Limited Run Games and Square Enix surprised everyone over the weekend by dropping their long-awaited release of Fear Effect onto PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Meanwhile, the physical version for the Switch and PS5 is expected to release later this December.
Announced back in June 2024, this marks the first time that Fear Effect has been ported to other platforms since its original release back in 2000 for the PlayStation.
Days before her eighteenth birthday, the quiet, enigmatic Wee Ming Lam, disappears under mysterious circumstances. Hana, Glas, and Deke, three self-motivated and ruthless mercenaries conspire to track her down and ransom her off to her father, Mr. Lam, the most powerful Triad leader in Hong Kong, for a large sum of cold, hard cash.
What begins as a simple extortion mission to retrieve the young runaway becomes a lesson in survival against the most unimaginable of enemies.
While the pre-order window for the physical Deluxe Edition of Fear Effect closed earlier this year, you can keep an eye out in the wild for a copy. Here’s what you’ll be getting:
- Fear Effect for either PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch
- Soundtrack by Matt Furniss and Jason Agolia
- 18” x 16” Double-Sided Poster
- Game Case Keychain
- Loading Screen Pin
