Oppressive, creepy atmosphere and sound
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the game pulled me in with its thick horror atmosphere, Japanese vibes, and unsettling sense of mystery.”
Steam review · 36.4 h played ↗
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.2026Horror · Action · Adventure
−35%$49.99$32.49
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, faithful remake of a J-horror classic with superb atmosphere and story, but reworked souls-like combat and heavy backtracking divide players. Skip it if you want the original's tight combat.
Great for
Fans of slow-burn J-horror who value atmosphere, sound design and a tragic story over tight combat
Main risk
Tanky, repetitive combat and lots of backtracking can turn the horror into a tedious slog
What players love
Beautiful graphics and art direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I also have to mention how unbelievably beautiful everything in this game looks.”
Steam review · 25.5 h played ↗
Unique, fun camera combat and hand-holding
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Taking photos of ghosts is honestly one of the most fun parts of the game”
Steam review · 18.9 h played ↗
Faithful remake with good modern updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is exactly what a remake should be. Same story, same visual design, same original structure, just updated with modern graphics tech and redesigned gameplay.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Side stories, extra endings and replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“New game plus unlocks an entire tier of new upgrades as well as multiple new endings and side quests for replayability.”
Steam review · 44.6 h played ↗
Moving story of the twin sisters
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The twin sisters' story is genuinely heartbreaking.”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Tanky ghosts and tedious, souls-like combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“ghosts are just health sponges film reloads so slow you can write an entire book before it has even reloaded”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Performance issues and 60 FPS lock
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Traversal stutter is so bad, on my slower system it freezes the game for up to 6 seconds”
Steam review · 126.4 h played ↗
Too many ghost spawns, chases and backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the game is an ABSOLUTE slog to get through and the incessant back tracking DOES NOT HELP.”
Steam review · 13.4 h played ↗
Won't launch, infinite loading, black screen
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Couldn't even start a new game. Got stuck in an infinite loading screen.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Controller and input problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Controller support still has issues six months after release.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Progression-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“a game breaking bug occurred near the end of chapter 7 that soft-locked my save permanently 10 hours in.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support30 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400, AMD Ryzen 5 3400G or higher
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 1050 Ti 4GB, Radeon R9 380X 4GB or higher
Storage30 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700, AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT or higher
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2060 6GB, Radeon RX 5700XT 8GB or higher
Storage30 GB available space
OSWindows 11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-8400, AMD Ryzen 5 3400G or higher
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 1050 Ti 4GB, Radeon R9 380X 4GB or higher
Storage30 GB available space
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