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Game
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Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse
Developer Humongous Entertainment
Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse is a 1996 video game and the second installment in the Freddi Fish series, developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. It was followed by Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell in 1998. The game was re-released on iOS under the title Freddi Fish Haunted Schoolhouse Mystery and on Android with a shortened title Freddi Fish: Haunted Schoolhouse in… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
193 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 9, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
97
LovedLoved
178 positive · 5 negative
95% range 94–99%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 178 | 5 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
268 of 274 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
97% recommend · 179 yes, 5 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 184 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (344 of 351 positive).
Many players praise the game for its nostalgic value and childhood memories. [1][2][3][4] Some reviewers humorously describe it as a terrifying horror game. [5][6][7][8] A few players criticize the price and short length. [9][10]
Liked
Representative posts
- [1]
Still as good as i remember it some 8 years later
- [5]
I usually don't play scary games however this was an exception. Usually horror games are filled with cheap jumpscares but this is not the case with Freddi Fish. No instead it has a constant, creepy air about it as you explore a vast and in-depth world. Every character you meet adds more to the horror until the ending finally breaks you. If you are in need of the best horror game of the last decade then please pick …
- [13]
Freddi Fish 2 is a badass game for real men an hour-long adventure game for young children, so, uh, don't go in expecting The Witness. It's rather old, but it still stands up as good entertainment for kids, with some charm for the adults should they decide to play along. I'm glad the old Humongous Entertainment games are on Steam; the storefront certainly needs more titles of quality, and I'd rather see children …
- [2]
One of the first PC games I ever played as a child. Very nostalgic and bought it again to play it for the feels, it was very worth it :') I love Freddi Fish so much!
- [3]
Freddi Fish was one of my first ever video games I played as a kid, and I am thrilled that they are now all available on Steam. I'm sharing them with my much younger sister, and she loves them too.
Summarised from 34 of the 195 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
97% of the 184 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse. The complaint that keeps coming up: too expensive for its short length. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Freddi Fish 2 was generally well-received, getting a 3-star rating from Allgame, 9.5 out of 10 from Electric Playground, 5 Stars from PC Magazine, and Unikgamer gave a 7.5 out 10 score. The Game Developer's Choice Awards awarded it as "Best Educational Game" in the 1997 Spotlight Awards. MacUser declared it one of 1996's top 50 CD-ROMs.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 193 · most liked firstJUST LIKE DARK SOULS
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretty hard game still haven't figured out how to beat it yet
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easily the best Souls-like game out there. Highly skilled gaming experience required. And insanely deep game mechanics. Do you like Dark Souls or Elden Ring this is the game for you. The lore alone is Godlike!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Repost a picture of the first game you remember playing. Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse ..............this explains a lot
neutral · AI labelView post →omg freddi fish be careful this schoolhouse is haunted i think and also the game is super cute!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still as good as i remember it some 8 years later
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the first PC games I ever played as a child. Very nostalgic and bought it again to play it for the feels, it was very worth it :') I love Freddi Fish so much!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I usually don't play scary games however this was an exception. Usually horror games are filled with cheap jumpscares but this is not the case with Freddi Fish. No instead it has a constant, creepy air about it as you explore a vast and in-depth world. Every character you meet adds more to the horror until the ending finally breaks you. If you are in need of the best horror game of the last decade then please pick this up
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ah, yes, my childhood
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing, just amazing. They somehow managed to expand and surpass the already great gameplay loop from the first game! The writing of the returning characters is some of the best character development I've ever seen in the gaming period. The environments are beautiful and detailed with so many branching paths that really reward exploration. The boss fight with the shark goons at the end is straight up incredible. I could honestly gush about this game for hours but I think I’ve made my point.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is the best game that was ever invented. hands down
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Freddi Fish 2 is a badass game for real men an hour-long adventure game for young children, so, uh, don't go in expecting The Witness. It's rather old, but it still stands up as good entertainment for kids, with some charm for the adults should they decide to play along. I'm glad the old Humongous Entertainment games are on Steam; the storefront certainly needs more titles of quality, and I'd rather see children playing cute classics like this than Early Access Zombie Survival Royale #83423.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i liked it , kept me Entertsined while i drank a beer
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Freddi fish is a true gamer game for real gamers. 10/10 u can live out your childhood dream of bein a fish and also smart
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most intense games I've ever played. This game was too much for me to handle, not for the light of heart. If you are looking for one of the most story driven, mind boggling puzzle games, you've found it. From the horrifying revelations of the school, to the dark truth behind Luther. I had goosebumps every minute I put on this game. If you can complete the game with your thoughts intact, you are one ice-veined individual. Good luck to any who dare take on this behemoth of a game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not my proudest fap...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simply the best game ever made 10/10 masterpiece +good graphics +great story +great multiplayer experience -nothing its a 10/10 BABYYYYY
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is probably far too scary for your average gamer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mock-Stock-Mibble-Bock-Wopper-Bopper!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →" Peak Fiction " - Agatha Christie
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GOING LIVE! Fish time, but this time it's spooky?! I hope this game isn't TOO scary! Playing Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse! www.twitch.tv/gleonger
neutral · AI labelView post →Freddi Fish was one of my first ever video games I played as a kid, and I am thrilled that they are now all available on Steam. I'm sharing them with my much younger sister, and she loves them too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As good as it was when I played it as a kid back in the 2000s
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This has to be the scariest game of 2022. 10/10 would recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →100000000/10 would recommend. This is so nostalgic is love it !!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"I always wanted to know how it feels to get your head caught in a pipe, and now I know, it feels bad" -The Turtle Masterpiece 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enjoyed thoroughly. I know there are randomized objects, but was daunting at first, I for sure thought it would be even simpler! Love going back on these childhood educational games! It's my quarter-life pandemic crisis!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favorite worm doodles flavor is red
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →11/10 for nostalgia decent game for kids
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a piece of art. A pure art form in itself that only the brightest minds with at least an IQ of 300 can understand. This game emanates a sort of power never seen or heard of in the history of the Earth. So many hidden details and difficult puzzles that still boggle the greatest minds at NASA. It is said that Luther actually is a Rhodes Scholar and Freddi invented an antimatter time machine. Truly a high quality game... no. Truly a way of life. Playing Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was a huge part of my childhood. I loved playing this game. It's a kids point and click game, and it aged very well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →beating game like this make me feel smart
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2 dank for skool
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Freddi Fish 2 fullplay also clipped and also available to watch now :D youtu.be/kQYobsRLhLg
neutral · AI labelView post →This is the first game I played at 4. N now my baby is playing it at 4 <3 Highly recommended Just reporting a glitch On the Crab invasion mini game. Score 711. Cant move character, the crab still walks around n throws stones, cant exit mini game, all other red crabs are dead. Tried to save n restart. However it still has the same issue. Thank u
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looks I love these games and have many nostalgic memories from my childhood, but it is absolutely criminally absurd to charge 7 dollars for games that are over 20 YEARS OLD and only take 30 minutes to play through. If this game cost like 2 dollars I'd get it at least a little more, but like come on. As it currently stands unless you have the largest Nostalgia boner that can only be satiated by actually playing Freddi Fish, I would not recommend anyone pay full price for this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't think I ever played this one as a child but as an adult I still had fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →speedrun tip: ESC skips all cutscenes and scene change animations.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1996 is the year of the best games apparently 😳
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Takes me back to a simpler time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've decided to play through all of these games from my childhood, to see how long they take me. This one clocks in at 54 minutes. I can see myself coming back to these every now and again for nostalgia.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse, developed and published by Humongous Entertainment and later re-released by Nightdive Studios, remains one of the most beloved examples of 1990s children’s adventure games. Originally released in 1996, it builds upon the foundation laid by the first Freddi Fish title, offering a more polished, narratively engaging, and humor-filled underwater mystery. The game stars Freddi, the intelligent and compassionate yellow fish, and her excitable best…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's alright game but hard to recommend for adults who never played any Humongous Entertainment games or has nostalgia for Freddi Fish. It's at least better than earlier Putt Putt games in terms of gameplay, being a bit harder to figure out and having item randomisation. Better than early Putt Putt games in terms of environment design/atmosphere, be it graphic design or clickable objects being more interesting to look at. But it does have downsides in terms of one of the most boring…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worm Doodles! You've got to have them! I didn't quite get to play this one growing up, but I can see how it carries the torch for the original. This one was perhaps a lot more musical than the first, though they both have lots of songs. It seems like there might be more characters open to bouts of song in this one though. Also, there are some fun callbacks to the previous game and, of course, some easter eggs for other Humongous Entertainment titles to be found. In fact, this one even teases…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is almost as good as Cyberpunk 2077.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is really fun for your children and is an interactive thinking and brain teaser game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →freddi fish 2 is by far way worse than the first game. However the addition to the chalkboard makes this the best game of the century
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →when i was 8, i played this on a library computer. the ghost scared me so much i cried and quit about 2 minutes in. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unique things about The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse: • It by far has the most songs. It seems like half the characters have a song to sing. Seriously, if your kids (or you) like to sing along to things, this is the entry to get • There are several different items you can use to build your trap. Which configuration you get each time you start the game is random • It seems to use more dark colors to highlight the whole “haunted” aesthetic; this leads to some of the prettiest backgrounds in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Follow our [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/36214917/]Curator Group for more reviews Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse is another entry in the Freddi Fish franchise. It's an adventure game with standard point and click gameplay. All Freddi Fish games are intended for children, so a review from the point of view of an adult wouldn't be very helpful. For most kids, Freddi Fish will be challenging enough to keep them occupied, but not so hard that it becomes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yes lots of memories ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game. 10/10 would play again! I played this as a child and still love it. The old graphics make it so nostalgic.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TOTALLY LEGITIMATE REVIEW AND NOT WRITTEN BY A NOSTALGIC ADULT WHO THINKS HE'S FUNNY "Too much water, not enough murder, Luther you little ♥♥♥♥, don't touch that, Squidfather is too OP PLS NERF, 10/10"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are looking for a stimulating point and click game for adult, this isn't it. It is a kids game, an adult can finish this in around 20 minutes. I remember playing it as a kid and I love it. I still find the artwork, songs and voice acting really good, and enjoy it for what it is, a kids game for ages 3-6. I'm sure my kids will love it as much as I did when I was a toddler.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games That Have Been Beaten in 2026: #19 - Freddi Fish 2: The Case Of The Haunted Schoolhouse (Steam) And moving on with "Max300Freak plays games from when he was in kindergarten," I decided to play the second Freddi Fish game as well. Btw, they didn't sing the "ARGHHH" song and I'm sad...
neutral · AI labelView post →A Sequel worth diving into! Freddi Fish and Luther are a great dynamic duo that benefit the story greatly. Animations, Artstyle, Gameplay all are very well done while having a very spooky story that's interesting and engaging. More puzzles that were fun to solve, more items to collect, more things to interact with and more fantastic cutscenes. It's a great sequel that adds on and improves almost everything from Freddi Fish 1.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I used to play Freddi Fish as a kid in school. Now my kids play it and still enjoy it. Holds up well for the youngens
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent game for kids.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do not know if it is just me, or are the backgrounds and environments way more interesting in the first two "Freddi Fish", and especially in this one, than in all the subsequent entries?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The community page is wild
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