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Layers of Fear

Layers of Fear

Bloober Team·Released Feb 15, 2016·Single player

Platforms
PS4PCXbox One
Genres
PuzzleAdventureIndie
Critic68/100
Across 7 reviews
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Layers of Fear is a psychedelic horror that will keep you on-edge for the reminder of the game. Delve deep into the mind of an insane painter and discover the secret of his madness, as you walk through a constantly shifting house. Heavily inspired by the masterpiece paintings from the past centuries, and the architecture and décor from the XIX century. Layers of Fear is a truly unique experience, where each move of the camera can change your surroundings. Layer by layer uncover the visions, fears and horrors that entwine the protagonist and finish the masterpiece he has strived so long to create.

Reviews

7 reviews
year:20182016
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Rock Paper Shotgun
Adam Smith·Feb 16, 2016
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Layers of Fear is an effective scare 'em up but the sense of dislocation and the lack of character development left me feeling as if I'd enjoyed a thematically messy series of shocks rather than a cohesive horror story. It's a collection of scary things that are tangentially related to the idea of creative blocks and familial cruelty rather than an exploration of the artist or his personality flaws. By the time the credits rolled, I knew very little about this particular painter that I couldn't have learned by reading a brief synopsis.

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Chloi Rad·Feb 14, 2016
Critic58/100
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Lack of subtlety and a reliance on boring cliches smothers any good ideas this horror game might have.

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Push Square
Sammy Barker·Feb 14, 2016
Critic80/100
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Layers of Fear isn't shy about its influences, but if you were impressed by the P.T. demo, then how do you fancy five or so hours more? This is a tidily presented, tantalisingly tense trip through a fractured psyche – it's dark, desperate, and depraved. Bloober Team hasn't concocted the most original slice of horror in history, but it has pulled its inspirations together shrewdly – and the results are both repulsive and rousing.

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