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Layers of Fear
By Bloober Team, released 1 Jan 2016
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- psychological horror fiction
What it is
Layers of Fear is a first-person psychological horror game from Bloober Team, released in 2016 for Windows, macOS and Linux. Players take the role of a painter trying to finish his masterpiece while exploring a decaying Victorian home. The environment changes as his sanity deteriorates: rooms shift, memories turn into threatening visions, and discoveries reveal more about the painting and the obsession behind it. The game emphasizes atmosphere and storytelling, drawing on 19th-century paintings, architecture and décor. It also includes original art and music as part of its locations and story. Steam lists it as an adventure and indie game, with single-player, achievements, trading cards, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. Controller support is partial, and Remote Play on Tablet is listed. Bloober Team SA is the publisher; the listed Metacritic score is 73.
What players like, and what they don't
- First-person psychological horror
- Shifting Victorian mansion environment
- Story includes original art and music
- Steam Cloud and Family Sharing
- Partial controller support
- Listed on Windows, macOS and Linux only
Who it suits
It suits solo players looking for a story-led psychological horror experience built around an unstable mansion and a painter’s obsession. Players should note that controller support is partial.
Layers of Fear centers its horror on exploration, changing rooms and the painter’s pursuit of a finished work. Its features are built around single-player, with partial controller support.
