Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear is a horror game free from an overabundance of jump scares. Instead, Layers of Fear goes down the psychedelic style of horror. What might have been behind you a moment ago may be something completely different once you turn back. Perhaps the walls won’t be what they once were. It’s these moments that make your journey as an insane painter on a quest to finish their magnum opus particularly eerie and uncomfortable.
Layers of Fear focuses on the fractured psyche of the protagonist to drive the thrills, rather than monsters jumping out at you from behind that creaky door. Yet, the game once again feels like another that didn’t quite get the critical acclaim, nor the mainstream buzz that it warranted. As a fresh take on the very tried and tested horror formula, Layers of Fear is a staple of 2016’s video games for horror fans, and an underrated one you shouldn’t let slip by.
