Bloober Team teases the next Layers of Fear for 2022 with a paint-swirling video

Whether it’s Layers of Fear 3, a remake, or something else remains to be seen

Bloober Team is playing around in the twisted world of Layers of Fear again following its dual-reality psychological horror game The Medium. In a new Unreal Engine 5 teaser, we’re shown an uneasy painter swirling around some pretty paint while voices fill his head.

This looks and sounds like the “insane painter” protagonist from Layers of Fear, and there’s also a nod to Layers of Fear 2 with that admission ticket on the table — for those of you who skipped it, the game took place on a ship. Tony Todd even (Candyman) narrated!

“I’m really glad we’re coming back to this world, wiser and more experienced,” Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babiebo . “For me, it’s important that we make this announcement during the Tokyo Games Show, as for many of us Japan is the cradle of psychological horror games. As a studio, we also have two other projects in the works, one in production and one in pre-production.”

We heard a similar comment just a few months ago, in relation to Silent Hill speculation. I’m waiting for that saga to come to a definitive conclusion either way, but for now, more Layers of Fear makes sense. These games aren’t always crowd favorites, but they sell.

With the way this teaser is being framed, I could envision the game being a remake — the tech looks so much better — or a numbered sequel. I’d be down for either route.