Layers of Fear

Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear	2016
Layers of Fear 2	2019
Layers of Fear VR	2019
Layers of Fear (2023)	2023
Layers of Fear 3	TBA

General information

Aspyr Support Page

Publisher Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Masterpiece Edition. DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[2]
GamersGate		Masterpiece Edition also available.

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming		Masterpiece Edition also available.
Humble Store		Masterpiece Edition also available.
Mac App Store
Steam		Masterpiece Edition also available.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Inheritance is a story expansion.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Inheritance	Included in the Masterpiece Edition

Game data

In-game gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Bloober Team\Layers of Fear\0\cfg\ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Bloober Team\Layers of Fear
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Bloober Team\Layers of Fear\<user-id>\cfg\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Bloober Team/Layers of Fear/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Bloober Team\Layers of Fear\0\save*.dat
Steam	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Bloober Team\Layers of Fear\<user-id>\save*.dat
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Containers/unity.Bloober-Team.Layers-of-Fear/Data/Library/Application Support/unity.Bloober Team.Layers of Fear/0
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Bloober Team/Layers of Fear/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Approx. 488 KB available. Does not sync save games across different OS.

Video

Launcher game settings.

In-game graphics settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Disable fullscreen and use Borderless Gaming.
Ultra-widescreen		Native support.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	50-60° (vertical).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Simple toggle with no specific sample count given.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	FXAA, SMAA.
Frame generation	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	Uncapped with 50Hz physics update rate. While camera and character movement update at full rate, above 50 FPS moving both simultaneously causes heavy juddering on objects.^[3]^[4]
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Most of the symbols and modifier keys cannot be bound to commands, except for `⇧ Shift`, `↵ Enter`, and `← Backspace`.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		At least XInput and DualShock 4.
Full controller support		Launcher supports controller press to start the game.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

In-game keyboard remapping
In-game controller remapping
In-game DualShock 4 remapping

Audio

In-game sound settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Fan translation by AR Team, download.
Simplified Chinese
Czech				Retail - 📥
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan voice-over by «Team Raccoon»
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Layers of Fear (DX11).

Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking

Issues fixed

Enable CrossFire support

CrossFire hack

In Steam version we need to get rid of the launcher so we can pass a command-line argument to the main exe:

In game's folder, rename "Layers of Fear.exe" to "_Layers of Fear.exe"
create a copy of file "Layers of FearSub.exe" named "Layers of Fear.exe"
rename folder "Layers Of FearSub_Data" to "Layers Of Fear_Data"
In Steam, right-click the game, click Properties, SET LAUNCH OPTIONS..., and in the text box enter: -window-mode exclusive
In AMD Radeon Settings game's profile, set "AMD CrossFire Mode" to "AFR friendly"

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Interface	Qt
Input	SDL

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon R7 250X 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
Other		Supported Gamepads: Microsoft Xbox 360 Games for Windows (Wired) Microsoft Xbox One Controller (Wired) Sony PS4 DualShock 4 controller (wired) Steam Controller

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.12
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce 750M Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1 GB of VRAM
Other		Supported Gamepads: Microsoft Xbox 360 Games for Windows (Wired) Microsoft Xbox One Controller (Wired) Sony PS4 DualShock 4 controller (wired) Steam Controller

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04 and 15.10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 3470
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 660 Ti 2 GB of VRAM
Other		Supported Gamepads: Microsoft Xbox 360 Games for Windows (Wired) Microsoft Xbox One Controller (Wired) Sony PS4 DualShock 4 controller (wired) Steam Controller

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.3.4p1^[1]

References

↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-12-24
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-24
↑ A thing about the stutter... - last accessed on 2016-05-21
↑ Verified by User:Radmaxx on 2023-02-28
Tested using 50, 60, 70 & 144 FPS caps without v-sync and 300 and 150 FPS with v-sync. Issue is somewhat mild at 60 while becoming far worse at higher rates.

[2] Unity engine build: 5.3.4p1^[1]

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2017-12-24

[3] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-24

[4] A thing about the stutter... - last accessed on 2016-05-21

[5] Verified by User:Radmaxx on 2023-02-28
Tested using 50, 60, 70 & 144 FPS caps without v-sync and 300 and 150 FPS with v-sync. Issue is somewhat mild at 60 while becoming far worse at higher rates.

[Note 1]

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Developers

	Bloober Team
Publishers
	Aspyr Media
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	February 15, 2016
macOS (OS X)	February 15, 2016
Linux	February 15, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	72
OpenCritic	74
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Horror
Series	Layers of Fear