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The Fridge is Red
Developer 5WORD Team
What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era. From the Steam store page
101 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Aug 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
50
Mixed
48 positive · 48 negative
95% range 40–60%
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| Steam reviews | 48 | 48 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
5 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
130 of 234 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 101 · most liked firstAfter a strong start in "For Daddy to Work", it quickly descends into a melting pot of tedium, mundane half-executed ideas, with none of the originality shown in the initial gameplay segment making it through to the rest of the game. For a supposed horror game, it lacks scares and the 'twist' is obvious around halfway through the game. Most egregious is perhaps a level which involves driving in a car, which is so monumentally dull and long-winded I'm sure it was devised purely to drag playtime…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This gamer/reviewer will attempt to explain what about The Fridge Is Red seems so compelling to many, and why TFIR is worth the time of many gamers (and that is no simple task considering the degree to which so many players have spoken out.) Perhaps the answer can be summarized simply: the horror in TFIR resonates so strongly (perhaps too strongly for many players) because the horror of TFIR is not the comfortable and escapable horror of zombies or attacking space aliens, but instead it’s the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I play a lot of horror, and The Fridge is Red barely counts as horror. Its scares are few and far between. It seems as if the dev was given a larger TinyBuild-sized budget and didn't possess the confidence to expand upon their idea in a meaningful way. The atmosphere and general ambiance are top tier, but are dragged down by the meandering gameplay. It's disappointing because there are so many good ideas in The Fridge is Red executed in the most pointless, limp way. It tells a bog-standard…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was clear that the fridge was red, the rest of the game was less clear. The game and story are good, only the gameplay is very slow and most of the times it isn't clear what to do. For that last reason I had to skip to the main menu three times because I was going in circles and had no clue of what to do. Overall I had a good experience, if you want a walking simulator that doesn't hold your hand for the whole ride, this is your game, have fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full gameplay on beast mode on my youtube channel: TheBaldMan: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBaldMan ~ DIFFICULTY ~ 🔲 My 90 year old grandma could play it 🔲 Easy ☑️ Normal 🔲 Hard 🔲 Dark Souls ~ GRAPHICS ~ 🔲 MS Paint 🔲 Bad ☑️ Meh 🔲 Graphics dont matter in this game 🔲Good 🔲 Beautiful 🔲 Masterpiece ~ MUSIC ~ 🔲 Bad 🔲 Not special ☑️ Good 🔲 Beautiful ~ STORY ~ 🔲 This game has no story 🔲 Like playing Temple Runners for the story ☑️ It's there for the people who want it 🔲 Well…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Edit: Before I got around to playing the rest of the levels in the game a friend streamed it and stuck around for level 5 and beyond where I got and... it's more going in circles. Real buzzkill because some of the horror elements in this are super strong, the references are on point and I want it to be good, but running in circles is annoying not scary and any atmosphere they build gets spoiled by completely lackluster progress gates in each level. Really great concept, some great ideas, very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yet again, tinyBuild disappoints with their games. What should be a simple horror game is plagued with bad design decisions. At one point, the game requires you to drive a car for 25 minutes. TWENTY. FIVE. MINUTES. For only maybe a minute's worth of interactivity and payout. The scariest thing about this game is that it was released with such bad design. I paid $0 for this, and I still want my money back.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well fridge is definetely red. Otherwise not very inspiring collection of minigames, often with no clear goal. Refunded.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a simple, moody, feverish, surreal and haunting set of short stories, definitely worth a playthrough. recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →one must imagine sisyphus lost in endless hospital corridors unable to find where the ♥♥♥♥ you need to go
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Fridge is Red is an average game. Sometimes fun and interesting and sometimes confusing and tedious. Video Review: https://youtu.be/ikSBEF5MnZ0 Written Review: It’s nice that the game's chapters have different environments, objectives and stories, but many of them share the same kind of slow boring gameplay - getting lost in maze-like areas trying to find a way out. It wouldn’t be too bad if there were things happening which would keep you entertained, but unfortunately most of the time…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Me while playing For Daddy To Work: "Why are people giving this negative reviews? I like it!" Me after getting the baby taken away from me for the first time: "This seems like it might get a little annoying." Me after getting the infernal screeching baby taken away from me for the 9th time after wandering through identical hallways with randomly-generated room numbers for an hour: "Video games are bad."
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm digging the vibe this game is laying down. The first section was really fun. Working on the rest now. It captures something familiar with my dreams that really intrigues me. I like the VA too, it's really creepy. Yes, I bought this on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really cannot in good faith recommend this. The idea? It's great. A collection of short stories that together are sort of telling us a tale. The individual levels are each probably between 15 minutes and an hour, depending on how long they take you. But I never finished it. This filter. My god, this filter. You may as well play the game with a blindfold on and cover your screen in Vaseline for how easy it is to see anything. I cannot for the life of me understand, why does anyone think this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just not good. It feels very poorly crafted. The scariest thing about this game is the fact that they're charging 15 bucks for it and feel proud of that pricing. The facts are: Only 62% of the people beat the first level. 61% beat the second. And then you get to the 3rd level where only 35% of people actually stuck around to finish it. The first two levels are fairly straight forward if a little buggy. The third level is a nightmare consisting of hallways that are constantly changing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutly terrible "horror" game. It's full of tedious tasks. You often walk around repeating corridors, not knowing what to do or where to go. It's not scary at all. It's way too dark. It's buggy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's an interesting game here somewhere I can't see it under the 9000 pounds of grain filter though
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The first two stories are good, especially "For Daddy to Work". After that the game goes downhill. Unless I missed something on the store page stating otherwise, the maps sometimes seem to be randomly generated leading to infinite loops. The third story had me restart three times and push four hours trying to find ICU Ward 7, and the fifth story had me leave the cafe to drive into an invisible wall to get stuck, then restart the checkpoint and drive a good five minutes away from the cafe (no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Could be a great example taught in design schools for horror developers, but the fact that it is unpolished takes away from the overall enjoyment. " Intro Some years ago, from nowhere, a new kind of virus started spreading in the indie game-developing community, called low-resolution horror, or more simply, PSX-style horror. These aren’t games made in the PlayStation 1 era - while the actual origin of this genre is unknown, I think it all started around 2013 when a developer named Puppet…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is awful, not a Dread X rival like I hoped it would be. I liked the looks, it plays well, and has atmosphere going for it. Theres a bunch of times where items have no gravity and can be pushed around. Physics are funny. But the map designs suck. Over half of the episodes have you run around in huge labyrinth like places, looking for something specific, and you find items with no hint on what do to. You have objectives in the upper left corner, and sometimes they just disappear. In the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely, without a doubt one of the worst games I've ever played. First level should only take a few minutes but saw me playing for over 40 mins, second things got better and relatively creepy, then there was the nightmare of the hospital level where there is little to no instruction to the player and wandering around corridors endlessly for hours with just downright frustrating. If I hadn't have gone over the 2 hours I'd be looking for a refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is it the best game ever? No. Is it the smoothest playing game ever? No. But is it weird, strange, spooky and creepy? Absolutely. It does the spooky, creepy and weird very well even if the overall experience is rough around the edges.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So to start off I can recommend this on sale or if you love psychological horror games. It does have a lot of good horror elements but there are huge chunks of the game where nothing is really happening at all. I can easily say the start and end are great but the middle just seems like filler and time wasting. Pros: + Great horror elements though it isn't throughout the game + I found the story really interesting which is what pushed me through the game + There are some interesting puzzle…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A short, fun, and surreal horror experience. There is some trial and error involved in some of the levels, and some of the puzzles are very obtuse. Ran around like a headless chicken in the church sewers because I didnt know you could walk up to the bell. I didn't know you had to close the elevator door before you could enter the code in the first elevator. I didn't know the flashlight existed in the goldi vern while I was aimlessly running around in the pitch black barn. Other than that,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yo, check it, I'm staring at this red fridge, feeling kinda lost, In a world full of chaos, trying to count the cost, Got dreams to chase, but here I am, wasting time, Sitting at the computer, where every second's a dime. The fridge hums a rhythm, like a beat in my head, But instead of chasing goals, I'm lounging here instead. Got deadlines looming, but I'm stuck in this trance, Feeling like time's slipping, lost in this dance. Red fridge, ticking clock, wasting moments away, Got plans to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Advertised as horror, very quickly descends into task tracking and bit stories with some greater purpose. I'm not even sure on sale it's entirely worth it simply due to the amount of trudging it takes to get through the vague levels.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →loved this games aesthetic, the story was very cool, enjoyed the 6 different scenarios, except 1 that one part with the baby that was just infuriatingly annoying, the rest of the game was pretty entertaining to play and definitely left me with the feeling of unease. If you like a walking simulator with horror vibes, this one will do you right
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The filter is to aggressive and made near impossible to see. The price is also to high for the amount of game. I only played so long because the game doesn't tell you when you've messed up (used all my coins for the wrong drink machine) and the driving mission will loop if you go the wrong way. The scare factor disappears once you get stuck trying to figure out how to solve stuff as there's no direction unless you really pay attention to every word on the walls (hospital mission had me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Six scenes combine to form a single narrative, all of which center on everyday, stressful events. However, our minds frequently deceive us and distort the truth to make things seem worse than they truly are. Stories are displayed as foods that are kept in a large red refrigerator. Most must be unlocked by gathering the proper item within the previous stage because only two stories are available at the start. These are located within the first few rooms, saving you the trouble of searching for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wishing there was a neutral option for games like this. The narrative is good, the aesthetic and visuals are outstanding, it's genuinely scary, and some of the segments are very touching. However certain levels are a major slog to play. For example in one level you're carrying something and have to get through what's essentially a maze to pick it up. On your way back you see a shadow figure, which have never once in the game hurt you before, and if it gets even remotely close to you it takes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game tries to be ABCs of Death, but they should have acknowledged the fact that ABCs of Death is bad first.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has potential, but it is incredibly buggy. One storyline did not spawn a flashlight (required, as the game is incredibly dark in places). Another time I respawned from a checkpoint and it seemingly changed the map--there was a pipe in my way and I could not progress forward. Another time I was attacked and it 'locked up'--I could look around but not move or click on anything, and i could not get to the menu as usual with ESC. I had to ALT-F4 and lost progress, with no desire to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Live playing The Fridge is Red!! Let's play a totally silly game today! Warning, extra eepy and cozy day today! #Goblin #PNGtuber #twitchstreamer www.twitch.tv/m0r7iny
unlabelledView post →Some nice ideas but it's not well made, overpriced, if you play in 4k you can't read some of the details, the film grain is so thick you can't see anything, and I had to check a youtube guide to realise it's actually bugs preventing me from completing some bits and had to restart levels. This is a struggle to finish, don't recommend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you like Horror Games? Then this isn't for you, as someone who is weak to horror and gets scared quite easy, this games only really gave two to three moments where I actually jumped but nothing more than that. The overall story of this game isn't bad but the gameplay is, which is just as important to a game like this. Notes: This review is for 1.1.4 First is that the game needs a way of deleting saved data, I would of liked to have been able to unlock all the levels once again and start a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another great concept just becomes a tedious boring, explore and stumble upon things game. I will break down the chapters I played 1 by 1 below: CHAPTER 1 The first act, with the fridge slowly coming towards you I could not complete. I found the first 5 magnets, however no matter how many times I tried I could not find the last. So I died over and over. The creepy concept soon loses its scare and appeal when it just becomes spooky sounds and the same creepy generic horror sounds, You are in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is at least for me, an incredibly original concept. It's very dedicated to its themes which I can respect. It takes the spin of "its better then you remember". However this game requires some polish saying the least. I encountered various bugs from graphical glitches to softlocks and even a couple hardlocks. Each level I had to restart at least twice. Additionally the objectives are rather vague which sounds fun right? Well... theres 'vague' and then theres 'vAgUe'. I'm sure the bugs are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so strange, I like it~ https://youtu.be/JqAhWamMvC8 ~ UPDATE: I got stuck in the game a few times and had to restart it, so I lost all my progress. It is very frustrating.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yesterday i went to my local store and bought pringles when i came back home i watched youtube later on in the day i went to the toilet and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ for like 2 hours cuz i ws watching a stream when i ended i went to play fortnite with my firend and when he got off i realized i left the pringles at the store so i came to my parents room at midnight i flushed his toilet so the final survivot of WW2 would come and bring me back my pringles than i wnet back to sleep i dreamed about eating my wall…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Came across this game by accident, cause I'm a huge coward and don't usually play horrors. But still it caught my eye due to the general idea of the game and catchy demo. Now as I'm playing the full version of the game I should say that I am really impressed by the whole atmosphere and the feeling of some slow madness that is evaluating within the game progress. Also the game style helps it stand out and it is my thing because it makes you feel even more uneasy. You can't see things clearly and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played the demo to this game and was drawn in instantly. It gets the ps1 vibe down well and keeps it spooky. Pros: - Great story - Some genuinely spooky moments. - Multiple stories that all play a little different. Cons: - There are a couploe game breaking glitches - Some chapters are notably weeker then others - It is possible to miss important plot while getting to the end of the game. If it weren't for the glitches it would be pretty perfect as it draw inspiration from the psx horror…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the fridge is tedious and full of bugs
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a buggy mess with little to no explanation of how half the things work. While the atmosphere and aesthetic is interesting, a lot of the time it gets in the way of achieving what you do need to do, due to darkness or textures being so low resolution. I've had a tons of lockups during my playthrough, and there is no 'checkpoint'. As far as I understand, the only way to fix something when you are stuck, because a trigger failed to activate, is to fully restart the 'level'. Nice idea, but this is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Lets have them find easily missable items so they can play the other levels and make them walk in circles so it pads out the length past 2 hours." Is the only thing the devs could've been thinking while making this disappointing thing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was honstly my first Analong horror game but I did enjoy it. The story was ok not the best but there were several jumps that got me. I definetly can see myself coming back to try and get the achiments on it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of those games where I wish there was a sideways thumb option for reviews. I genuinely loved and hated different aspects of this game. In the best and worst ways, it reminds me of a bad dream: strange and unsettling, but also meandering and kind of pointless. It's visual style and atmosphere are top notch, but the gameplay is so sluggish and unfocused, I find it hard to recommend. I'm giving it a thumbs up anyway because I appreciate what they were trying to do with this, and that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I need to close the door.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally played the full version of The Fridge Is Red. When I got to the last chapter/level/minigame I was like "oh I don't want to finish this game" because it ended the only way it could have, as foreshadowed in the first minigame. Thoroughly depressing story, excellent atmospheric horror game.
unlabelledView post →This game is underrated. the vibes and atmosphere are unmatched. sure there are 1 or 2 bugs here and there but nothing game breaking. there are 6 levels in total and only one is annoying. the score should be 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cool style with good spooks and an interesting storyline
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strong start and a lackluster, vague finish makes this game easily missable in a sea of much better horror anthology collections I streamed this game this other day after getting it as a gift and man...I think the #1 thing I can say about it is...disappointing. The first two games of this were interesting and creepy, and lived up to the horror vibes the game gave off in all the marketing and trailers. However, they were the only well-done sections of the game (and even then, not by much).…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very simple horror game about very mundane things. Like guilt. Nothing to write home about. But competent and solid "walking' game for an hour or two. There is like 1 puzzle, I think. p.s.: Driving segment is the best tho. Absolutely great (aside from dumb 'steal from bloodthirsty rednecks' part).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PLEASE NOTE, even though I have left comments on, I am not interested in you telling me that I should put 4000 hours into a game I don't enjoy so I can "git gud", and then I would like it. That is a stupid argument. Don't be stupid. Skill is not indicative of enjoyment, and I have better things to do than bash my head on what I personally feel are bad / mediocre games on the off chance I could maybe like them one day. I have a life and don't play games in order to develop Stockholm syndrome. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I streamed this through for my audience and I wanted to play it because I like weird, esoteric horror experiences and though this had mixed reviews, I find small indie projects like this are often most interesting when they aren't universally loved or hated. Unfortunately, I am firmly in the camp that this game is a slog that is not worth your money. This is a series of horror vignettes that take place in different settings with different mechanics, but all end up tying into a singular…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thoroughly enjoyed playing through this, its very reminiscent of the old ps1 era games graphically. I wouldn't call this a horror but its definitely worthy of making you feel a certain amount of dread and panic. There are a few small jump scares which are pretty spread out. There have been 2 updates since I originally played the game and so played through it again, in an attempt to get the final achievement. Unfortunately the latest update v1.0.9.5 seems to have broken episode 2 as there has…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not a scary game, but I liked the vibe a lot and I had a fun night playing it, so yeah, I would recommend it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This little title uses its PS1 graphics to its fullest advantage and delivers very effective scares through its six diverse chapters. The tragic story isn't quite to my taste, but it succeeds at tying together the chapters cohesively, and with a punch. Though controls and puzzle design are not its greatest strength, the game's limitations and lack of depth are entirely offset by its excellent delivery of exactly what you came for: blood-curdling, bone-chilling scares and tense atmospheres that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun shorter horror story to play through. Took me around 4ish hours to complete (I am bad with mazes and get lost pretty easily 🤣). The atmospheric sounds were great. The story was pretty decent, how the game to cut scenes blended together gave a schizophrenia vibe. All in all a fun game and a definite pickup if you're a fan of the old ps1 style graphics horror story games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WHAT A FANTASTIC GAME quite the upgrade from the demo, more chapters, and more parts of the story to piece together. a uniquely terrifying experience. I played the demo a while back and really had a good time playing the game, lots of great scares, and the style of the game really just added to the atmosphere. The full game honestly just continues the experience and it's a game worth playing through. The full game took me nearly 3 hours to complete. It very likely would have taken me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Analog horror, check. Liminal spaces, check. PSX aesthetic, check. These are three elements of horror that are pretty popular now when it comes to indie horror games, and this game succeeds at all three. I've only completed about at hour of the game, but so far I'm really liking what I see. My Playthrough: https://youtu.be/lCZH9YeoCN8
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