Layers of Fear 2
The cameras are all focused on you; the center of the scene. Not just in character, you are the character. The part to play is singularly yours. Written just for you. You are met with silence. No barking orders from the director. No call to action that you need to become this version of yourself. The demand to act fills your mind, but the script pages hold no words. Your past has helped to mold you into what you are, forced upon you the skills required to hone your craft. That same past has scraped deep furrowing scars into you, not on the outside where the world can see, but in a place buried so deep within that it has become shapeless. You push those memories down but let the experiences drive you into who, or what, you must play. Darkness surrounds as you stand silently in the spotlight, the only sounds to be heard over your heartbeat are the distant breaking of waves against the hull and the sound of cameras pointed in your direction preserving this moment for eternity.
Game Discussion
Steam User 2
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☑ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☑ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☑ 6
☐ 7
☐ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10
Steam User 1
It visually looks absolutely incredible, has a good writing, interesting story, and great voice acting
Steam User 1
⭐⭐
There needs to be a neutral option for reviews because I'm on the fence with this one. I don't want to give it a thumbs down because I love the work Bloober Team does and this game is visually fantastic and plays just as good as the first Layers of Fear however I was not interested in the story at all. I found it incredibly boring and overly "artsy" for the lack of a better term. Almost like some sort of pretentious think piece at an indie film festival. Just didn't care for it.
Steam User 1
If you've played the original LoF game you know what to expect. This game does have one big change though: there is a frequent threat/pursuer that appears throughout the game, which is something that the original game only did once.
This game has replayability as there are other endings and paths you can take, offering different routes through the surreal experience the game provides.
Steam User 0
Longer than the first one with a lot more crazy scenes and transitions. Sometimes it can seem a bit too strange and the change of the environment makes little sense at some very few areas. I would have wished for a little less of the crazy scenes and more focus on the story which has a lot more potential.
That's about all I can say to criticize this game. To me this was as entertaining as the first one and I would love there to be a third. There are just so many scenes, so many areas so well done. Very good game in my opinion and a joy to play through.
Steam User 4
Layers of Fear 2 – The Stage Becomes the Mind
Layers of Fear 2 takes the psychological horror formula of the first game and shifts the setting from a Victorian mansion to a lavish yet eerie ocean liner. It’s still a story about artistic obsession and identity, but told through the lens of cinema instead of painting.
Story & Atmosphere
You step into the role of an actor summoned to take part in a mysterious film. The director’s vision is unclear, his instructions cryptic, and the sets… disturbingly real. As the ship’s corridors twist into dreamlike landscapes, you’re forced to confront your past, your choices, and the very idea of who you are.
The atmosphere blends the elegance of a grand cruise ship with the surreal imagery of a psychological breakdown. The shift from room to room feels like walking between genres of cinema — noir, silent film, surrealism — all while the boundaries of reality dissolve around you.
Gameplay
Like its predecessor, Layers of Fear 2 focuses entirely on exploration and environmental storytelling, with no combat and minimal failure states. It keeps you engaged through:
Highly dynamic environments that transform in unexpected ways.
Puzzles integrated into set pieces and scenery.
Chase sequences that add bursts of tension between slower, atmospheric exploration.
Narrative clues hidden in props, posters, and film reels scattered throughout the ship.
It’s a more cinematic, theatrical experience than the first game — sometimes literally — and it leans even harder into surrealism.
Visuals & Sound
The game’s art direction is its strongest point. The contrast between the ship’s realistic details and the shifting, film-inspired set pieces creates a unique and unpredictable atmosphere.
Sound design is equally striking. The distant hum of the ship’s engines, echoing footsteps, and the director’s disembodied voice keep you grounded in the moment, while the score swells dramatically to match key scenes.
Verdict
Layers of Fear 2 expands on the visual creativity of the original while giving it a fresh thematic identity. It’s slower and more abstract than the first, which may divide players, but if you enjoyed the psychological unraveling of Layers of Fear and want a new stage for it, this voyage is worth taking.
Rating: 7/10 – Cinematic, surreal, and visually bold — but more niche in its appeal
Steam User 2
The second game in Layers of Fear has better mechanics, larger cross hair and yu can crouch.
The story is interesting and it made me want to find out more.
Like in the first Layers of Fear, there are great graphics, surprises and jump scares.
Unlike the first game, here is a Monster that needs to be avoided, run away from.
There is also a choice to make, such as Safe Mode, if players want to have less chases, deaths, etc
However in Safe Mode the player can still die, suffer pain, bleed. Though the recovery is quick.
Apart from the Monster there are many other ways of injuries, and so at times player needs to be quick or very careful.
The game is long, and has 2 realities created in colour or black and white.
The creativity of the Devs is great with many very interesting plots and puzzles.
There are 3 Endings, like in the original Layers of Fear.
At the beginning of this game, I thought it was rather boring, but I persevered and it paid off!
This is a slow burn game that gets really interesting from Act 2, and it does not disappoint right through to the end.