Layers of Fear was a turning point for Polish studio Bloober. Before it, Bloober had a reputation for poor games, but Layers began something new.
It began a specialisation in a kind of insidious horror game – a horror which doesn’t rely on jump scares (although it does use some) but which is strange, eerie and unsettling. In Layers you are a painter in a mansion, but all is not what it seems.
Layers is a bit rough but it’s interesting, which counts for so much. And today, for a limited time, Layers of Fear is free to download and keep forever on Steam, so I suggest you get it.
Source: Eurogamer Layers of Fear is free on Steam and you can keep it forever