Cold Fear has been preserved at last, this survival horror PC game has been gone missing for quite a while but people can legally obtain it as of now. There’s so many games that remain lost to the sands of time, so it is nice to see GOG once again reviving this sort of titles. We need to push for more releases like this, because the history of gaming is one that deserves to be recognized. There has been many attempts of preservation, the Stop Killing Games movement is one that aims to preserve live service titles, and it seems to have had some impact.
Cold Fear is available on GOG
GOG is also a storefront that cares about you owning what you buy, and the fact that you can download what you purchased at any moment of the day is quite amazing. There’s zero DRM checks in this platform, and you don’t even need to rely on the launcher to get your games running, you can just download the EXE file and start playing right away. Old games have been optimized to run on modern systems, so oftentimes the process of getting to run some old favorites has become hassle free.
Cold Fear is a classic survival horror game released in 2005, and it tried to quench the thirst of fans who wanted things that resembled older Resident Evil games. With a mix of what seems to be pre-rendered graphics, along with thing like free camera movement maps, this game provides a ton of horror with its chilling atmosphere. Pressure is a key element to take into consideration when making an horror game, and survival horror titles like Cold Fear hit the spot quite well compared to other titles that rely on jumpscares. If you are interested, you should buy it now on GOG and keep it forever.