Bloober Team Reveals Layers Of Fears, Releasing Early Next Year

Amidst rumors of hills that are silent and more, Bloober Team and its co-developer Anshar Studios have revealed that the two teams are developing Layers of Fears. 

This news comes by way of a new trailer revealed during today’s Summer Game Fest showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley, and it answers a question players have been asking for a while now: Just what is Bloober Team developing? Layers of Fears is the answer, and it is a “psychological horror chronicle built upon the foundations of the original Layers of Fear, Layers of Fear: Inheritance, and Layers of Fear 2.” Bloober Team says “the psychedelic experience fans know and love will include an expanded plotline and gameplay direction all created in Unreal Engine 5.” 

You can check out the trailer that aired during today’s Summer Game Fest showcase below: 

Layers of Fear will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It will also launch on PC (via Steam or the Epic Game Store). 

“We are bringing back a franchise that is really special for us, in a new form that will give players a truly fresh gaming experience and that will shed new light on the overall story,” Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno writes in a press release. “Our plan was to recreate the games, but we didn’t want to make it a simple collection of two remastered games. We’ve worked out a new approach, something that is maybe not yet obvious. But I can tell you there’s a reason why we called it Layers of Fears.” 

It sounds like Layers of Fears is a Layers of Fears collection, but it will not be as straightforward as a remaster of one or two of the original games. Perhaps it’s a reimagining, taking all that Bloober Team has learned in development since the original releases. We will only know the outcome in time. Bloober Team published the first Layers of Fear back in 2016. The sequel, Layers of Fear 2, came out in 2019. The Medium was also released by Bloober Team in 2016. 

“Players who seek mature stories with hidden meanings should prepare for an exquisite horror experience thanks to the expanded plot lines that will cast a new light on the overarching narrative,” the press release reads. “They will face spine-chilling madness that extends over generations. Those who are looking for even more visceral thrills will enjoy the CORSAIR’s iCUE Integration system, providing dynamic lighting effects that will turn their desktop into a fully synchronized, real-time visualization of in-game actions.” 

More information is available here Game Informer’sCheck out Layers of Fear Review and check it out Game Informer’sLayers of Fear 2 Review. After that, be sure to read our thoughts on Bloober Team’s latest in Game Informer’sThe Medium review. 

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