Layers of Fear (2023)
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| Developers | |
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| Bloober Team | |
| Anshar Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Bloober Team | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 5[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | June 15, 2023 |
| macOS (OS X) | June 15, 2023 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 71 |
| OpenCritic | 72 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Adventure |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Horror |
| Series | Layers of Fear |
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| Layers of Fear | |
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| Layers of Fear | 2016 |
| Layers of Fear 2 | 2019 |
| Layers of Fear VR | 2019 |
| Layers of Fear (2023) | 2023 |
Layers of Fear (2023) is a singleplayer first-person adventure game in the Layers of Fear series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Steam | |
Deluxe Edition also available. | |
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition contains the base game, the digital artbook, and the digital soundtrack.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Delete or rename video file[1] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Cron\Saved\Config\Windows\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1946700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Local\Cron\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1946700/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics options
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
| Windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen off mode. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Scales with the Textures setting. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA or DLAA. No in-game option to disable. Possible either through the config file or the Universal Unreal Unlocker. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 3.1, XeSS 1.1, TSR, FSR 2.0 DLSS Frame Generation was added in 1.6.1 update on December 5, 2023.[2] |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | On / Off | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | 30, 60, 120 and unlimited FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | HDR Calibration is available. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | Hardware Lumen, Ray traced shadows (Lumen) and reflections. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.
HDR Calibration
Input
Gameplay options
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Added in Patch 1.2.3 | |
| Mouse acceleration | As a toggle. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | As a slider. | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Referred to as Invert X/Y. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | As a slider. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Referred to as Invert X/Y. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Keyboard and mouse controls
Gamepad controls
Audio
Audio options
Accessibility options
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Voice-over, Effects | |
| Surround sound | 7.0 Surround[3] | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Turkish | ||||
| Ukrainian | Fan translation. Available to download. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Wwise |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4690 AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
Intel Core i7-8700K AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 3 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 13.0 | |
| Processor (CPU) | devices with Apple Silicon | |
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 20 GB | |
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 5 engine build: 5.2.1.0[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1946700/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1946700) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-12-07
- ↑ Steam :: Layers of Fear :: Patch 1.6.1 is live - last accessed on 2023-12-06
- ↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-12-08
- Tested in 7.1 using Special K. No audio output detected in the LFE channel.