Layers of Fear Review – A Worthy Reimagining of Two Excellent Horror Games
Layers of Fear developer Bloober Team is currently working on the Silent Hill 2 remake. Few teams are better suited for this task, as James Sunderland’s journey through that haunted town has been a significant inspiration for the studio’s work, most noticeably in games like The Medium. This is also true for Bloober Team’s two Layers of Fear titles, which have been reimagined by combining and improving both experiences, turning them into one excellent package that makes good use of the latest hardware.
The two Layers of Fear titles are psychological first-person horror games, with more of a focus on scary imagery and building dread than with combat. You mainly interact with the environment by opening/closing doors and searching rooms, while supernatural events happen around you. These games are closer to P.T. than to something like Resident Evil, as much of the fear comes from the helplessness of your situation and your inability to protect yourself from the horrors present within the game world.
The story of the first Layers of Fear involves a nameless painter obsessed with completing his magnum opus: a painting of his wife. As he adds each layer to the picture, he hallucinates the dark events that happened to his family in the past, with the visions becoming more fearful as time passes. Similarly, Layers of Fear 2 involves an unnamed actor trapped alone on a ship, save for mannequins spread around the place. The actor must confront the secret of their past as one character crumbles away and is replaced by another.
Layers of Fear Key Details Developer: Bloober Team & Anshar Studios Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Apple Silicon Mac Release Date: June 15, 2023 What’s New in Layers of Fear?Layers of
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