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Layers of Fear (2016)
Layers of Fear (2016) leans Variance (Systems & Chaos). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
5 games like Layers of Fear (2016)
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - QTEs and heartbeat prompts need basic timing.
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 4) - First-run unknowns are the whole experience; spoilers defuse it
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Pure reading and clicking, no physical layer
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 6) - Replicant identities are randomised each playthrough
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Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 4) - Navigating by map coordinates with hidden danger zones
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- Released
- 2016
- Developer
- Bloober Team
- Platforms
- PS4, Linux, PC, iOS, Mac, XONE
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB critics
- 76/100
- IGDB users
- 71/100