Layers of Fear 2 (2019) Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-09-15
- Praised graphics quality highly
- Engaging and improved story
- New Game+ and replayability
- Inferior to the first game
- Confusing and hard-to-follow story
- Weaker horror than predecessor
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveWindows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 2,556
- Positive
- 1,82971.6%
- Negative
- 72728.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 189,794
- Estimated revenue
- $3,793,982
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 257.44%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,856
- Estimated revenue lost
- $37,101
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 267.7% Avg playtime 1h | 133.9% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 9026.8% Avg playtime 7.6h | 20761.6% Avg playtime 12.3h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 1.3 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 4.5 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,666 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
336 total
Organic purchasers28785.4%
Voted up: 65%
Key activations4914.6%
Voted up: 69%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
336 total
First impression0-2h5717.0%
Voted up: 37%
Mid game2-10h21463.7%
Voted up: 67%
Late game10-20h5315.8%
Voted up: 87%
Endgame20h+123.57%
Voted up: 83%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
40.0%
Global baseline 65.5%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,556 total.