There are three difficulty settings currently available in Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. Fear & Hunger is the intended experience, while Easy(er) offers an easier, more accessible experience, and Masoχ-S/M is an additional challenge for those who have mastered the game. Some unlocks and encounters are exclusive to difficulties, as noted below.
More starting items if character history is skipped.
Because of this, all contestants are either moonscorched or dead, and you don't have the ability to save the game by sleeping, as it is an instant game over.
Map transitions can shorten or extend the timer, meaning the player usually will not have 68 seconds when running through multiple areas.
This timer is reset by entering a building or killing enemies, most enemies reset the timer although some of them are bugged and will not reset it like Olivia (Doppelgänger). The timer is paused by entering combat, but it does not pause when engaging in most dialogues (for example: talking to Pocketcat in Prehevil - Staircase pauses the timer, but talking to him in Prehevil - Temple Site (Museum) does not).
If the player is resetting the timer by going indoors, the timer will not fully reset until the player waits at least 6.67 seconds or enters the building twice.
Once the timer runs out, the player will be frozen in place and will be moonscorched by Rher.
Enemies get ×50% Physical and Magical damage received.
Player and party members get ×150% Blunt, Slashing, Piercing, Fire, Otherworldly damage received.
Rusty nails return from the first game, inflicting bleed and infection when stepped on.
