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Cry of Fear
#846 most played
Playing now
329
7d trend
+23%
622 vs 504
24h peak
798
low 329
7d peak
1,015
All-time peak
1,015
Apr 2013 · now 32% of peak
Avg 30d
571
Hours played
169,457
30d
Best rank
#564
now #846
Positive reviews
89%
85,925

Cry of Fear

Live player count and Steam charts

89% positive · 85,925 reviews
24h low 32924h high 798

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

DeveloperTeam Psykskallar
PublisherTeam Psykskallar
ReleasedApr 25, 2013
Runs onWindows
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Unsupported
PriceFree to play

Player history

2015201820212023

Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.

Monthly player counts

* current month, data so far
MonthAvg playersGain% gainPeak
Jul 2026 *573+68+13.5%1,015
Jun 2026505+2+0.4%866
May 2026503+64+14.6%943
Apr 2026439-16-3.5%853
Mar 2026455+10+2.2%858
Feb 2026445-34-7.1%816
Jan 2026479+48+11.1%868
Dec 2025431-5-1.1%756
Nov 2025436+17+4.1%810
Oct 2025419+39+10.3%817
Sep 2025380-56-12.8%767
Aug 2025436+6+1.4%707

* current month, data so far

Recent updates

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When people play

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319
943avg players

Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .

Daily activity peaks around 19:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.

Audience

English
31%
Russian
28%
Spanish (Spain)
14%
Polish
6%
Portuguese (Brazil)
5%
Turkish
5%
Other
11%

Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 2 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.

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