
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.
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About
The legendary game where it all started. Kickstarting an award-winning series in style, Layers of Fear plunges you into a tale of madness and artistic compulsion as you take on the role of The Painter determined to complete his magnum opus at all costs.
As you roam the painter’s decaying home, the world warps to reflect his crumbling sanity. Memories blur into sinister visions, rooms twist into nightmares, and each discovery draws you closer to the truth behind his masterpiece – and the obsession that destroyed him.
Created by the modern-day masters of horror – Bloober Team – the original Layers of Fear is renowned for this immersive and tense atmosphere. Prepare for a haunting journey into the depths of the human psyche.
Psychedelic Horror – The unstable environment reacts to your fragile state of mind, reshaping itself when you look away.
Victorian Setting – Explore a game world inspired by iconic paintings, architecture and décor from the 19th century.
Original and Classic Art – Numerous pieces of original art and music flesh out the game’s storyline and its richly-detailed locations.
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| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $19.99 | 27.7Kreviews | 88% | — | $9.2M |
| $22.99 | 8.9Kratings | 89% | — | not modelled | |
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Layers of Fear (2016)|层层恐惧 风格:意识流心理恐怖、画家癫狂炼狱、空间诡变艺术、无战斗纯精神惊悚、崩坏的创作执念 综合评分:9.0/10 标签:第一人称心理恐怖、线性叙事、空间折叠解谜、无战斗、意识流惊悚、艺术崩坏寓言 分项维度评分 维度 评分 核心评价 核心叙事 8.8/10 意识流碎片化叙事,画家疯狂与罪孽的悲剧,艺术执念的终极寓言 氛围塑造 9.6/10 无跳脸纯心理惊悚,复古豪宅的压抑感刻入骨髓,无声胜有声的恐惧 空间诡变设计 9.8/10 游戏史教科书级空间扭曲,场景折叠/旋转/重组,每一步都是精神冲击 视听表现 9.2/10 油画级复古美术,癫狂钢琴配乐,留白式音效,听觉即精神折磨 玩法与节奏 7.2/10 纯步行探索无战斗,线性流程,节奏缓慢,玩法极度单一 心理恐怖沉浸 9.3/10 恐惧源于精神崩溃,无怪物却让人时刻紧绷,直面疯狂与愧疚 核心叙事:8.8/10|画作之下,腐烂的灵魂 《层层恐惧》没有线性剧情,只有画家破碎意识里的记忆碎片。 你扮演一位陷入癫狂的画家,在封闭的维多利亚豪宅中游走,只为完成毕生“杰作”。随着探索推进,过往的罪孽被层层剥开:对艺术的病态执念、对妻子的暴力与背叛、对女儿的漠视、艺术生涯的崩塌……所有痛苦与疯狂,都化作豪宅里的诡异幻象。 故事不讲鬼怪,只讲人性的崩坏: 艺术本是救赎,却成了吞噬灵魂的恶魔;画家追求完美,却亲手摧毁了所有美好。多结局对应不同的忏悔程度,没有圆满,只有“彻底疯狂”“短暂忏悔”“永远沉沦”的悲剧收尾,用极简的叙事,道尽创作执念与人性阴暗的终极命题。 氛围塑造:9.6/10|无血无怪,却窒息到发抖 这是反传统恐怖的巅峰——全程没有血腥猎奇、没有跳脸怪物、没有追杀追击,仅靠氛围就把恐惧拉满。 维多利亚式豪宅阴暗复古,剥落的墙纸、散落的画具、昏暗的烛光、空荡的走廊,每一处都透着腐朽与孤寂。游戏从始至终保持极致的安静,只有环境的细微声响,恐惧不是“被吓”,而是精神上的持续压抑: 你知道危险无处不在,却看不见、摸不着,只能在画家的疯狂里,越走越心慌。 空间诡变设计:9.8/10|游戏史独一份的精神迷宫 本作的核心神髓,是颠覆物理规则的空间扭曲: - 开门后身后的走廊凭空消失; - 房间旋转180°,墙壁变成地板; - 转身的瞬间,场景彻底重组; - 画框、镜子、走廊成为割裂现实的入口。 所有空间变化毫无征兆,完美贴合画家“精神崩溃、认知错乱”的状态,你永远不知道下一秒身处何处。这种违背常识的空间诡术,是心理恐怖最顶级的设计,至今仍被无数游戏效仿。 视听表现:9.2/10|油画与钢琴的癫狂交响曲 - 美术:复古油画质感,色调暗沉阴郁,人物与场景模糊朦胧,完美复刻“意识模糊的癫狂视角”,细节里藏满记忆伏笔; - 音乐:钢琴+弦乐的悲情配乐,时而舒缓悲伤,时而尖锐癫狂,旋律随画家的精神状态起伏,音乐本身就是“疯狂的具象化”; - 音效:极致留白艺术,画笔摩擦画布的声响、微弱的脚步声、远处的异响、长时间的死寂,用声音放大不安,让恐惧钻进骨髓。 玩法与节奏:7.2/10|纯沉浸阅读,无操作乐趣 玩法极度纯粹,也成为最大短板: - 全程第一人称步行探索+极简解谜,无战斗、无操作、无生存压力,只需跟着流程推进; - 线性流程无分支,通关时长仅3-4小时,重复游玩价值极低; - 节奏缓慢拖沓,对喜欢快节奏、操作感的玩家极不友好,仅适合沉浸式氛围党。 心理恐怖沉浸:9.3/10|直面自己的疯狂与愧疚 《层层恐惧》的恐怖,是对玩家内心的拷问: 豪宅里的所有幻象,都是画家的愧疚、执念、疯狂的投射。你在探索中,不是在躲避怪物,而是在直面主角破碎的灵魂——那种“亲手摧毁美好、陷入无尽癫狂”的绝望感,会牢牢抓住玩家的情绪,通关后仍会陷入长久的压抑。 优缺点锐评 高光 1. 空间诡变封神:教科书级空间扭曲设计,心理恐怖场景的天花板; 2. 纯心理惊悚极致:无跳脸无血腥,靠氛围与精神压迫制造恐惧; 3. 视听艺术顶级:油画美术+癫狂配乐,完美契合疯狂主题; 4. 叙事隐喻深刻,用极简故事讲透艺术执念与人性崩坏。 硬伤 1. 玩法极度单一:纯步行模拟器,无操作、无战斗、无策略; 2. 流程过短,线性无分支,重玩价值极低; 3. 节奏缓慢,前期铺垫冗长,易劝退急性子玩家; 4. 解谜过于简单,几乎无思考门槛。 购买建议 闭眼必入:心理恐怖死忠、意识流叙事爱好者、氛围游戏发烧友、喜欢空间诡变设计的玩家 直接绕:快节奏爽游党、追求战斗/操作的玩家、讨厌慢节奏线性流程、怕压抑致郁的玩家 终语 《Layers of Fear (2016)》是心理恐怖游戏的艺术珍品。 它不用鬼怪吓人,不用血腥刺激,只用扭曲的空间、压抑的氛围、破碎的叙事,就把“精神崩溃”的恐惧刻进玩家心底 最恐怖的从不是鬼怪,是人类被执念吞噬后,腐烂不堪的灵魂。
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Languages: English*, Italian, Polish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Korean*languages with full audio support
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| 278ratings |
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Hours played at review time, across 939 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Bleh game bleh bleh painting bleh more painting wow room change wow
Lo recomiendo juego y parte historia es 9/10 me gusto.
The atmosphere is fantastic, the visuals still hold up, and the house constantly changing around you keeps things interesting. There aren't any guns, combat, or monsters chasing you every five minutes—just pure psychological horror and a story that slowly pulls you in. Absolute cinema. Would give it 8/10
Debes de tener el tiempo suficiente para estar unas 2-3 horas caminando y abriendo puertas, atravesando salas y pasillos (que a veces se hacen algo repetitivos), y la paciencia necesaria para tratar de entender una historia que es algo confusa, compleja y lenta, pero que, con algo de esfuerzo, puedes llegar a comprender. También considero algo elevado el precio del juego, pero como lo he conseguido por una oferta bastante buena, no puedo quejarme, debes tener esto en cuenta, no habría jugado el juego de no ser por esta oferta, ya que no era demasiado atractivo a primera vista, y mucho menos por su precio original. Sin embargo, tengo que recomendarlo, porque Layers of Fear cumple con lo que promete; un juego de terror psicológico (más suspense que terror en mi opinión) que intenta combinar gráficos bastante decentes con una buena música, ambiente, y escenarios. Además, hay algún que otro "puzle", pero no esperes encontrarte nada del otro mundo. En mi caso, que me gusta abrir todos los cajones, curiosear mucho, y ver cada rincón de las habitaciones, he tardado relativamente poco en terminarlo. Si no te detienes mucho, en menos de 3 horitas lo puedes completar. Hay más finales según tengo entendido, y coleccionables de notas, cartas y demás, que te vas a ir encontrando por las salas y distintos cajones (para logros de Steam imagino). Aviso de que hay algunos sustitos puntuales que ni yo me esperaba, y eso me ha gustado, además de algunas transiciones de una sala a otra que me han roto completamente la cabeza, seguramente por jugarlo a unas horas un tanto extrañas jajaja, y con bastante sueño en el cuerpo. Creo que esto último le da ese "toque especial" al juego, no es broma, lo recomiendo. Por último, recomiendo también para una experiencia algo más "inmersiva" apagar todas las luces, volumen muy alto, usar unos buenos auriculares, y darle a Layers of Fear la oportunidad que se merece.
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A really strong psychological horror game with an incredibly strong atmosphere, an amazing sound design and a good story. It’s basically a walking simulator but despite that it still manages to be extremely scary. I love how the level design feels like it changes every second and you never really know what is going to happen next. The game does a really good job at combining jumpscares with psychological horror and visual horror. Of course you can just rush through the game but in my opinion that’s not really the point. You should take your time and let the atmosphere, the design and all the small details sink in. That’s exactly why the horror works so well for me.
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got it for free through Humble Bundle almost 10 years ago, saw the very positive reviews and was cautiously optimistic to try it however it ended up being a huge disappointment. the story itself actually has pretty good writing, is fairly interesting, is the only thing that will make you quite unsettled as it unfolds throughout your time with the game and although it's quite short (a full run taking you about 1h30m to 2h) it makes up by having 3 different endings that differ based on the items you inspect throughout the game. the atmosphere is there and is quite immersive however that immersiveness goes down the shi*ter due to the game's overreliance on jumpscares that are not only predictable but also feel really cheap, make the game not feel scary at all and overall adds a lack of tension to the story & atmosphere as a whole. the gameplay is practically a walking simulator that's very similar to Silent Hills' 2014 PT demo however due to the game's overreliance on cheap jumpscares and the fact that the game is essentially just "walk into this corridor, explore it to the end to find X item and return back to the painting room" makes it pretty repetitive and boring after the first or second loop. the graphics are still pretty good, the stability & performance were flawless however I still did encounter some issues regarding the game's camera when playing on a controller where my right stick's input would just not get picked up by the game sometimes. overall, it's a very interesting premise that's unfortunately very badly executed with it ending up being pretty boring & repetitive at the end of the day. unless you're really into horror walking sims (I guess) and if you really want to try it out, buy it on sale. otherwise just skip it and play something better.
o que eu posso dizer sobre esse jogo? Ele da muito medo? sim, da bastante susto? também, mas a lore e a história que ele conta, é incrivelmente boa, mesmo que de medo, vale muito a pena
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