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Explore a shifting Victorian mansion as a painter, uncovering clues to his past while trying to finish his masterpiece.
Released 15 Feb 2016
Explore Shifting Rooms
Read Clues in Art
Piece Together Memories
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Developed by Bloober Team SA · Published by Bloober Team SA
You play as a painter intent on completing his masterpiece inside his Victorian home. As you move through the mansion, its rooms and corridors warp into surreal visions that blur the line between memory and reality.
The gameplay centers on exploring rooms, inspecting paintings and objects, and finding notes and other clues that gradually reveal the painter’s past. Occasional simple puzzles and unsettling events punctuate the exploration.
Collected items and choices affect which of several endings you see, giving you reasons to search the house closely and revisit the story. The experience focuses on exploration and narrative rather than combat.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its unsettling atmosphere, surreal changes to the mansion, distinctive art and sound, and the gradual discovery of the painter’s story. Others find the walking-and-interaction gameplay repetitive, the scares predictable or ineffective, and the pacing or story less engaging.
The legendary game where it all started. Kickstarting an award-winning series in style, Layers of Fear plunges you into a tale of madness and artistic compulsion as you take on the role of The Painter determined to complete his magnum opus at all costs.
As you roam the painter’s decaying home, the world warps to reflect his crumbling sanity. Memories blur into sinister visions, rooms twist into nightmares, and each discovery draws you closer to the truth behind his masterpiece – and the obsession that destroyed him.
Created by the modern-day masters of horror – Bloober Team – the original Layers of Fear is renowned for this immersive and tense atmosphere. Prepare for a haunting journey into the depths of the human psyche.
Psychedelic Horror – The unstable environment reacts to your fragile state of mind, reshaping itself when you look away.
Victorian Setting – Explore a game world inspired by iconic paintings, architecture and décor from the 19th century.
Original and Classic Art – Numerous pieces of original art and music flesh out the game’s storyline and its richly-detailed locations.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 27 |
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| Players | 1 |
| Multiplayer | The provided information describes Layers of Fear (2016) as a single-player game. No multiplayer mode, co-op, PvP, or player-count details are stated. A Steam tag lists "Multiplayer," but the listed features only confirm single-player. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No information about mods or any multiplayer-related mod support is provided. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 73/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
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