

Layers of Fear 2
2019 NA Publishing
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Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on exploration and story. Players control a Hollywood actor who heeds the call of an enigmatic director to take on the lead role in a film shot aboard an ocean liner. Beware, for all may not truly be what it seems.
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Fans of the original Layers of Fear or any psychological horror game will truly enjoy Layers of Fear 2.
Layers of Fear 2 is a surreal journey packed with fear and existential dread. Everything from the environment to the music, Layers of Fear 2 is an experience that is frightful, thought-provoking, and disorienting (in a good way). Granted, it doesn’t always hit every note; however, the decision to port it over to the Nintendo Switch is certainly a most...
I'd still recommend Layers of Fear 2 to fans who enjoyed the original game's atmosphere enough to want to see it realized on a grander scale, but don't feel like you need to rush to play it at launch.
Surprising moments succeed at sending occasional shivers down your spine, but the game doesn't bring you deep enough into its world to inspire fear
Layers of Fear 2 is a rather disappointing follow-up to 2016's interesting and effective psychological horror effort. There's a decent premise here, a strong setting and an opportunity to tell an interesting tale, but it feels wasted for the most part. Despite looking and sounding great, predicable scares, repetitive gameplay, disappointing puzzles...
System requirements
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 (3.2 GHz) / AMD A8-7600 (3.1 GHz)
- Memory: 5 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® 11.0 compatible
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 (3.2 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 590
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 14 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX® 11.0 compatible
- Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system