Cry of Fear
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
The player fights monsters with a crowbar, and the final boss fight involves blood and gore.
The story centers on depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, with a character committing suicide by jumping off a rooftop.
First-person survival horror with disturbing imagery, monsters, and jump scares throughout.
A character commits suicide by jumping off a rooftop, and the player encounters imagery related to self-harm.
The plot revolves around a cult and supernatural rituals involving a doll and a demon.
A character is shown strapped to a table and being experimented on.
The monster, Carcass, is described as a grotesque, disfigured creature, and the player fights it in a bloody encounter.
The dialogue contains strong profanity, including frequent use of the f-word.
Drug use is referenced in the narrative, including a character who uses drugs.
A murderer is depicted, and the player witnesses killings.
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What it is
Cry of Fear is a free, first-person psychological horror game set in a bleak, abandoned city where a troubled protagonist named Simon is stalked by a monstrous entity. The game is known for its disturbing story, which deals with depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, and for its tense, jump-scare-laden gameplay. Players explore dark, eerie environments while solving puzzles and fighting off grotesque monsters with a crowbar. The experience is further enhanced by unsettling imagery, occult symbolism, and heavy dialogue. The game is single-player with no online interaction, though it does support user-created content through the Steam Workshop.
How it's framed
The game frames its content through the lens of psychological trauma and mental illness, presenting the protagonist's descent into horror as a metaphor for his internal struggles. The story treats suicide and self-harm with gravity and somberness rather than sensationalism, while the monsters and gore are used to create fear rather than glorify violence.
Details
- Developer
- Team Psykskallar
- Publisher
- Team Psykskallar
- Released
- Apr 25, 2013
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