# Games like The Fabulous Fear Machine

> The closest matches to The Fabulous Fear Machine: Cultist Simulator, Solium Infernum, Shadows of Forbidden Gods, The Shrouded Isle, and Deck of Haunts. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Cultist Simulator](https://imho.run/games/718670/cultist-simulator) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 5,197 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718670/)
2. [Solium Infernum](https://imho.run/games/1893810/solium-infernum) — Also Conspiracy, like The Fabulous Fear Machine. 1,067 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893810/)
3. [Shadows of Forbidden Gods](https://imho.run/games/1741640/shadows-of-forbidden-gods) — Also Outbreak Sim and Conspiracy, like The Fabulous Fear Machine. 916 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1741640/)
4. [The Shrouded Isle](https://imho.run/games/501320/the-shrouded-isle) — Also Strategy RPG, like The Fabulous Fear Machine. 525 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501320/)
5. [Deck of Haunts](https://imho.run/games/3179730/deck-of-haunts) — A frequent pick in The Fabulous Fear Machine players' libraries, and another Strategy. 723 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179730/)
6. [BOOK OF HOURS](https://imho.run/games/1028310/book-of-hours) — A frequent pick in The Fabulous Fear Machine players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,576 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028310/)
7. [Do Not Feed the Monkeys](https://imho.run/games/658850/do-not-feed-the-monkeys) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 2,202 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/658850/)
8. [Pathologic Classic HD](https://imho.run/games/384110/pathologic-classic-hd) — Same atmospheric mood as The Fabulous Fear Machine. 1,820 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384110/)
9. [Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation](https://imho.run/games/568220/lobotomy-corporation-monster-management-simulation) — Same dark mood as The Fabulous Fear Machine. 13,244 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/568220/)
10. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — A frequent pick in The Fabulous Fear Machine players' libraries, and another Action. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
11. [Nightmare Frontier](https://imho.run/games/3310950/nightmare-frontier) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 240 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3310950/)
12. [Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut](https://imho.run/games/1989270/slay-the-princess-the-pristine-cut) — Same atmospheric mood as The Fabulous Fear Machine. 21,995 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1989270/)
13. [Out Of Hands](https://imho.run/games/1839810/out-of-hands) — Also Strategy RPG, like The Fabulous Fear Machine. 256 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839810/)
14. [Plague Inc: Evolved](https://imho.run/games/246620/plague-inc-evolved) — Also Outbreak Sim, like The Fabulous Fear Machine. 25,374 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/246620/)
15. [After Inc: Revival](https://imho.run/games/3337140/after-inc-revival) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 569 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3337140/)
16. [Black Book](https://imho.run/games/1138660/black-book) — Also Strategy RPG, like The Fabulous Fear Machine. 1,047 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1138660/)
17. [The Sinking City Remastered](https://imho.run/games/750130/the-sinking-city-remastered) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 1,970 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/)
18. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — A frequent pick in The Fabulous Fear Machine players' libraries, and another Indie. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
19. [MachiaVillain](https://imho.run/games/555510/machiavillain) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 348 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555510/)
20. [Back to the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/1735700/back-to-the-dawn) — Also Strategy RPG, like The Fabulous Fear Machine. 1,201 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1735700/)
21. [Execute](https://imho.run/games/3829620/execute) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 391 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3829620/)
22. [Endless Dark](https://imho.run/games/2290890/endless-dark) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 104 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2290890/)
23. [Cabernet](https://imho.run/games/2401410/cabernet) — Same atmospheric mood as The Fabulous Fear Machine. 1,198 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/)
24. [Beholder](https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder) — Shares resource management with The Fabulous Fear Machine. 3,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1540350&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1540350&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1540350&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1540350
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1540350
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Fabulous Fear Machine

The Fabulous Fear Machine is a narrative-driven strategy game with a pulp horror style. As the Machine's new Master, you must sow fear and expand your influence by creating Legends, harvesting resources, manipulating events, and spying on your enemies.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1540350
- **Developer:** Fictiorama Studios
- **Publisher:** AMC Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Adjustable Difficulty
- **Released:** Oct 4, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 77
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1540350/the-fabulous-fear-machine)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1540350&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1540350/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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