Layers of Fear (2016)

Layers of Fear (2016)

Steam Deck Playable

Bloober Team SA · Horror · Feb 15, 2016

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

88%
Very Positive
28k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 28k player reviews · updated 16 hours ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
22% of themes are praise33% are divided45% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I wasn’t even aware of Unity before joining the platform, but in the past two years I have played without exaggeration, a few hundred games which were powered by this highly versatile graphics engine.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound effects, soundtrack, voice acting, you name it and this title features it admirably.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Graphics67 reviews
Audio52 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters161 reviews
84%
Gameplay65 reviews
77%
Performance10 reviews
90%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs9 reviews
100%
Combat9 reviews
78%
Interface7 reviews
57%
Difficulty7 reviews
71%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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