Fear Equation
Fear Equation is a turn-based horror strategy game where you play the engineer of a modified freight train, built to protect its occupants from a deadly fog that brings their nightmares to life. Survival depends on analysing passengers' dreams, crafting defenses, upgrading, scavenging and resource management.
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Developer: Screwfly Studios Publisher: Screwfly Studios
Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Languages: English
Tags: Horror (374), Rogue-like (367), Simulation (364), Building (360), Colony Sim (357), Strategy (351), Survival (351), Management (347), RPG (342), Turn-Based (334), Atmospheric (331), Psychological Horror (322), Survival Horror (316), Character Customization (307), Female Protagonist (304), Singleplayer (299), Trains (299), Post-apocalyptic (289), Immersive Sim (281), Indie (281)
Category: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Release date: Jan 15, 2016
Price: $14.99
Old userscore: 75% Owners: 20,000 .. 50,000
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Followers: 1,772
Peak concurrent players yesterday: 1
Playtime total: 07:58 (average) 07:58 (median)
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