Fun for calls, classes and trolling
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It was fun to use during the pandemic to just appear as a Samurai hat wearing cat and scaring people into thinking I "hacked" the Zoom call.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
FaceRig
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%Holotech Studios2015FPS · Simulation · Action
The verdict
FaceRig is a fun but abandoned, delisted webcam avatar app. Skip it if you wear glasses, have a beard, or want a supported tool for serious streaming.
Great for
Casual users who want to goof around as an avatar on Zoom, Skype or streams
Main risk
Abandoned and delisted, with weak tracking and leftover drivers that can break audio or webcam
What players love
Useful for streaming without showing your face
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Facerig is a mainstay on my Twitch channel.”
Steam review · 1202 h played ↗
Wide variety of avatars and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“there are tons of avatars to choose from with hundreds of options for custimzation.”
Steam review · 479.4 h played ↗
Good face tracking when conditions are right
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“it captures both facial expressions and head movement very well.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Better than the subscription successor
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“if you have a copy use this over animaze, it works better (at least for me) and no stupid subscription service”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Abandoned and delisted for Animaze subscription
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“They delisted a perfectly functional software so they could milk users with a subscription. Scummy af.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Installs drivers that break webcam and audio
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“it DESTROYS your computer audio settings without asking or informing you.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Crashes, won't launch, and heavy resource use
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“there are still "facerig process failed to launch c000007b" bugs. Rendering the app completely useless.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Poor face tracking and lip sync
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Lip syncing is awful and the program limits webcam FPS capture (no matter what input resolution is selected) to 30 FPS.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Fails with glasses or facial hair
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Absolutely WILL NOT recognize my face with my glasses on”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
License terms and revenue cap for monetized use
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“you're not allowed to use this product to make money if you make more than $500 a month”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 7 or later
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-3220 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT220 or equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 7 or later
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX560 or equivalent
Storage4 GB available space
OSWindows® 7 or later
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-3220 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT220 or equivalent
Storage3 GB available space
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