Fear Surrounds
Released Oct 2021
Fear Surrounds is a horror-tinged take on the werewolf-style social subterfuge genre, where two evil spirits hide within a group of players and attempt to sabotage and murder them.
85% positive · 11K reviews
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Released, ongoing live service game
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Live Service
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Released, ongoing live service game
High confidence
Live Service
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Fear Surrounds launched on October 19, 2021 as a paid multiplayer social deduction game and has since transitioned to free-to-play. On February 4, 2024, the developer announced the switch to free-to-play, citing a decline in online players and offering 640 gold coins in compensation to existing paid players. They also noted a small version update was coming and that an iOS version would launch within a month — indicating continued platform expansion and development investment even at the time of that announcement.
The game is a free-to-play, always-online social deduction experience (in the style of Werewolf/Among Us) with an in-game shop featuring cosmetics, skins, kill animations, identity cards, and a battle pass system. This monetization model is characteristic of a live service game — one designed to operate indefinitely with ongoing content and no defined completion point.
Over its history, the game has shipped multiple substantial updates: new professions, new maps, new modes, new skins, UI overhauls, and an expanding neutral faction. The January 2023 major update alone added 4 new professions, a new battle pass, a full UI overhaul, and announced mobile development. The August 2023 patch added further new professions and a new neutral faction. The game continues to be purchasable (as a free-to-play title) on Steam.
Evidence
Developer announced the game is transitioning to free-to-play due to declining player counts, compensating paid users with in-game currency. Also noted an upcoming patch and iOS launch within a month.
Major update added 4 new professions, a new battle pass (通行证), large quantities of new skins, a full UI overhaul, and announced that a mobile version was in development.
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Developer
Publisher
Yooreka Studio
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Overview
Fear Surrounds is a horror-themed 3D Werewolf game. Specters hide among a group of good guys who need to root out the specters' true identities asap. The game has dozens of professions and maps, making for a diverse experience that never gets old. Plus there are fun modes like Battle Royale.
How to Play
Players play as either specters or good guys and must determine who the killers are through behavior and speaking in meetings.
Good guys must constantly watch over the actions of those around them. During meetings, they must clearly describe their whereabouts, who they suspect and why. But don't trust the words of others lightly, and don't make rash conclusions based on conjecture. If you're wrong, your team will be at a disadvantage. Clergy have a broader field of view and must use their skills to lead the good team to victory.
Specters need to kill all of the good guys without getting caught. They can communicate with teammates with voice messages, use skills to cover each other, and kill good guys or create alibis among chaos. They need to lie about their whereabouts during meetings, accuse others or even pretend to be Clergy. Their goal is to interfere with the good team's judgment as much as possible.
Player Objectives
Good Faction
1. Complete all quests to achieve victory.
2. Vote out all specters during meetings to achieve victory.
(Analyze the behavior and speech of other players to determine if they are good or bad. If you make the wrong choice, someone innocent may die because of it.)
Specters Faction
1. Pretend to be good. Kill good guys when there are no eyewitnesses.
2. Use destruction skills to create an opportunity to kill.
3. Lie during meetings to influence the votes.
4. Kill all good guys to achieve victory.
Profession Details
Good Faction Professions:
1. Traveler: must continuously complete quests to avoid losing HP and dying. Has no special abilities.
Clergy: travelers with special abilities. Like regular travelers, they also continuously lose HP.
1. Priest: can verify someone's faction, but doesn't know their specific identity.
2. White Spirit: can assassinate one person once per game.
3. Avenger: when sacrificed, will kill the target who voted him/her out.
4. Forensic Doctor: can see all corpses on the map.
5. Idiot: will not be killed the first time they are sacrificed, but can no longer vote or speak in meetings afterwards.
6. Psychic: at each meeting, learns which faction the dead belong to.
Specter Professions: have the ability to assassinate and destroy by default.
1. Nightmare: can blind all players.
2. Magic Eye: can see the location of all players.
3. Ghost King: has an extra assassination ability, but dies after using it.
4. Ghost Priest: can verify the identity of a corpse.
5. Hidden Demon: before awakening, cannot be detected by the Priest or Pope's skills.
6. Silence Specter: can silence 1 player during each round of the game.
7. Betrayer: has the abilities of a regular traveler, and neither specters nor travelers know his identity. Has to help the specters win.
Map Details
There are many maps including hospital, school and prison. Each map offers unique scenario that players must solve in combination with the jobs. Use CTRL to view the map and Tab to display nearby quests. New players can use the training mode to get familiar with the maps.
FAQ
If there is no reaction when you click the "PLAY" button on the steam page, you need open the game installation directory to find the "c++ Repair tool" to repair the "DirectX" environment.
Fear Surrounds is a horror-themed 3D Werewolf game. Specters hide among a group of good guys who need to root out the specters' true identities asap. The game has dozens of professions and maps, making for a diverse experience that never gets old. Plus there are fun modes like Battle Royale.
How to Play
Players play as either specters or good guys and must determine who the killers are through behavior and speaking in meetings.
Good guys must constantly watch over the actions of those around them. During meetings, they must clearly describe their whereabouts, who they suspect and why. But don't trust the words of others lightly, and don't make rash conclusions based on conjecture. If you're wrong, your team will be at a disadvantage. Clergy have a broader field of view and must use their skills to lead the good team to victory.
Specters need to kill all of the good guys without getting caught. They can communicate with teammates with voice messages, use skills to cover each other, and kill good guys or create alibis among chaos. They need to lie about their whereabouts during meetings, accuse others or even pretend to be Clergy. Their goal is to interfere with the good team's judgment as much as possible.
Player Objectives
Good Faction
1. Complete all quests to achieve victory.
2. Vote out all specters during meetings to achieve victory.
(Analyze the behavior and speech of other players to determine if they are good or bad. If you make the wrong choice, someone innocent may die because of it.)
Specters Faction
1. Pretend to be good. Kill good guys when there are no eyewitnesses.
2. Use destruction skills to create an opportunity to kill.
3. Lie during meetings to influence the votes.
4. Kill all good guys to achieve victory.
Profession Details
Good Faction Professions:
1. Traveler: must continuously complete quests to avoid losing HP and dying. Has no special abilities.
Clergy: travelers with special abilities. Like regular travelers, they also continuously lose HP.
1. Priest: can verify someone's faction, but doesn't know their specific identity.
2. White Spirit: can assassinate one person once per game.
3. Avenger: when sacrificed, will kill the target who voted him/her out.
4. Forensic Doctor: can see all corpses on the map.
5. Idiot: will not be killed the first time they are sacrificed, but can no longer vote or speak in meetings afterwards.
6. Psychic: at each meeting, learns which faction the dead belong to.
Specter Professions: have the ability to assassinate and destroy by default.
1. Nightmare: can blind all players.
2. Magic Eye: can see the location of all players.
3. Ghost King: has an extra assassination ability, but dies after using it.
4. Ghost Priest: can verify the identity of a corpse.
5. Hidden Demon: before awakening, cannot be detected by the Priest or Pope's skills.
6. Silence Specter: can silence 1 player during each round of the game.
7. Betrayer: has the abilities of a regular traveler, and neither specters nor travelers know his identity. Has to help the specters win.
Map Details
There are many maps including hospital, school and prison. Each map offers unique scenario that players must solve in combination with the jobs. Use CTRL to view the map and Tab to display nearby quests. New players can use the training mode to get familiar with the maps.
FAQ
If there is no reaction when you click the "PLAY" button on the steam page, you need open the game installation directory to find the "c++ Repair tool" to repair the "DirectX" environment.
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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