Layers of Fear System Requirements; Demo Available Soon [UPDATE]

Update #2

Rejoicing in the positive reception Layers of Fear on the part of players, Bloober Team has decided to extend the period of availability of the game's demo version until May 31.

Update #1 (May 15)

Demo version of Layers of Fear has just become available on Steam. At a similar time, Bloober Team published a stock market announcement, in which it revealed [in Polish], that the release of the game will take place on June 15.

Original news (May 12)

Layers of Fear - the next installment in the horror adventure game series by Bloober Team and Anshar Studio - will receive a demo, available on PC from May 15 from 5 p.m. CET to May 22 until midnight CET. The demo will offer the intro (we're including it in this news) and a few minutes of gameplay in the starting location.

There will also be a live broadcast on May 15 at 5 p.m. CET with series creative director Damian Kocurek and PR manager Laura Bernas, who will present exclusive footage from the game and talk about its development.

Powered by Unreal Engine 5 Layers of Fear is, according to the developers, their "horror magnum opus" and "one of the best-looking titles of its kind on the market." However, in order to see this firsthand, you will have to meet certain requirements, which have also been revealed. Here they are:

Layers of Fear - minimum PC requirements (1080p, 30 fps)

1. Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GTX 1060 3 GB or AMD RX 580 4 GB
3. RAM: 8 GB
4. DirectX: 12
5. Disk space: 20 GB (HDD / SSD)
6. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit or later

Layers of Fear - recommended PC requirements (1080p, 60 fps)

1. Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2. Graphics card: Nvidia GTX 1070 8 GB
3. RAM: 12 GB
4. DirectX: 12
5. Disk space: 20 GB (SSD)
6. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit or later

Layers of Fear - recommended PC requirements for ray tracing (1080p, 60 fps)

1. Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2. Graphics card: Nvidia RTX 2070 8 GB or AMD RX 6800 XT
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. DirectX: 12
5. Disk space: 20 GB (SSD M.2)
6. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit or later

Layers of Fear - recommended PC requirements for ray tracing and 4K (2160p, 60 fps)

1. Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2. Graphics card: Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti 12 GB
3. RAM: 16 GB
4. DirectX: 12
5. Disk space: 20 GB (SSD M.2)
6. Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit or later

Layers of Fear is the third installment in the series. The title will offer a fresh story, albeit based on themes from previous games. The release is scheduled for June 2023. The game will be released on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

Layers of Fear

June 15, 2023

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