Adventure

Layers of Fear 2

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.3

Users · RAWG

2019

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateMay 28, 2019

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

AdventureIndieCasual

Playable on

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

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PC (Microsoft Windows)PCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

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About this game

Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on exploration and story. Players control a Hollywood actor who heeds the call of an enigmatic director to take on the lead role in a film shot aboard an ocean liner. Beware, for all may not truly be what it seems.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Oppressive atmosphere built through unsettling environments.
Detailed environments, lighting, and cinematic visual presentation.
Decaying ocean liner provides a distinctive horror setting.
Psychological horror and filmmaking themes shape the experience.
Sound design and music reinforce tension and film-set atmosphere.

Cons

Less consistently frightening than the first Layers of Fear.
Opaque, heavily symbolic story becomes difficult to follow.
Limited interactivity centers on walking, observing, and scripted events.
Stealth and chase sections interrupt the game's atmospheric exploration.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

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Adventure

Layers of Fear 2

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.3

Users · RAWG

2019

Released

Platforms

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateMay 28, 2019

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

AdventureIndieCasual

Playable on

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

Show all 5 versions ▾

PC (Microsoft Windows)PCPlayStation 4Xbox OneNintendo Switch

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Oppressive atmosphere built through unsettling environments.
Detailed environments, lighting, and cinematic visual presentation.
Decaying ocean liner provides a distinctive horror setting.
Psychological horror and filmmaking themes shape the experience.
Sound design and music reinforce tension and film-set atmosphere.

Cons

Less consistently frightening than the first Layers of Fear.
Opaque, heavily symbolic story becomes difficult to follow.
Limited interactivity centers on walking, observing, and scripted events.
Stealth and chase sections interrupt the game's atmospheric exploration.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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