14 DAY TRIAL // AMC Games and Fictiorama Studios, the team behind Do Not Feed the Monkeys, have just announced their next project, The Fabulous Fear Machine, is coming to PC in Spring 2022. A narrative-driven game in which players must conquer the world through fear, The Fabulous Fear Machine combines social simulation with pulp horror roleplaying.
Additionally, teaming up with AMC Games and Fictiorama on the title is AMC Networks’ premium horror streaming service Shudder, whose expertise when it comes to horror genre will prove invaluable for the developers.
Described as a single-player, real-time strategy game with a retro horror comic style, The Fabulous Fear Machine puts players in the shoes of the “Master of the Machine.” To pursue their goals, players must generate and spread fear through the careful cultivation of various Legends, such as scary stories, urban myths, and conspiracy theories that lurk in the dark corners of the mind.
“With this game we’re not just exploring the subject of urban legends as an essential element of culture and folklore all around the world, but also reflecting on the huge power these tales can hold over a population. Working with the horror experts at Shudder and AMC on this process has been a blast,” according to Fictiorama.
Developers also revealed that the game’s campaign is structured around distinct chapters that follow the exploits of several new Masters, each with their own ambitions. As the player’s power in a home region grows, missions gain an increasingly grand scale, and the pressure from other characters increases.
Of course, the forces of good will fight back by reducing Legends to sanitized fairy tales, so randomly occurring social events will force players to modify their strategy constantly. It’s an interesting take on the strategy genre that mixes horror and deep narrative elements, so we’re anxious to see how the game will turn out.
