TRUE FEAR: FORSAKEN SOULS PART 3 is the third and final game in a trilogy ten years in the making. All three games feature protagonist Holly Stonehouse uncovering family secrets in various creepy places including a crumbling childhood home, haunted asylum, and abandoned high school.
The developers, Goblinz, gave me a Steam key for myself and others to give away. If you’re interested in getting a Steam key, let me know in my YouTube comment section.
Parts 1 and 2 are some of the best point-and-click games in the genre. I’m disappointed that TRUE FEAR PART 3 doesn’t have any hidden object puzzles, since they were so well done in previous installments, but I’m still enjoying Part 3. They’ve gone heavy on the lore and storytelling, and tense cutscenes add a lot to the experience.
Part 1 came out in 2016, which I played it on my YouTube channel. Part 2 came out in 2018 and I streamed that one on Twitch. Part 3 was just released this month, in April 2025, which I’m playing on PC.
The Try-It Tuesday video, above, is just the first in my playthrough of TRUE FEAR PART 3. I will continue playing this game and uploading videos to YouTube. Episodes are edited, but only irrelevent portions removed. The series will include solutions to all puzzles I encounter.
I can’t find ESRB information for Part 3, but Parts 1 and 2 were rated “T” for teens, so I assume Part 3 is rated “T” as well. It launched on PC and macOS, but the developers told me they will release the game on mobile around mid-May and console versions will be available a few months after that.
TRUE FEAR PART 3 contains references to child abuse and self harm. If you or someone you know needs help, please contact 211 (US and Canada), 111 (UK), 0800 111 0 111 (GER) or an agency in your area.
~ J.L. Hilton
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