Bloober Team Is Revisiting 'Layers Of Fear' Again On The Switch 2

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Nice. Layers of fear 1 is one of my favorite horror games I’ve ever played. It was an amazing experience for me and as soon as I saw it on my meta quest I got it in there as well… can only play a bit at a time though. lol. 2 was okay, but not nearly as enjoyable.

I’m very excited for this release. 👍

I tried the first Layers of Fear on a sale last October, and aside from a few decent liminal moments, it was extremely boring and completely devoid of scares. Thanks to Silent Hill 2 I'm a Bloober fan now, but I don't see any reason to return to Layers unfortunately.

Damn this will be interesting if real. Layers of Fear was the first UE5 game on the market, so didn’t have all the fancy tech that we’ve have now seen some modern UE5 use. So it would be interesting to see if this has all the shortcomings that we’ve recently with other UE5 games on the platform.

The remake/remaster is a kind of all-in-one package with LoF1, LoF2, and kind of LoF 2.5 that ties all pieces together. It launched 2-3 years back. I'm sure this is this game.

If this is a port of the "reimaging" of Layers of Fear, this is a game that may be significantly more appealing than its original release. This game covers both Layers of Fear & Layers of Fear 2 and are actually linked with a third storyline unfolding between chapters.

While you will be (re)playing through the original 2 games, the first one is VASTLY different from its original release, with an actual antagonistic threat throughout large portions of the experience that require the player to find ways to avoid and escape their assailant and manages to create genuine tension that was missing originally.

As far as I remember though, Layers of Fear 2 is largely unchanged in comparison which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it was more or less included to add overall value to it.

I'd recommend giving this a shot, although I'm sure it will be better experienced on other platforms if you have the option.

@MTMike87 thanks for the explanation. game has gone through a lot of iterations. I am sure with the experience Bloober team have now they will make this FINAL edition as good as it can be

@DonierGunad Cronos has a physical (right, game key card) release on NS2 already. We don't have a precedence for releasing a key card and then a game on card version, so you either take what we have, or you skip. Just don't hold your breath.

I didn't know there was a new Layers of Fear game? I enjoyed the first one but never played the second. If it's a remake of the first, I don't really feel compelled to play it again, but if it's something newer I'd be interested.

@FredsBodyDouble Read the comment from @MTMike87. It's a remake of both games in one.

I HATE WALKING SIMULATORS
It's precisely because of these types of games that I hated Bloober Team for years and avoided all their titles. Now that Silent Hill 2 and Cronos have taken a better path, I wonder what the reasoning behind returning to Layers of Fear is. There isn't one.

@PlusFan Sega is releasing Sonic Racing: Crossworlds on an actual game card for Switch 2 after releasing multiple key cards.

Bloober guys don't always seem to know what they do. I'm afraid this might be one of those cases, together with the second game of the series which was a total trainwreck (or better, a shipwreck), especially on Switch.
I mean, why revisit the first title which was already fine? Sure, it was just a "walking simulator", but very well made and pretty thrilling. Now they really risk to just make it laggy on Switch 2 for no reason. Why?

What I want to know is what is that Project M game codeveloped with Nintendo... I'm so intrigued!

@the_beaver I could post a picture about it here from BT themselves but I guess I will write it here.

"Additionally the company announces a new date for the global premiere of the game codenamed Project M, developed exclusively for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 platforms, with a premiere in 2026 also under Broken Mirror Games."

It could be a horror game exclusively for Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 but considering it is coming to Switch 1, it may either not be a graphically demanding one or its not a horror game at all.

@Johnny_Arthur The game in question was released on other platforms before SH2 Remake.

@HammerKirby I was referring to a comment by other user where they say they wait for a physical Cronos release - which already happened in the form of a Key Card. I meant there's no precedence to release a game as a key card and then the SAME game as a game on card.

@PlusFan oh. Now I get what you mean.