Layers of Fear (2016)

A super thrilling horror game that gives you a very uneasy feeling every time you hear a noise or enter a room. The sound design is top notch, and the artwork is simply amazing. It's fairly short but definitely worth a buy just to experience it once.

I think playing too many horror games has ruined my ability to enjoy this one. It's basically a walking collector simulator with heavy use of the engine quirks. The story was interesting but not that well developed. Jumpscares felt like a lot of ideas thrown at the wall and I found myself laughing a couple of times. Overall not completely wasted time but I wouldn't recommend it to a friend. Maybe a product of it's time, when it could be appreciated more.

Мрачный мистический сюрреализм. Очень много мрачного мистического сюрреализма

恐怖程度一般，比较公式化，当然不是贬义，很讨厌jumpscare，吓到了也觉得低级。层层恐怖随着剧情推进对于家庭惨剧的回味才是最恐怖的

It’s a short horror game (~5h) where you wander around an ever-changing mansion, piecing together the lore through a mix of notes, leftover scenes, visions, and memories. There’s a sense of madness in the senseless visuals, but they eventually got me to the point of dizziness. The sound was OK. The graphics were good, but the rooms felt very repetitive. Apart from one or two jump scares, I quickly found myself feeling nothing but impatience. Definitely not for me!

This is a pure walking simulator where your primary job is, of course, to walk. There is no real threat in this game. You cannot die (well, technically you can, but the game makes it look like you just fainted, and you can continue anyway). The game, unfortunately, relies heavily on numerous jump scares, so be prepared to experience a lot of them. Overall, the game is just: (1) walk, (2) get jump-scared multiple times, and (3) discover what happens (which is pretty easy to guess around the middle of the game). Normally, I would leave a negative review for a game like this because it has almost no gameplay elements (I usually use Amnesia as the standard for this kind of game). However, I somehow liked the simplicity of this game, so I'll give it a positive review. The endings are tied to collectibles, which makes searching for items feel more meaningful (try SOMA and you'll see how useless the interact button can feel). Well, just buy the game, it's pretty cheap anyway.

Man, q jogo doido. Vc chega em uma porta e vai parar em Nárnia (ou no inferno). Tu pensa q sempre vai ter alguém pra te dar susto, mas n. Só uma pessoa aparece às vezes e ela nem faz tanta diferença KKKKKK. São mais os efeitos sonoros e as coisas se mexendo q criam a tensão. O negócio é q eu ficava com menos medo a cada porta q passava. Cada porta te levava pra um lugar q vc nem imaginava, quase um loop infinito KKKK E outra, toda hr q eu entrava em um ambiente a porta fechava atrás de mim, e isso me dava uma certa sensação de segurança KKKKKK Tipo: “pronto, pronto, agora os demônios n entram” No começo eu n entendi, e no final parecia q eu tava no começo. Bizarro kkk. Mas o jogo é bem foda e meio perturbador. Só n entendi mt… A ambientação é caótica e bem bonita… isso pq foi no menor gráfico possível KKKK O jogo é meio sem sal em algumas partes, mas ainda é interessante e dá uma sensação estranha 7/10 Recomendo viu ‘-‘

This game is a hoot. I really enjoyed exploring and staring at random weird stuff... All the while wishing I could go outside and just frolic in the heavy rain. The game may not have let me go out, but...! It made me laugh really hard. I *especially* love the dolls. They are hilarious. That corridor/room with them running into items? That was the best. Loved it. I also love the rats. Super destructive. Ah and the game reminded me of the "The Room" games... I swear that Null was the one who ate that chair... >.> I wouldn't be surprised if it started off here first. That said. Story was tragic. If I could feel anything that is. I obviously got the worst ending. That's my specialty after all. But you know what? I am keeping it. Sure there is a... "Better" one...? If you can call it that... But I'll let the MC loop a few more times. Maybe he'll learn his lesson. Maybe not. Does it even matter anymore? Good game. Good fun. Great laughter.