Layers of Fear

Item: Layers of Fear
Rating: 61
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-29

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Summary

Disappointing overall game experience
Frequent crashes and game-breaking bugs
Frustrating gameplay mechanics
Lack of effective horror and scares
Confusing and fragmented story
Stunning visuals and art direction

Emotions

Satisfaction25%Disappointment18%Frustration16%Excitement8%Appreciation5%

Reviews (sample size): 308
Helpful reviews: 81%
Unhelpful reviews: 18%
Protest reviews: 1%

61%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
39%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1043
Negative points: 896
Gameplay points: 286
Perf. points: 68
Rec. points: 210
Misc points: 119

Point	Description	Importance
Exceptional Psychological Horror Experience Description Players overwhelmingly praise the game's overall quality, highlighting its immersive psychological horror, stunning visuals, and compelling narrative. The remake successfully enhances the original experience, offering a comprehensive collection of content with significant graphical and gameplay improvements. Importance 100%	Players overwhelmingly praise the game's overall quality, highlighting its immersive psychological horror, stunning visuals, and compelling narrative. The remake successfully enhances the original experience, offering a comprehensive collection of content with significant graphical and gameplay improvements.	100%
Stunning Visuals and Art Direction Description The game's visual fidelity, powered by Unreal Engine 5, is consistently lauded as a major highlight. Players are impressed by the detailed environments, dynamic lighting, and overall artistic direction, which significantly enhance the immersive and unsettling atmosphere. Importance 51%	The game's visual fidelity, powered by Unreal Engine 5, is consistently lauded as a major highlight. Players are impressed by the detailed environments, dynamic lighting, and overall artistic direction, which significantly enhance the immersive and unsettling atmosphere.	51%
Compelling and Deep Narrative Description The narrative is consistently praised for its originality, depth, and emotional impact. Players find the stories, particularly the Painter's and Actor's, to be engaging, thought-provoking, and well-crafted, with strong character writing and intriguing symbolism. Importance 50%	The narrative is consistently praised for its originality, depth, and emotional impact. Players find the stories, particularly the Painter's and Actor's, to be engaging, thought-provoking, and well-crafted, with strong character writing and intriguing symbolism.	50%
Comprehensive Remake with New Content Description The game is a comprehensive collection of all previous Layers of Fear titles and DLC, with significant enhancements and new content. Players appreciate the effort put into tying the stories together and expanding the lore, making it a definitive edition. Importance 27%	The game is a comprehensive collection of all previous Layers of Fear titles and DLC, with significant enhancements and new content. Players appreciate the effort put into tying the stories together and expanding the lore, making it a definitive edition.	27%
Exceptional Sound Design and Soundtrack Description The game's sound design and soundtrack are highly effective in building tension and enhancing the horror. Players note how the music and ambient sounds create an unnerving atmosphere, contributing significantly to the overall immersion and scare factor. Importance 7%	The game's sound design and soundtrack are highly effective in building tension and enhancing the horror. Players note how the music and ambient sounds create an unnerving atmosphere, contributing significantly to the overall immersion and scare factor.	7%
Dynamic and Shifting Environments Description A standout feature is the constantly shifting and morphing environments, which disorient and unnerve players. This dynamic level design, combined with meticulous detail, significantly contributes to the game's unique and immersive horror experience. Importance 7%	A standout feature is the constantly shifting and morphing environments, which disorient and unnerve players. This dynamic level design, combined with meticulous detail, significantly contributes to the game's unique and immersive horror experience.	7%
Branching Choices and Replayability Description The inclusion of branching choices and multiple endings enhances replayability. Players appreciate the opportunity to explore different narrative paths and see how their decisions impact the story's outcome, adding depth and longevity. Importance 4%	The inclusion of branching choices and multiple endings enhances replayability. Players appreciate the opportunity to explore different narrative paths and see how their decisions impact the story's outcome, adding depth and longevity.	4%
Bloober Team's Expertise in Horror Description Bloober Team is recognized for their consistent ability to craft compelling narrative horror experiences. Players commend the developer's imaginative design, strong atmosphere, and dedication to creating oppressive and emotionally intense scenarios. Importance 3%	Bloober Team is recognized for their consistent ability to craft compelling narrative horror experiences. Players commend the developer's imaginative design, strong atmosphere, and dedication to creating oppressive and emotionally intense scenarios.	3%

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