Layers of Fear (2016)
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Layers of Fear (2016)

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.

DEV: Bloober Team SAPUB: Bloober Team SAAppID 391720

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Catch up on Layers of Fear (2016) with the developer’s own announcements. Start with the newest recorded post, then explore the details before you return.

Newest identified developer post

Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Layers of Fear with Special Showcase!

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  1. Newest in this record ·

    Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Layers of Fear with Special Showcase!

    From the recorded announcement

    Exactly ten years was the moment that defined us as a horror game studio, to celebrate this moment we’re bringing you this special showcase! 🌹 Layers of Fear is back! Tune in here! 👉 layersoffear3.com 🛒 Grab the latest discounts on Layers of Fear titles! Layers of Fear (2016) is 90% off!…

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    Exactly ten years was the moment that defined us as a horror game studio, to celebrate this moment we’re bringing you this special showcase! 🌹 Layers of Fear is back! Tune in here! 👉 layersoffear3.com 🛒 Grab the latest discounts on Layers of Fear titles! Layers of Fear (2016) is 90% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/Layers_of_Fear_2016/ Layers of Fear (2023) is 60% off! We also have a bonus discount for owners of the original game! If you already own it, you can get the 2023 edition at an even bigger discount. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946700/Layers_of_Fear/ Layers of Fear VR is 60% off! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1183030/Layers_of_Fear_VR/ JOIN OUR DISCORD

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  2. Earlier announcement ·

    Cronos: The New Dawn merges with Layers of Fear in the New Bundle!

    From the recorded announcement

    Horror fans! Cronos: The New Dawn just launched on Steam and consoles, receiving amazing scores from media, influencers, and players! You can play the game now on Steam and dive into the first survival horror adventure by Bloober Team! That’s not all! Fans of Layers of Fear (2016) have a special occasion to dive into…

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    Horror fans! Cronos: The New Dawn just launched on Steam and consoles, receiving amazing scores from media, influencers, and players! You can play the game now on Steam and dive into the first survival horror adventure by Bloober Team! That’s not all! Fans of Layers of Fear (2016) have a special occasion to dive into both worlds and get it in the special Steam bundle with Cronos. Even in a world slowly decaying into ruin, one may still find undying beauty... 🔥 Get the bundle here: 🖼️ Revisit the unsettling world of Layers of Fear, where artistic aspiration devolves into spiralling madness. Test your survival skills in Cronos: The New Dawn, facing off against grotesque enemies that can merge with each other. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/58601/Layers_of_Fear_2016__Cronos/ JOIN OUR DISCORD

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  3. Earlier announcement ·

    Cronos: The New Dawn – New Insights from Future Games Show!

    From the recorded announcement

    Dear Horror Fans! Cronos: The New Dawn, an upcoming survival horror game created by Bloober Team, makers of Layers of Fear, was just featured on the Future Games Show! The devs shared their very first Dev Diary video alongside community Q&A and never-before-seen gameplay snippets! 🔥 ADD CRONOS TO WISHLIST!…

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    Dear Horror Fans! Cronos: The New Dawn, an upcoming survival horror game created by Bloober Team, makers of Layers of Fear, was just featured on the Future Games Show! The devs shared their very first Dev Diary video alongside community Q&A and never-before-seen gameplay snippets! 🔥 ADD CRONOS TO WISHLIST! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2101960/Cronos_The_New_Dawn/ 🔥 DEV DIARY & NEW GAMEPLAY 🔥 JOIN OUR DISCORD!

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88.0
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Elixir Rating

88.3% of 27,813 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 88. It is a finished game, so no support adjustment applies either way.

reception 88·support +0.0·Strong

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Current price

$19.99

Development

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9 months ago

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Current silence

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Last successful news check: Nov 13, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.

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News & source history

30 recorded posts · includes developer announcements and press coverage

PC GamerFeb 15, 2026
Silent Hill 2 Remake dev Bloober Team's Valentine's Day reveal turned out to be Layers of Fear 3

A website from horror game purveyors Bloober Team with a bizarre url surfaced near the end of 2025: remosdneulserorehsoovamceyerd.com. The page had an image of a bloody rose, a countdown to Valentine's Day, and a cryptic quote. Bloober had …

Community AnnouncementsFeb 14, 2026
Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Layers of Fear with Special Showcase!

Exactly ten years was the moment that defined us as a horror game studio, to celebrate this moment we’re bringing you this special showcase! 🌹 Layers of Fear is back! Tune in here! 👉 layersoffear3.com 🛒 Grab the latest discounts on Layer…

Community AnnouncementsSep 9, 2025
Cronos: The New Dawn merges with Layers of Fear in the New Bundle!

Horror fans! Cronos: The New Dawn just launched on Steam and consoles, receiving amazing scores from media, influencers, and players! You can play the game now on Steam and dive into the first survival horror adventure by Bloober Team! That…

Community AnnouncementsMar 21, 2025
Cronos: The New Dawn – New Insights from Future Games Show!

Dear Horror Fans! Cronos: The New Dawn, an upcoming survival horror game created by Bloober Team, makers of Layers of Fear, was just featured on the Future Games Show! The devs shared their very first Dev Diary video alongside community Q&A…

Community AnnouncementsOct 8, 2024
SILENT HILL 2 out now! Play the new title by Bloober Team and Konami!

When we released The Medium few years ago (which was heavily inspired by the SILENT HILL series) we couldn’t imagine that this day would ever arrive. And yet, here we are! Developed in close collaboration with our friends from Konami, today…

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Community AnnouncementsOct 27, 2023
The latest chapter in Layers of Fear awaits

The latest chapter in Layers of Fear awaits. What is the Final Prologue? Is it a stand-alone story, or another piece of the puzzle that makes up the complete story of Layers of Fear? The answer lies in the game itself, but does its name rev…

VG247Oct 24, 2023
Layers of Fear receives a brand-new chapter today as "a thank you" to fans

Artsy horror series Layers of Fear might have called it a wrap with this year's game, but it turns out there's one more treat in this bag of tricks: a new free DLC chapter. 'The Final Prologue' delivers yet another tale of artistic temperam…

Community AnnouncementsJun 15, 2023
New Layers of Fear is out now.

New Layers of Fear is out now. It's series crowning work, the reimagined story that made Bloober Team a well-known creator of psychological horror. One of the first games and first psychological horror to utilize the power of Unreal Engine …

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PC GamerJun 15, 2023
Layers of Fear (2023) review

When the Layers of Fear remake was first announced, I didn't understand the need for it. Whilst the original game is seven years old now, it still looks great and it's still as scary as ever—so why bother? Especially when d…

VG247Jun 15, 2023
Layers of Fear (2023) review - A representation of both the best and worst of Bloober Team

Layers of Fear (2023) brings together the stories of Layers of Fear (2016) and Layers of Fear 2 (2019), remastering the two horror titles in Unreal Engine 5 to deliver a seamless, puzzling trip into the psyche of creatives-gone-mad. Sadly, …

PCGamesNJun 8, 2023
Layers of Fear should be stutter free thanks to Unreal Engine 5

The upcoming Layers of Fear remake is set to be the first third-party game to use Unreal Engine 5. Epic's newest game development engine, and its cutting edge features like Lumen and Nanite, drove last year's lauded graphical overhaul of Fo…

Community AnnouncementsJun 1, 2023
Layers of Fear: Pricing, Editions, and Veteran Discount

Introducing Layers of Fear's Deluxe Edition. The set includes the base game, along with digital extras: an artbook and a soundtrack featuring the latest tracks composed exclusively by Arkadiusz Reikowski for the game. Step into the definiti…

Community AnnouncementsMay 22, 2023
Demo Layers of Fear extended until May 31!

The Layers of Fear Steam demo release was a surprising and powerful blast. The game has received a great deal of interest, and we are grateful for it. That's why we've decided to extend the current demo until May 31, 2023. We want to give e…

VG247May 17, 2023
Prepare for chills: Layers of Fear returns with a June 15 release

Bloober Team and co-developer Anshar Studios have announced Layers of Fear will arrive on consoles and PC in June. To that end, a demo for the horror chronicle is now available on Steam. The demo will be available until May 22 and offers a …

Rock, Paper, ShotgunMay 16, 2023
You can try the Layers Of Fear collection today, thanks to a chilling UE5 demo

After giving us a release window for horror collection Layers Of Fear, developers Bloober Team have now set a concrete date: June 15th, 2023. The game previously changed its name earlier in the year, dropping the pluralisation of Layers Of …

Community AnnouncementsMay 15, 2023
The demo Layers of Fear is now available!

Dear players! The demo is now available! Take a dive into the eerie world of Layers of Fear. Testing will run all week until Monday, May 22 at 3:00 PM PT It's time to face the mystery! Today we also reveal the release date! If you need supp…

VG247May 12, 2023
Prepare for chills: Layers of Fear demo to haunt Steam next week

Bloober Team plans to release a demo for its upcoming two-game horror anthology, Layers of Fear, and it drops next week. You will be able to download the demo through Steam starting May 15 for the entire week. Releasing in June, the antholo…

PC GamerMay 12, 2023
Layers of Fear's Steam demo will stimulate your nostrils on May 15

I've been quite confused by Layers of Fear, the latest entry in Bloober Team's wildly successful gothic horror series. I thought it was a straight remake of the not-that-distant 2016 original, given it sports exactly the same name…

Community AnnouncementsMay 11, 2023
Demo of new Layers of Fear available on Monday

Next Monday and throughout the week, we're opening the gates to the dark and madness-filled world of Layers of Fears. Experience a glimpse of the gameplay with our demo available on Steam. It's time to face the mystery! Steam Demo: Start; M…

Community AnnouncementsMay 5, 2023
Layers of Fear: the Series Crowning Work Is Coming out Next Month

Bloober Team's venture into horror began with the Layers series; the upcoming Layers of Fear will be the series' most important work and is scheduled to launch in June 2023. Developed in collaboration with Anshar Studios, it promises to del…

VG247Apr 27, 2023
Layers of Fear unleashes stunning gameplay on Unreal Engine 5

In advance of the global release of Layers of Fear this coming June, Bloober Team and Anshar Studios have shared new gameplay footage showcasing the game's performance on Unreal Engine 5. The video shows off brand-new mechanics and stunning…

Community AnnouncementsApr 25, 2023
First livestream with new Layers of Fear devs

Don't miss our livestream with new Layers of Fear devs this Thur. evening (CET)! Get exclusive game insights and how UE5 intensified its horror atmosphere. See our Steam Page for the exact time. Can't tune in? The recording will be availabl…

VG247Mar 17, 2023
Layers of Fear trailer shows 12 minutes of gameplay footage from the upcoming horror chronicle

A gameplay trailer for Bloober Team and Anshar Studios' Layers of Fear has been released, showing 12 minutes of the game. In the trailer, we meet The Writer, a new character whose storyline ties all of the games together. It also introduces…

PC GamerFeb 20, 2023
Layers of Fears studio decides the extra 's' is too scary, so now it's called Layers of Fear again

Layers of Fears was announced in 2022 as "a psychological horror chronicle built upon the foundations of the original Layers of Fear." The title was kind of a play on words: The 'new' game is actually an updated and expanded compi…

VG247Feb 18, 2023
Layers of Fear will bring the scares this June

Layers of Fear, formerly Layers of Fears, will be released in June, according to Bloober Team. News of the release window was announced today in a short trailer (thanks, Gematsu). The 2023 release features 2016's Layers of Fear, along with …

Community AnnouncementsFeb 18, 2023
Layer of Fear 2023 - Release Time Reveal

Enter a lone and ghastly lighthouse and discover a never-told-before tale that ties the whole series together. Layers of Fear (2023) is the crowning work of the Layers series that features 2016's Layers of Fear, along with its expansion "In…

VG247Aug 26, 2022
Layers of Fears shares Gamescom trailer, revealing a 'new story chapter'

Bloober Team is back with yet another spine-tingling trainer for the upcoming psychological horror game, Layers of Fears. The game was first announced back in June, but we know a lot more about what to expect when it releases in early 2023.…

Community AnnouncementsJun 9, 2022
Layers of Fears (2022) - A new game reveal!

Dear Players! We're proud to announce Layers of Fears! A first-person psychedelic horror chronicle focused on tense exploration and immersive storytelling - a new game built upon the foundations of Layers of Fear, Layers of Fear: Inheritanc…

PC GamerJun 9, 2022
Layers of Fears is a 'psychological horror chronicle' coming in 2023

Following a week of not exactly subtle teasers, Bloober Team announced at the Summer Game Fest today that its next big horror project will be Layers of Fears, "a psychological horror chronicle built upon the foundations of the original Laye…

VG247Jun 8, 2022
Bloober Team teases new Layers of Fear game amidst Silent Hill rumours

There's been no shortage of rumours lately involving Bloober Team, but we're not talking about Silent Hill right now. In a recent tweet from the team, via the LayersOfFear2 account, some teaser artwork for a new game has been shared. Layers…