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Layers of Fear (2016)

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App ID 391720
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Bloober Team SA
Franchise Layers of Fear, Layers of Fear Fanchise, Bloober Team
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 27924129
Last Record Update 11 March 2025 – 23:13:26 UTC ()
Release Date 15 February 2016 – 21:53:00 UTC ()
😎 86.79%
26k reviews
15
In-Game

Layers of Fear is a first-person psychedelic horror game with a heavy focus on story and exploration. Players take control of a painter whose sole purpose is to finish his Magnum Opus. The player must navigate a constantly changing Victorian-era mansion and ghastly visions of the painter’s psyche.

Additional Information

Developer Bloober Team SA
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metacritic_name Layers of Fear
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metacritic_score 73
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DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Bloober Team SA
Store Release Date 15 February 2016 – 21:54:00 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 15 February 2016 – 21:53:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 28 November 2024 – 12:26:21 UTC () (1732796781)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, OpenSSL SDK, Photon SDK, Protocol_Buffers SDK, Qt SDK, SDL SDK, Vorbis SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
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  • category: Playable
  • test_timestamp: 14 December 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2326374
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 29 July 2015 – 19:25:03 UTC (), in changelist #1193459

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes

Tags

😱 Horror 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌫 Atmospheric 🚶 Walking Simulator 🙌 First-Person 👤 Singleplayer 📚 Story Rich 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 🕹️ Multiplayer 🦄 Psychedelic 😨 Dark 🧩 Puzzle 🗺 Exploration 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🤫 Mystery 🐙 Lovecraftian 🫠 Surreal 🎒 Survival Horror 🤏 Short

Categories

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Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 15 players right now
  • 41 24-hour peak
  • 145,384 all-time peak 13 June 2018
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Store data

  • 69,889 followers
  • 23,538 positive reviews
  • 3,031 negative reviews
  • 88.59% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 124 24-hour peak
  • 105,416 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 86.79% SteamDB Rating
  • 23,538 88.6% positive reviews
  • 3,031 11.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
15 February 2016 – 21:53 Steam Release -
7 April 2017 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: April 2017 Humble Monthly #18 -
22 August 2017 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Spooky Horror Bundle -
18 December 2017 – 19:14 🆓 Free key giveaway -
21 August 2018 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Spooky Horror Bundle 2018 -
17 September 2018 – 18:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
24 November 2018 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
16 January 2019 – 17:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
25 March 2019 – 20:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
1 May 2019 – 21:05 ⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix -
29 October 2021 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Aspyr 25th Anniversary Bundle -

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How many players are playing Layers of Fear (2016) right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 15 players live playing Layers of Fear (2016) on Steam.

Layers of Fear (2016) had an all-time peak of 145384 concurrent players on 13 June 2018.

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