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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.
GamersPilot average
81/100
Release
Feb 15, 2016
Genres
Adventure · Indie
Score sources
What critics and players scored Layers of Fear (2016)
Steam score checked 7/17/2026
Metacritic
73
Professional critic aggregate
Open source ↗Steam users
Very Positive
88
27,576 player reviews
Open source ↗Method: Unweighted mean of available normalized 0-100 source scores. Steam is a player recommendation percentage; Metacritic is a professional critic aggregate. They are kept separate above so the average stays transparent.
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