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Cry of Fear

A Shooter game by Team Psykskallar, released in 2013

No Rating🟠Low Activity🥇Proton GoldPC (Microsoft Windows)

Cry of Fear is a single-player, horror modification for Half-Life 1 that brings you all the horrors you have always been afraid of. This is a free total converstion of Half-Life 1, which means none of the assets from Half-Life 1 have been used in this mod or any files from other people, it is a totally unique experience. Everything is made exclusively by Team Psykskallar, the Cry of Fear developers.

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

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Cry of Fear Download Size

The official download size for Cry of Fear is 5 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.30 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

5GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.30USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

6 mins

Is Cry of Fear Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🟠Low Activity
583Players Online

There are currently 583 people playing Cry of Fear, retaining a dedicated core community despite lower mainstream numbers.

Current Activity24h Peak: 699.6
Estimated Match Wait: Slow (3-5 min)
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Cry of Fear save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\CryofFear\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/CryofFear/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/CryofFear/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Cry of Fear Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥇 Proton Gold

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Cry of Fear, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: High (Many Reports)
See 107 user configs ↗

Can I Run Cry of Fear?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Cry of Fear smoothly, your PC needs at least 2048 MB RAM RAM and a 512MB Video Card with OpenGL support or equivalent GPU. Plan for 5 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP
  • ⚡
    CPU1 ghz
  • 🧠
    RAM1024 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPU128MB Video Card with OpenGL support
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP
  • ⚡
    CPU2 ghz
  • 🧠
    RAM2048 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPU512MB Video Card with OpenGL support
Download Size
5 GBSmall

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