Layers of Fear - Games in Research

Layers of Fear is a psychological horror adventure game developed by Bloober Team and published by Aspyr. It was released on Linux, Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One worldwide in February 2016. Wikipedia

Research exclusive to this game

Marak, Katarzyna. “Walking through the Past: The Mechanics and Player Experience of Haunting, Obsession and Trauma in Layers of Fear.” Theoria et Historia Scientiarum 14 (2017): 55-69. Trauma Theory Walking Simulators

Research that includes this game in its sample

Beyvers, Sarah E.: “»Do you see it now? Do you see it like I do?«: Unreliability and the Unstable Narrating Mind in DEAR ESTHER (2012) and LAYERS OF FEAR (2016).” In: Arno Görgen, Stefan Heinrich Simond (Hg.): Krankheit in Digitalen Spielen. Interdisziplinäre Betrachtungen. Bielefeld: transcript 2020, S. 163–187. Interactive Narratives Representations of Mental Illness

Hart, Adam Charles. “The Searching Camera.” Journal of Cinema and Media Studies 58, no. 4 (2019): 73-91. Film Studies Genre Studies

Other games in the franchise

Layers of Fear (3)

Layers of Fear 2 (1)