Playtest report preview
Fears to Fathom® - Scratch Creek
We listened to 7 Twitch streams of Fears to Fathom® - Scratch Creek (3h 30m in total). The problem that came up most: trailer packing forces a full redo when large items do not fit, in 5 of 7 streams.
7 Twitch streams · 3h 30m analysed · English, Ukrainian, Russian, French · analysed in the week of 21 Sept 2026 · Steam page
- Problems
- 15
- Ideas
- 1
- Highlights
- 2
Where the moments happened
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- Stream 1, 30 min analysed: 10 problems.
- Stream 2, 30 min analysed: 4 problems.
- Stream 3, 30 min analysed: 6 problems.
- Stream 4, 30 min analysed: 6 problems.
- Stream 5, 30 min analysed: 2 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 6, 30 min analysed: 3 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 7, 30 min analysed: 3 problems, 1 suggestion or comparison.
Problems (15)
Bugs, confusion, frustration and the moments players gave up.
- #1Bugblocking
players get stuck in trailer or wall geometry and must clip out
2 of 7 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #2Bug
online sessions suffer from character lag and connection drops
2 of 7 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #3Bug
the couch help prompt does not respond to input
1 of 7 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #4Bug
npc dialogue can get stuck and block further interaction
1 of 7 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #5Confusion
no tutorial explains basic movement or how to pack the trailer
3 of 7 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #6Confusion
fragile item prompts contradict themselves and dropped items just break
2 of 7 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #7Confusion
character gets stuck crouched with no obvious way to stand up
2 of 7 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #8Confusion
the text dad phone objective is hard to figure out
2 of 7 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #9Confusion
both players must separately click new game to join the same session
2 of 7 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #10Confusion
the find survivor and invite friend menu is confusing to navigate
1 of 7 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #11Confusion
the flashlight has no clear control to put it down
1 of 7 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #12Frustration
trailer packing forces a full redo when large items do not fit
5 of 7 streams · 5 moments
5 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #13Frustration
couch and heavy furniture carrying together feels clunky and uncoordinated
3 of 7 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #14Frustration
default dialogue and game volume is too loud out of the box
2 of 7 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #15Frustration
the moving chapter plays more like a moving simulator than horror
2 of 7 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
Suggestions and comparisons (1)
What players asked for, and which games they compared yours to.
- #16Suggestion
item interaction prompts stay in english in a localized playthrough
1 of 7 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
What landed (2)
Moments players clearly enjoyed.
- #17Highlight
the sky and outdoor lighting during the move draw specific praise
1 of 7 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #18Highlight
dark basement lighting makes the mundane packing scenes genuinely creepy
1 of 7 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
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