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Play three first-person horror cases, explore eerie settings, then decide which tales are true before seeing their explanations.
Released 01 Sep 2026
Choose Truth or Fiction
Face an AI Experiment
Investigate Doai Station
Can you tell the difference between truth and tale? Experience three short horror stories and gather clues as to which are true and which are just part of our imagination. Immerse yourself in the protagonist's perspective and discover eerie tales from around the world.
Developed by MediaTale · Published by MediaTale
Tales of Fear - Episode Zero is a first-person horror adventure made up of three short, playable stories. In each, you take the role of that story’s protagonist and experience events that the game frames as possibly true or fictional.
The cases follow a citywide encounter with an unexplained creature, a technology company employee left alone with an AI experiment, and a journalist caught up in a mystery surrounding Doai Station. Each has its own setting and atmosphere.
Explore handcrafted locations, complete tasks and mini-puzzles, and take part in interactive dialogue. After each case, choose whether you think it is true or a tale; after all three, the game presents explanations and background on the stories.
Players often enjoy the format of stepping into short horror stories and then judging whether each is true or fictional, especially when the final explanations add context about their origins. Reviews also praise the distinct stories and eerie settings. Some players find the episodes too brief, the scares too mild, or the gameplay too linear, and a few question how convincing the truth-or-tale judgments are.
Tales of Fear is a first-person horror adventure featuring playable retellings of various horror stories. Some of them are fictional, while others are based on real events, and it's up to you to figure out which ones are true.
Take on the role of the protagonist in each narrative and experience unique stories. Explore immersive, handcrafted locations on your own and encounter some frightening surprises along the way.
Patrick McKelvy's relaxed evening turns out to be a dangerous nightmare that he is forced to endure while fearing for his life. He encounters a creature that does not exist in any history book and causes great chaos in his city.
An employee of a large tech company takes on a night shift with his colleague that will haunt him for a long time afterward. An experiment in artificial intelligence is supposed to take the company to the next level. When his coworker suddenly has an emergency, he is left alone with the experiment. It goes well, too well, until he loses control of the AI models.
Kaito, a freelance journalist chasing a rumor at Mount Tanigawa, decides to take the last train home. As the train arrives, he is on the phone with his brother, Haru, when the connection suddenly breaks. While waiting for Kaito's arrival, Haru becomes anxious, only to find out that the last train from Doai Station had already left hours before the phone call.
Three playable cases with unique atmospheres
Recreation of real locations
Dynamic audio system
Various tasks and mini-puzzles
Guess which stories are true and compare your answers with other players
Interactive dialogues
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 10 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| AI disclosure | We used a mix of real voice actors and AI-generated voices. |
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| Website | Official website |
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