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v1.0.9Update: 1.0.9 Arrowkeys have been freed.
-You can now rebind arrow keys. -Sorry for the lack of updates for Born Into Fear. We're only a small team and we've been working on our new upcoming projects. Take care :D
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Born Into Fear
Also known as Born Into Fear, bif, born into fear
Born Into Fear is a first-person horror game set in an evacuated neighborhood. You'll have to complete task and avoid enemies to destroy the evil Buffer.
Last update
22 May 2026
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Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- October 2022
- Set in the same world as Born Into Fear: Pact of Joy demo out now!Experience the next installment in the buffer series by trying out our recently released demo Pact of Joy. Set 20 years after the events of Born Into Fear. - Our orbs received an upgrade :) - You get a glimpse into a ne…
- May 2022
- Update 1.0.8: Can you hear me now?You can turn the volume up to 200% now if needed. (It's been stated that our game is on the quieter side and we'd rather let you crank it up rather than blast your ears at the start) Fixed a couple issues we had with ke…
- Update 1.0.7: Words are hard :(We fixed some typos in the journal and subtitles. (This applies to new games/ if you haven't reach that part yet) Removed the "actions will have consequences" notice top left. (It was there during development and we tho…
- April 2022
- Update 1.0.6: Mommy's Hug-Fixed an issue where Big Sally couldn't "punish" you properly when you were standing next to mini-sally. (basically big sally was trying to punish mini-sally instead of the player lol) -Fixed a spot the player could ge…
- March 2022
- Update: 1.0.5: House 108 Crash-Sometimes when players go inside of house 108 they would crash at what would seem like a random point in the game. We ourselves couldn't get it to crash on our end until we restarted our computers and started a new gam…
- Update 1.0.4A: Underground Buttons Issue(This will NOT affect people who have not touched the buttons underground, completed them, or started a new game) If you had some buttons ON and left the underground and continued with the game then saved and reloaded g…
- Update: 1.0.4Blocked access to underground in houses 111, and 107 after player completes chores until they pick up the gold star. (this will only apply to new save, please don't forget your gold stars lol) Fixed a major typo in the…
- Issue in the Journal: House 112 is NOT essential. House 110 is.There is a typo in the journal that we'll be updating along with other bug fixes and issues that were found.
- Born Into Fear out now!Born Into Fear is finally out now! We hope everyone enjoys the game. Let us know if you encounter any issues or bugs while playing. Thank you for your support and we'll be around making sure everything is running smooth…
- December 2021
- Operation: North Hollow HeightsWe've revamped the demo and changed a lot of things from the first iteration. We hope everyone enjoys the new version of the demo. We would appreciate continued feedback and bug reports. Added a map of the explorable ar…
- November 2021
- Changes to gameplay!Setting We've figured out the theme for the setting. Test of Courage was in school setting and the buffer, Bobby, would assign you test to do as a teacher would. Born Into Fear will have Sally taking over a designated r…
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Community progression
Top picks from 12 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- All done!Finished all chores50.8%
- Lesson LearnedGot punished once47.9%
- What Does This Button Do?Found Underground Secret Room45.1%
- MediumHelped all the spirits30.8%
- Mom!I love you!30.0%
- For The Greater GoodDisabled Aegis's Jammer26.9%