Fears to Fathom: Scratch Creek Crosses 100K Sales, Series' Best Yet

Fears to Fathom: Scratch Creek has passed 100,000 copies sold, making it the best-selling episode in the Fears to Fathom series to date, according to an announcement from developer rayll posted on June 15, 2026.

What the developer said

rayll's post is brief but candid, touching on several threads worth noting:

• Series context: Scratch Creek is described as an experimental departure — a co-op experience built after the previous episode, Woodbury, with the intention of "bringing people together" around a shared story.
• Scope creep: The episode ran longer than originally planned, a consequence rayll attributes to the experimental nature of the project.
• Bug fix status: Launch bugs were acknowledged; rayll states that 99% of them have since been patched.
• Release timing: The game's launch window was deliberately chosen to avoid overlap with an upcoming Steam summer sale.

The announcement carries a personal tone uncommon in typical milestone posts. rayll describes the sales milestone and player response as having "profoundly changed my life" — a rare unguarded moment from a developer working, by implication, without a large team behind them.

For players who held off after hearing about launch issues, the post suggests the experience is now considerably more stable than it was at release.