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\nBack in June, Bloober Team – the developer behind The Medium, Observer, and Blair Witch – announced<\/a> it was remaking Layers of Fear 1 & 2 as a single “psychedelic horror chronicle”, and now the studio has shared a first look at a “brand-new story chapter” in its latest trailer.\n<\/p>\n

\nLayers of Fears, as the remake is officially (and ridiculously) known, is being co-developed with Anshar Studios, and will see the original Layers of Fear, its Inheritance DLC, and Layers of Fear 2 rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, complete with new visuals, gameplay, and expanded plot lines said to “cast a new light on the overarching narrative” as players face “spine-chilling madness that extends over generations.”\n<\/p>\n

\nThe first Layers of Fear game, if you’re unfamiliar, charted the story of a painter on the verge of completing his masterpiece while Layers of Fear 2 told the tale of an actor making a movie onboard a labyrinthine ocean liner, with both games serving up some striking psychedelic imagery as each protagonist began to lose their grip on reality.\n<\/p>\n

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Back in June, Bloober Team – the developer behind The Medium, Observer, and Blair Witch – announced it was remaking Layers of Fear 1 & 2 as a single “psychedelic horror chronicle”, and now the studio has shared a first look at a “brand-new story chapter” in its latest trailer. Layers of Fears, as the remake is officially (and ridiculously) known, is being co-developed with Anshar Studios, and will see the original Layers of Fear, its Inheritance DLC, and Layers of Fear 2 rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, complete with new visuals, gameplay, and expanded plot lines said to “cast a new light on the overarching narrative” as players face “spine-chilling madness that extends over generations.” The first Layers of Fear game, if you’re unfamiliar,…<\/p>\n

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