# Layers of Fear \(2016\)

Summer DB entity ID: 936cb2b2\-3058\-4a2d\-81d8\-fd4611e53199

Steam App ID: 391720

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\.            Game Features:    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\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Bloober Team SA

- Publisher: Bloober Team SA

- Release date: Feb 15, 2016

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Adventure, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/391720/ss\_bd15c3e75837957b903ecf27145963b4a14d809e\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1771008004, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/391720/ss\_ee4ebde0459e58cbc0eb53802a55e14596a3760b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1771008004, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/391720/ss\_6b9805ded2a4a3d160ee241fda1868139c59d8bb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1771008004, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/391720/ss\_c7fbc8c76e0adb4fc1531665840d8dc7031eff4b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1771008004, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/391720/ss\_01f4489c53e09505495f3de24bf9809e5aa3456c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1771008004, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/391720/ss\_008e00782daa1fd5abb3ed8883d063c68915e695\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1771008004

- Price: 1999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 13

- Steam review count: 27740

- Steam positive reviews: 24515

- Steam negative reviews: 3225

- Steam positive percentage: 88.37418889689978%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/936cb2b2-3058-4a2d-81d8-fd4611e53199/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/936cb2b2-3058-4a2d-81d8-fd4611e53199/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T06:27:27\.90478\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T06:27:29\.396638\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T06:27:28\.934008\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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