Who’s up for some dastardly machinations?

The visuals wear away at you like the stink of hydrochloric acid.

And then there’s that red-eyed, turbaned figure, gazing at you in top left.

A screenshot from the Fabulous Fear Machine, showing a story interlude in which characters debate whether certain medical symptoms are the result of demonic possession or epilepsy.

This is the face of the Fabulous Fear Machine.

Its offer: to enable your character’s world-toppling ambitions.

Its price: that your story will become part ofitsstory.

Cover image for YouTube video

The game isout today, and I’ve got some thoughts ahead of a possible review.

How should you describe the smell of some poisoned water, for example, to ensure the maximum panic?

Yeah, this probably isn’t one for the Cosy Gaming crowd.

A screenshot of the Fabulous Fear Machine, showing the player trying to seed mass hysteria in western Europe.

I’ll have more thoughts in a bit.

Speaking of grim plots, if you’ve read this far you might also digWorld of Horror.