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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 29108978
Last Record Update 21 May 2025 – 16:49:52 UTC ()
Release Date 15 February 2016 – 21:53:00 UTC ()
😎 86.78%
26k reviews
33
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
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 73
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/layers-of-fear?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Bloober Team SA
Store Release Date 15 February 2016 – 21:54:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
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
  • Steam Deck:
  • 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
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 December 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2326374
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 29 July 2015 – 19:25:03 UTC (), in changelist #1193459
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

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

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp28 November 2024 – 12:26:49 UTC
Trailers
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