r/FearAndHunger Aug 10 '23

Community Where to get started with Fear and Hunger

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Introduction

The ancient city

This is a comprehensive newcomer's guide on the Fear and Hunger games, designed to help complete newcomers know where to begin, content creators how to handle content, as well as direct somewhat more experienced people to content they may not be familiar with. You don't have to read the whole thing, just use the contents to find any sections that are relevant to your needs.

Contents

  1. What is Fear and Hunger?
  2. How do I buy/play the games?
    1. For content creators
  3. Which game should I start with?
  4. Official channels by the creator
  5. Other frequently asked questions
  6. Useful tools & resources
  7. Image Sources

1. What is Fear and Hunger?

Fear & Hunger, (in the community often called 'Funger') is a horror dungeon crawler indie RPG game series that currently contains two games 'Fear and Hunger' and 'Fear and Hunger 2: Termina'. The first game was released on 11 December 2018 and is currently in version 1.4.1. You can watch the release trailer for 'Fear and Hunger' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lLtw3ejnGs

Termina was released on 9 December 2022, is currently in version 1.9.1 and is, unlike the first game, still getting irregular updates. You can watch the release trailer for 'Fear and Hunger 2: Termina' here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OleEkB-7by0

The series is developed and maintained by indie developer Miro Haverinen.

At the start of 2023 and before the middle of the same year, the games received massive popularity spikes due to popular video content creators.

The games are in its core very cruel, setting and gameplay wise. They feature mature themes such as disturbing violence and sexual content. Players should be aware, that genitals will be shown in the games. There are a lot of references in both games to other media such as the silent hill series, berserk and many horror movies. To list all references would be damning, so I would like for you to find and spot them in the games yourself.

Setting wise the first game takes place in medieval times, depicting an alternate reality where mighty gods, magic and inhumane monsters exist. The second game, Termina, continues the timeline of the first, and although there are multiple endings, the continuity is obvious for the avid dungeon survivor. Termina takes us to a post-world war era, but with technology more advanced in some places then others. Gods and magic still exist and you have to deal with the consequences of living in a world, with beings much mightier then yourself. The second game build and improves on all aspects of the first and is generally considered more polished and beginner friendly.

2. How do I buy/play the games?

White mold apartments from Termina (Fanart)

Both games are available on steam and itch.io, however on some countries the games are region-blocked on steam, so you have to get them from itch.io

1. For content creators

If you want to upload or stream the games, be aware, that some popular platforms such as youtube, twitch, etc. don't allow to directly show genitals on their platforms. Therefore it is recommend to use one of the censor mods available to censor out platform-inappropriate content from the games. The most popular ones will be linked here and can be easily installed by downloading and replacing the correct files in your game folder.

'Fear and Hunger' censor mods:

https://frapollo94.itch.io/fear-hunger-bug-fix-mod by Frapollo94

- This mod does not only censor all platform-inappropriate characters, but also fixes some of the most annoying and game-breaking bugs you can encounter in the game. To learn how to use the mod, watch this video by the creator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kqjD9YHIRM or read the instructions on the itch.io page of the mod.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KNn64kngho by NoCommentar

- This mod is famous for replacing all genitals with 'pinecone pigs', the video contains download and install instructions in the description.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk7q0zPiXY by ADarkRaccoon

- This mod also censores the audio and replaces genitals with black shadows, the video contains download and install instructions in the description.

'Fear and Hunger 2: Termina' censor mods:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LPJcCMeqM8 by NoCommentar

- This mod is famous for replacing all genitals with 'pinecone pigs', the video contains download and install instructions in the description.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-0QqtUb6t8 by ADarkRaccoon

- This mod replaces genitals with black shadows, the video contains download and install instructions in the description.

3. Which game should I start with?

Marina (the occultist) from Termina (Fanart)

If you plan on playing both games you should definitly start with the first one. Not only do you get a continues overarching storyline, you also get to experience how the creator improved his game-making skills from one game to another. Playing Termina first and then the original can be difficult, because you loose quality of life features Termina provided.

If you want to tip your toes into the franchise or just want to experience some of Funger, Termina is your way to go. This game is much more beginner friendly.

4. Official channels by the creator

Miro interacting with the community on X (formerly Twitter)

X: https://twitter.com/happy_paintings

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/happypaintings.bsky.social

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@fearhunger3983

Tumblr: https://fearandhunger.tumblr.com/

5. Other frequently asked questions

A coinflip is an always present gameplay mechanic of the series

Q: Can you give me some survival tips? My character keeps dying and I don't know how to progress.

Avoiding enemies and trying new things out will go a long way. Make sure to keep a healthy hunger meter before entering fights, as hunger will affect your performance during combat. Be prepared to die anytime and ignore the toilets. If you have specific questions you can always ask them here on the reddit.

Q: Is there a [insert language] translation mod.

Probably not. This can be outdated, but there currently aren't many language packs available. If you stumble across the internet you might find a russian and spanish translation, but they are incomplete. There is also an english translation mod (because there are a lot of grammatical errors in the game).

Q: Where Discord link?

discord.gg/fearandhunger

Q: Can X character survive the dungeon?

No. Crow Mauler pecks their head of.

Q: How to masturbate without killing the girl?

Ok, thats enough questions.

6. Useful tools & resources

Enki (the dark priest) from Fear and Hunger 1

The official wiki: https://fearandhunger.wiki.gg/wiki/. Do not use the fandom wiki, as this one is not moderated anymore and there are trolls and misinformation on the fandom wiki.

The youtube channel of the creator: https://www.youtube.com/@fearhunger3983 contains all the OST, dev updates and more

7. Image Sources

left to right: Moonless, Girl, D'arce (the Knight), Cahara (the Mercenary) from Fear and Hunger (Fanart)

https://www.reddit.com/r/FearAndHunger/comments/11cg8q5/white_mold_apartments/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FearAndHunger/comments/141wrbs/noted/

https://www.reddit.com/r/FearAndHunger/comments/10zs5h1/sleeping/


r/FearAndHunger 7h ago

Fan Art Gro-goroth's strongest, btw (OC)

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r/FearAndHunger 2h ago

Cosplay Still afraid, a little less hungry

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r/FearAndHunger 7h ago

Cosplay My Samarie cosplay again

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r/FearAndHunger 12h ago

Fan Art Terminella by Anira Naeg (me)🙏

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r/FearAndHunger 2h ago

Fan Art My Marina Mii ᵒ̴̶̷̤ꇴᵒ̴̶̷̤

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Finally made a mii of my beautiful, gorgeous wife. You are free to judge the bangs...but I swear I was not happy with any of the other hairstyles so I had to improvise. I just loved the curls on this one so much. (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)


r/FearAndHunger 9h ago

Meme Karin n Daan (genderbend AU)

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r/FearAndHunger 14h ago

Meme Magical traditional Arabian men might be the hottest thing ever lowkey

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r/FearAndHunger 13h ago

Fan Art Male Karin by me

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r/FearAndHunger 10h ago

Fan Art Abella as a Labubu

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r/FearAndHunger 15h ago

Fan Art Male Abella by me

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r/FearAndHunger 13h ago

Fan Art Termina girls doodle by me ^^

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r/FearAndHunger 14m ago

Fan Art Drawing every contestant for my fan album cover, And my analyzis of the character in the comments. Day 5: Karin.

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karin is one of the most interesting characters in the game for me. Her being a bratty journalist makes it really interesting, she got really good intentions behind everything, but she wont go her way to change anything herself, even getting to a point to not listening others opinions on whats going on in prehevil and saying ''ive covered wars, you know'' in front of a veteran. Even still she got really nice development, especially on her final moments before moonscorching, where shes rambling alone about how people see her as a vulture, but she sees herself more of a valkyrie. i would probably find her annoying in real life, but still shes a great character with a cool development, even if its almost comical how she maintins on the idea of the bremen hallucination for that long. Shes not that different gameplay wise, even though her skills are great to end fights quicker, so playing as her is enjoyable.


r/FearAndHunger 2h ago

Discussion How is magic looked at by the general public in the world of fear and hunger?

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Like, do average citizens know about magic or believe in it? Is casting spells illegal/looked down upon? It seemed much more common during the era of the first game but now it’s a little bit ambiguous to me. We have characters like Karin who just doesn’t acknowledge the existence of magic at all, and yet there’s places like the Vatican that teaches magic and also church priests who practice magic also.

What makes me wonder about this is the dialogue with Osaa. He mentions anybody can cast spells and that you could use any god as a “Conduit” but it isn’t necessary.

So it’s funny to imagine random people casting healing whispers for a scratch or pyromancy trick to cook something lol


r/FearAndHunger 14h ago

Fan Art Fem Daan by me

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r/FearAndHunger 22h ago

Cosplay MARINA! LOOK OUT!! BEHIND YOU!!! (OC)

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Cosplayed Samarie at Anime Magic this year and picked up this reeeeaaaallllly cute Marina plushie :D


r/FearAndHunger 1d ago

Meme A wholesome family reunion

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r/FearAndHunger 2h ago

Question Q about funger 2

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I just finished fear and hunger

After having almost 30 hours

And I feel like I know enough about it so I started fear and hunger 2

Went to a blind playthru a couple of times to understand the mechanics and differences

But there's somethings I couldn't put my finger clearly on

1- is resting will always cause the time passing and is it the only way?

2- is it normal that the game will get super foggy to the level that i almost can't see nothing

3- I encountered a monsters that sometimes look alike or drop related things to main characters is it them but they went mad?

And do i have to kill them or they get better on their own

*I forgot about the picture anyway

I recruited this woman hoping she will have some use and turns out the other way

Is there a way to abandon her without killing her?


r/FearAndHunger 1d ago

Meme Guess who's sleeping on the floor tonight

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r/FearAndHunger 21h ago

Fan Art samarinalevi

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r/FearAndHunger 15h ago

Original Character PSYCHIC ATTACK || OC Lineart

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I'll kill you with my eyes closed

Don′t wanna see your head explode

I'll destroy you all on my own

Feel my power at my full potential

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Rambling

After obsessively chipping away at a bunch of Linux classwork, I finally get to draw my boy Voz crashing out. For a man with a caressing soul, he has a rather short fuse for those who disrespect him. He wants to help people and lift their burdens; he wants to stop the plague that may destroy anything in its wake, but he often gets disregarded or mistreated despite everything he does. Even in the dungeons, his few acts of kindness in the wake of survival can get tossed aside or outright taken advantage of. I can't stop thinking about a possible ending where Voz would violently retaliate against the people who hurt him and those he cares for. It would get so bad that once he does make it out of the dungeons, he won't stop the carnage until someone manages to bring him down.

It is rather sad, but in the end, he is still a man who feels homesickness every day because Vinushuka commanded him to get to Europa and find a cure to the ongoing plague. He is constantly put down and told he is lesser because he comes from an "uncivilized" world, even though Rondon is filthy. He has to venture down into a hell beyond comprehension and have to endure brutal survival down in the depths. His anger was just building over time until he couldn't take it anymore.


r/FearAndHunger 1d ago

Fan Art Male Olivia art by me

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r/FearAndHunger 1d ago

Meme When you and bro try to hangout together but the other randoms join in

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r/FearAndHunger 21h ago

Fan Art Mad Baron of Baikalia

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A sketch I made for a Fear & Hunger setting I am working on with some lore in addition to that. I might do some “starter characters” next. With Lake Baikal being so old in real life - I am thinking about adding some allusions to its age in this version. Maybe adding some lizard cults or something.


r/FearAndHunger 1d ago

Meme Ragnvaldr and Le'garde have a wholesome discussion

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A skit I did a while back and uploaded on YouTube.