For me, it’s important that we make this announcement during the Tokyo Games Show, as for many of us Japan is the cradle of psychological horror games. 'I’m really glad we’re coming back to this world, wiser and more experienced. 'Layers of Fear was a breakthrough project for us-it paved the path for Bloober Team and began our rapid growth, allowing us to explore more stories we’ve wanted to tell,' said Piotr Babiebo, Bloober Team CEO. This one told the story of a Hollywood actor who heeds the call of a despotic director to star in a film shot aboard an ocean liner. A DLC expansion titled Inheritance served to continue the story of the first Layers of Fear.Īn indirect sequel, Layers of Fear 2, was released in 2019.
The title played a big role in re-focusing the studio's art and game making direction and had a significant impact on the genre itself. The inaugural Layers of Fear game was released back in 2016 to some high praise for its unique take on the first-person psychological horror experience told from the point of view of a painter obsessively trying to finish his Magnum Opus, all cost be damned.
