Layers of Fear 2

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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 169 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 169
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 169
  3. Negative: 47 out of 169

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  1. Kris511c
    Jun 3, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was all a dream!... nope... any game that uses that ending in any way is a 0... it renders either that ending or all endings for a game meaningless since it either dont tie into other possible endings or is meaningless to the story itself.… Expand
  2. marceltorigami
    Jun 3, 2019
    0
    it is trash, do not buy this game, just a waste of money, the only scary thing is the price for that **** ass game
  3. Kubyx
    Oct 23, 2020
    0
    Worst game ive ever played dont buy **** game its so boring 80%of the time you wont know what to do
  4. michaelb1928
    Jun 6, 2019
    4
    I dont really understand what this game is trying to be, it tries to have horror elements with consistent jumpscares of loud noises or doors opening, vases breaking etc but these never land as you know nothing actually happens its just superficial, the actual gameplay consists of linear paths with every door your not supposed to take being locked, its a walking simulator folks and once youI dont really understand what this game is trying to be, it tries to have horror elements with consistent jumpscares of loud noises or doors opening, vases breaking etc but these never land as you know nothing actually happens its just superficial, the actual gameplay consists of linear paths with every door your not supposed to take being locked, its a walking simulator folks and once you realize that none of the jumpscares land anymore, the puzzles are boring, now even having said that it doesnt necessarly have to be scary if the story can hold up, perfect example of a game that holds up like this is the recent devotion but unfortunately that falls flat too, overall just a really boring game… Expand
  5. silicongamer91
    May 28, 2019
    0
    Pathetic, crappy and boring walking sim. One of the worst gaming experience. Waste of money.
  6. AnchorGamer
    May 28, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Layers of weird.

    The game starts out slow with minor chills and creeps you slowly by slowly. My favorite type of beginning of a thrilling experience, until you actually notice you are getting no where with the story line. Randomly added pop-up scares every other second until you get tired of the most significant horror of monster mannequins that simply just try to grab and kill you, giving you the one and only exact death scene every time they do. The devs tried so hard to add weirdness poetry into the game every room you get into, you realize you are not having fun with the game at all. Positive points were the graphics and voice acting. Would definitely not play again, and not interested in a sequel. There are many better low-budget horror games out there with better story lines. Pass    … Expand
  7. metatif
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    Why this is 0 ? Cause the game had so much potential, crafted with great visual design, but it is broken on it's basis. The plot and story of this game is a disaster. How the hell puzzle game can gives you the safe code just sticked to it in concern that you wont find it before ? There are so many irrelevant objects you pick up in the game, the plot is so broken that you feel theWhy this is 0 ? Cause the game had so much potential, crafted with great visual design, but it is broken on it's basis. The plot and story of this game is a disaster. How the hell puzzle game can gives you the safe code just sticked to it in concern that you wont find it before ? There are so many irrelevant objects you pick up in the game, the plot is so broken that you feel the developers wanted to feel like a dumbass playing it.
    Highly not recommend. It is a waste of time. Disaster/    … Expand
  8. pinismenshox
    Feb 19, 2020
    3
    I don't see much point in this boring ass sack, running around mazes and developing a **** story. LOF 1 was good but this is too damn boring and full of **** to be worth playing.
  9. ChristHamster
    Aug 16, 2019
    0
    This game is nothing like the first one. The chase scenes and strobe lights are miserable.
  10. RazorSamurai
    Jul 15, 2019
    4
    Сразу скажу то, что первая часть была более лучшее, атмосфернее визуально и по ощущениям. Вторая часть вообще какой-то бред бреда. Одним словом можно назвать игру как 3д кликер как в те времена, когда были флеш игры или как игры на мобилках. Концовка и сюжет де.рьмовый типа аля очень глубокий смысл, я вот например закончил игру не по своей воле неосознанно даже не зная этого на третьюСразу скажу то, что первая часть была более лучшее, атмосфернее визуально и по ощущениям. Вторая часть вообще какой-то бред бреда. Одним словом можно назвать игру как 3д кликер как в те времена, когда были флеш игры или как игры на мобилках. Концовка и сюжет де.рьмовый типа аля очень глубокий смысл, я вот например закончил игру не по своей воле неосознанно даже не зная этого на третью концовку и я них.уя не понял, чё произошло. И чтобы понять мне нужно перепроходить все круги ада. Нет спасибо я глянул концовки и все равно ничего не понял. короче просто дерьм.ище полное. Надеюсь студия обонкротилась и больше игр не будет выпускать. 4/10… Expand
  11. Psy_pmP
    Nov 6, 2020
    4
    Layers of Fear is not bad.
    The observer is excellent.
    Layers of Fear 2 is **** In my opinion, the reasons are obvious. Observer is a game. You need to do something, to participate in the process. In Layers of Fear 2 you're just a spectator. But you are not allowed to watch calmly, for some reason they added a completely useless monster, which is insanely irritating. They try to scare    Layers of Fear is not bad.
    The observer is excellent.
    Layers of Fear 2 is ****
    In my opinion, the reasons are obvious. Observer is a game. You need to do something, to participate in the process. In Layers of Fear 2 you're just a spectator. But you are not allowed to watch calmly, for some reason they added a completely useless monster, which is insanely irritating. They try to scare you, you want to see how, but it turns out that you have to run. Sorry, but you are not a frictional games, you do not know how to make such games. So do what you do well. Make scary detectives.    … Expand
  12. Septone
    Oct 27, 2020
    4
    Probably my fault for not being able to understand the story quietly. The plot are just so confusing to me at first; And the video game is a 4-5 hour walking simulator with "scary" moments that aren't even that scary. There are also no consequences from dying and thinking this as a "horror" game is just a bit of stretch. Although I did enjoy the aesthetics and some of the paintings, soProbably my fault for not being able to understand the story quietly. The plot are just so confusing to me at first; And the video game is a 4-5 hour walking simulator with "scary" moments that aren't even that scary. There are also no consequences from dying and thinking this as a "horror" game is just a bit of stretch. Although I did enjoy the aesthetics and some of the paintings, so bravo. There are also other creepy moments that I liked a lot but that just can't justify of my experience. It's mostly a boring game.… Expand
  13. Khrebto13
    Oct 27, 2020
    3
    So these are the facts that i did not enjoy about the game.
    Reused stuff: i dont think it is wrong to re use things from previous games but in this case they are re using too much stuff, like the sounds of the enemy creature, you will think that you are playing Observer (which is one of my favorites horror games), i think its bad cuz you feel like they didnt make an effort to do something    So these are the facts that i did not enjoy about the game.
    Reused stuff: i dont think it is wrong to re use things from previous games but in this case they are re using too much stuff, like the sounds of the enemy creature, you will think that you are playing Observer (which is one of my favorites horror games), i think its bad cuz you feel like they didnt make an effort to do something new, and also cuz it doesnt feel like it should belong to this game.

    Poor in horror: The game is NOT scary, i was shaking when i played observer and LOF 1, but in this case i feel like the atmosphere was not scary at all.

    Repetitive: The game gets really repetitive with the mannequins and the way it guides you through the map, the game just closes all of the doors so you cant go further and makes you take another way.    … Expand
  14. Fikk
    Mar 4, 2022
    0
    Didn't make it to the end of the game, but in advance I give you the lowest score for your stupid position. Outside of politics, huh?

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#80 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
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#14 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 46
  3. Negative: 2 out of 46
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 2, 2019
    71
    The painter had been replaced by an actor, and old mansion morphed into a ship – but the gameplay and scare tactics have changed very little. [Issue#239, p.64]
  2. Worth Playing
    Jul 16, 2019
    65
    The story in Layers of Fear 2 is decent, even if you can see the narrative twist coming, but you need to sit down and analyze the pieces for it to really come together. The same tricks used in the original to distort the environment still work here, as do the jump-scares despite their predictability over time. The longer playtime robs the title of the crispness of its predecessor, while the element of an active pursuer doesn't mix well with the game's need for more involved door and switch mechanics and the precision needed to activate those action spots. It's still worth checking out for fans — but sometime later, as opposed to immediately.
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  3. GameCritics
    Jul 11, 2019
    45
    Coming from someone who adored the first Layers of Fear, I was ready to love this sequel. Instead, I was disappointed by the dearth of creativity, an overreliance on ineffective audiologs and documents, and multiple insta-kill chases that frustrated me until the end. I used to considered Bloober Team to be the best up-and-coming horror developer around, but either the horror genre is evolving beyond them, or the last three too-busy years have burnt them out.
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