Fearmonium
Fair · RPG · 2021
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $12.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 13h 15.8h to 100%
- Value
- $1.00/hr
- Reviews
- 85% of 575 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $10.11 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Fearmonium is a psychedelic metroidvania where suspense intertwines with humour. Beginning the game as an unpleasant memory, you must progress and become a true phobia by breaking through all boundaries to uncover the most hidden corners of Max's mind.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory, 748 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
It has been discounted 48 times in the 5 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 65 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 8 percent on value. It is pricier than 69 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 85 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore ($19.99, scores 71) beats it on value, while it beats Ghost Song ($19.99, scores 55).
More about Fearmonium
Steam's global achievement data puts about 15 percent of players at this game's ending achievement. On a 13-hour game, the hours short of it still count in its price per hour. Of the 376 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written May 2021 to August 2026.
Valve rates it Steam Deck Verified, and at 13 hours it is short enough to finish on one.
The drop-off
32% start to 15% finishA normal fall-off for a game this long. Steam global achievements
What players say
Fearmonium is a bit rough around the edges, but worth picking up for a weekend play through. I was able to complete the game with 100% achievements in a single play in about 14 hours. The story is pretty dark, but gets more inspirational as you go. I liked the old-cartoon style art and appreciated the pinup girl look to a lot of the characters. Gameplay is fairly standard for a metroidvania - nothing really...
2 more reviews
Fun game, level/map design was well made in my opinion, one thing that helped was you can fast travel. Art was similar to some other games, but I really like the style. Colors and characters were vibrant and fit the scene/environment that you were in. For some reason in stressful situations, the controls would get janky, Especially when trying to switch between your specials. Challenging but fun at the same time...
This seems like a 'unique' kind of game, for lack of better words. You're playing as a growing clown psychosis, infecting the mind of a child. There's some really interesting trivia on memory and fears, it's kinda inspiring. The game doesn't have a complicated gameplay and, while more could have been done, it's relatively pleasant for a metroidvania based on collectables and return to previously explored areas. The...
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Cite this score
Fearmonium scores 65/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1068360/fearmoniumReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 1, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.