Appointment with FEAR (Standalone)

Appointment with FEAR (Standalone)

Released Aug 2014

YOU are Titan City's resident superhero in this interactive graphic novel! Fight crime and solve clues to discover FEAR's fiendish plot!

57% positive · 109 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $4.99
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Evaluation

Appointment with FEAR (Standalone) was released on August 26, 2014 as a standalone interactive graphic novel adaptation of Steve Jackson's classic gamebook. Shortly after launch, on September 3, 2014, the developer shipped a feature patch addressing player-requested improvements such as resolution options and windowed mode, along with several bug fixes — standard post-launch maintenance for a finished product. The developer's subsequent news posts from this game's store page are almost entirely cross-promotions for Tin Man Games' other products, particularly the Fighting Fantasy Classics library (a separate app released in 2018). None of these posts announce new content, updates, or changes for Appointment with FEAR itself. The last post referencing the game in any meaningful way was the September 2014 patch. The store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained experience with no mention of DLC, expansions, or future content. There are no unreleased DLC listings and no developer statements indicating further development is planned. The game launched as a finished product and has operated as one ever since.
Evidence
Feature patch shipped shortly after launch adding resolution options, windowed mode, and various bug fixes — standard post-launch polish for a finished product.
news post · Sep 3, 2014 source content shipped
medium
Most recent news post is a cross-promotion for Freeway Fighter in the Fighting Fantasy Classics library — no mention of new content or updates for Appointment with FEAR.
news post · May 16, 2022 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Tin Man Games
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

As Titan City’s courageous and incorruptible champion of law and order, use your super powers to protect its innocent citizens from the danger and deviousness of a host of super-villains bent on taking over the world!

Travel back to the 1980s as a superpowered defender of justice in this all-new edition of Steve Jackson's Appointment With FEAR! This dynamic edition is stylized as an interactive graphic novel. Your choices guide you towards new villains, super dilemmas, and ultimately, the Titanium Cyborg himself!

Your mission is to discover the location of the top-secret FEAR meeting, capture the Titanium Cyborg and his cohorts and bring them to justice.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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