosphere and dread throughout, with immersive, tactile puzzles and an overarching storyline that is engaging and tragic in equal measure. Encounters with the main enemy won't prove particularly challenging, but they're always nerve-wracking thanks to its creepy design and accompanying spooky audio. Rare, minor performance hiccups aside, this is a must-play for horror fans and an approachable entry point for newcomers.
Blumhouse Games is off to a great start with Fear the Spotlight. A creepy PS1-era horror game with a great story, incredible atmosphere, and puzzles that will make you remember those fun times back in the day.
Ultimately, Fear the Spotlight doesn’t really try to reinvent the formula, serving as a smart, respectful and well-designed homage to the PS1-era of horror games and the 90’s aesthetic in general. Lovely visuals, great voice acting and genuinely spooky vibes more than make up for the fairly simplicistic gameplay loop and short length, making this retro horror game one of the better picks for a playthrough in a spooky season.
As an opening gambit and statement of intent from Blumhouse Games, Fear the Spotlight gets things off to a strong start, delivering a 3D retro horror experience that, while in thrall to its '90s influences, also manages to carve out an identity of its own.
Blumhouse Games’ publishing debut, Fear the Spotlight, is a perfectly enjoyable time delving into the psychological after-effects of a seance gone wrong.
The oddly-named Cozy Game Pals blends unabashed nostalgia, earnest emotion, and a tense atmosphere to make a retro-horror experience that earns its time under the spotlight.Reviewer's Note: Given some of my praises and critiques, I have to delve into SPOILERS on occasion (though they're as [...]
The horror studio is taking its formula to a new medium, and the debut is a solid and spooky ghost story.
Fear the Spotlight is the least scary horror game you'll likely ever play, but there's a tenderness to its storytelling that cannot be overstated here, even if some of it's a bit muddled.
“Fear the Spotlight is an imperfect, but sincere lo-fi horror debut for Blumhouse Games.”