I've been quite confused by Layers of Fear, the latest entry in Bloober Team's wildly successful gothic horror series. I thought it was a straight remake of the not-that-distant 2016 original, given it sports exactly the same name. Yet the developers have been pitching it as the series' "crowning work", which smacks of arrogance for a remake. Having delved into it a little more, I now understand that it's a remake of both Layers of Fear 1 and 2, plus a bunch of extra bits including a newly created chapter designed to wrap up the story.
All of this is landing next month, but if you want to try before you buy, you'll be able to do that in a few days' time. Bloober Team announced that a Steam demo for Layers of Fear will leap out of the closet at you on Monday, May 15. It'll be around for exactly one week, disappearing back into the ether on May 22.
