The Fridge is Red

The Fridge is Red

Released Sep 2022

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

55% positive · 232 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

The Fridge is Red launched on September 27, 2022 as a complete anthology of six first-person horror episodes. The store description presents it as a finished, self-contained package with a definitive episode count and a clear narrative arc. Following launch, the developer (5WORD Team) released a series of post-launch patches in October 2022 addressing bugs, adding checkpoint saves, and refining episode gameplay — the last of which was posted on October 25, 2022. Since then, there have been no further developer communications of any kind. There is no DLC listed on the store, no roadmap, no announced future content, and no season pass or live service elements. The game was designed as a complete anthology from the outset, and the developer has never indicated plans to expand it beyond its original six episodes. The October 2022 patch appears to represent the final polish pass, after which the game was left in its completed state.
Evidence
The Fridge is Red launched as a complete six-episode anthology horror game
news post · Sep 27, 2022 source content shipped
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Store description presents a self-contained anthology of exactly six horror episodes with no mention of additional content, DLC, or ongoing updates
store metadata · Sep 27, 2022 source development ending
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
tinyBuild
Achievements
7
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game



You feel like every time you blink it moves a little bit closer.
Several days have passed already.
Just keep your eyes on the red fridge and everything will be ok. Right?



SIX TALES FROM THE RED FRIDGE

This is an anthology of six different first-person horror stories.
Each one of the episodes explores a specific theme and gameplay idea.

Staring contest with the fridge monster. Infinite maze of the hospital hallways and archive backrooms. Haunted road trip through the snowy highway…

Experience many more liminal spaces, surreal encounters, and uncanny strangers in the full game.

Could all that be connected somehow? Will you reveal the biggest secret the Red Fridge is keeping?



ANALOGUE HORROR

Spiral down the dreadful trip inspired by PSX-era retro horrors.
Turn on the analogue post-process and FPS lock for a truly immersive experience.
Do you have a memory card for the save slots?

Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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