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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Prices
Each in the currency that store quoted — not converted: the gap between two rows is the publisher's pricing, not an exchange rate.
Availability
We put this game to every storefront we collect. A market that answered not sold has told us something about the game; a market we never asked has not, and the two are never drawn the same.
Discounts
Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 2.14/day in the week to Aug 25 → 3.14/day in the week after.
Too few observations to say whether a discount moves this store's chart at all: across the last 30 days Steam · Top Sellers · Poland has just 18 day-to-day chart moves that followed a price cut, against 2,498 that did not. We are publishing the count instead of a direction — 20 is the fewest we will draw a conclusion from, and price collection outside the United States began on 6 August 2026.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
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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Add-ons
Each DLC is estimated with the same model as a game, then summed — a modeled figure, not reported DLC sales.
Sums Steam only; PlayStation, GOG publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SteamYou are here | $19.99 | 27.7Kreviews | 88% | — | $9.2M |
| $22.99 | 8.9Kratings | 89% | — | not modelled | |
Updates
Build ids and update times come straight from Steam's PICS — the same source SteamDB reads. Patch history grows as we record new builds.
Engagement
Reviews
Themes across 949 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
It reminds me of a modern version of something like The 7th Guest or The 11th Hour. I don't find it scary. It's another one of those games that good for what it is, it's just not really my thing.
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很棒的恐怖游戏 虽然没有突脸和追逐 但氛围感塑造的很好 恐怖程度不逊于大多数恐怖游戏 如果你是一个没接触过恐怖游戏也非常值得尝试
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14 of 15 markets; the rest we haven't asked for this title, not markets where it is unavailable.
14 on sale1 answered “not sold”0 we did not ask
The 1 “not sold” market is read from the Steam price pass of Sep 14: that day the store answered for this game elsewhere and gave no price there. The 14 priced markets are the same rows as the table above — each the latest price we hold, dated here when it is older than that pass. The 0 marked “not asked” were not put to this store at all — either it has no storefront there or we do not collect it yet, and neither is a statement about the game. A refusal is a refusal on one day; a store can list a title again tomorrow.
Stats
All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English*, Italian, Polish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Korean*languages with full audio support
| $1.99−90% |
| 278ratings |
| 74% |
| #85 |
| not modelled |
Matched by title — a reused name can pair the wrong games. * is a critic aggregate. Prices and positions are each store's United States storefront; Epic charts worldwide. Audience and Score too, except Steam's, which is worldwide.
Hours played at review time, across 949 reviews with recorded playtime.
positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
[spoiler] they're all traumatized and now so am i. [/spoiler]
очень хороший инди хоррор на 3 часа, здесь нет каких то душных головоломок, в основном ты просто ходишь, думать не надо и это мне тут понравилось, есть довольно неплохой сюжет с интригующим концом и если судить по инди хорорам то это пожалуй один из лучших, всем советую здесь также есть какое то длс, но его я не проходил
这是史。
绝
gud
Zerei um dos finais recentemente e achei a história interessante. O jogo em si não assusta, considero um terror beeem leve, mas teria cuidado com quem tem epilepsia. Fora isso, a história é muito envolvente, a cada avanço me sentia mais presa em tentar entender o personagem. Com certeza no futuro jogarei novamente para tentar desbloquear outros finais.
Layers of Fear is a short but genuinely interesting horror experience that understands exactly where its strengths lie. It does not rely on complex mechanics or deep gameplay systems. Instead, it focuses almost entirely on atmosphere, psychological tension, and narrative presentation. From a gameplay perspective, it is very simple. Most of the experience consists of walking through corridors, exploring rooms, interacting with objects, and solving occasional light puzzles. There is very little mechanical depth here, but in this case, it does not need more. The game’s real purpose is storytelling. And in that regard, it succeeds. The premise of a painter descending into madness is compelling on its own, but the game adds layers of psychological horror and themes that evoke works like The Picture of Dorian Gray. Hallucinations, shifting environments, and distorted reality are used effectively to place you inside the mind of someone collapsing under obsession and mental illness. The changing house itself becomes one of the strongest elements of the game. Rooms transform behind your back, corridors bend into impossible shapes, and familiar spaces become threatening in subtle ways. It creates a constant sense of unease without needing excessive jump scares. Its short length also works in its favor. The game does not overstay its welcome, delivering a focused experience that remains engaging from start to finish. Layers of Fear may be mechanically minimal, but as a piece of interactive horror storytelling, it is memorable and well executed. Score: 8/10 – A brief but effective psychological horror journey built on atmosphere, style, and a compelling descent into madness.
Active players
Estimated daily and monthly active players (DAU/MAU) modeled from peak concurrency.
Players by region
Where this game's players are, estimated from review languages.
Players also reviewed
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