{"id":1772623,"date":"2026-02-15T15:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1772623"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:01:17","slug":"bloober-teams-big-reveal-is-layers-of-fear-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1772623","title":{"rendered":"Bloober Team&#8217;s big reveal is Layers of Fear 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n             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&#8220;RemosdNeulSerorehsoOvamCeyerd&#8221; is an anagram of &#8220;Cronos&#8221;, leading some to speculate that this was a teaser for DLC for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cronos-the-new-dawn\">Cronos: The New Dawn<\/a> \u2013 Bloober has marked the tenth anniversary of the horror game with confirmation of a third instalment.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Layers of Fear | Special Event | \u201cThe Sick Rose\u201d | Announcement\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VxU-9A3tw80?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VxU-9A3tw80\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Layers of Fear | Special Event | \u201cThe Sick Rose\u201d | Announcement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Layers of Fear | Special Event | \u201cThe Sick Rose\u201d | Announcement.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VxU-9A3tw80\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was no gameplay to showcase, I&#8217;m afraid, but we were treated to a strange live-action teaser, embedded above, in which we were told &#8220;the door won&#8217;t stay closed&#8221;. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s no other information, either, such as a release date.<\/p>\n<p>Though entitled Layers of Fear 3, this is actually the fourth Layers of Fear game, as the original game was remade for current-gen systems in 2023.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Layers of Fear 3\" height=\"2060\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-2026-02-15-at-14.55.01.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7067961165048544\" width=\"3516\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Layers of Fear 3\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Screenshot-2026-02-15-at-14.55.01.png\" height=\"2060\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7067961165048544\" width=\"3516\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bloober Team<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bloober&#8217;s been on a good run. It&#8217;s already released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2-remake\">Silent Hill 2 Remake<\/a>, Cronos: The New Dawn, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> version of Layers of Fear called Layers of Fear: The Final Masterpiece Edition, and is also working on Silent Hill 1 Remake and Project M, a horror game published by Broken Mirror Games exclusively on Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While I loved the settings and imagery, I ultimately didn&#8217;t get on with the previous sequel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/layers-of-fear-2\">Layers of Fear 2<\/a>, labelling it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/layers-of-fear-2-eagerly-anticipated-horror-sequel-falls-flat\">a slick psychological horror plagued by poor pacing and infuriating instakills<\/a> when I reviewed it back in 2019. I similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blair-witch-review-lumpy-horror-that-has-its-fair-share-of-scares\">struggled with Blair Witch<\/a>, and though I enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-medium-review\">The Medium&#8217;s aesthetics and mysterious storyline<\/a>, its finale contains some, uh, troubling narrative choices. I have, however, very much enjoyed the team&#8217;s later output, including Silent Hill 2 Remake, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/silent-hill-2-remake-review\">which received a rare 5\/5 from me,<\/a> and Cronos: The New Dawn.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bloober-team\">Bloober Team<\/a>&#8216;s countdown to Valentine&#8217;s Day has ended, and despite all those rose references, it&#8217;s not a Rule of Rose revival, but is, in fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/layers-of-fear\">Layers of Fear<\/a> 3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bloober-team-rose-teaser-countdown\">While the website had spurred all kinds of theories<\/a> \u2013 for instance, taking the capital letters from the word salad on the site &#8220;RemosdNeulSerorehsoOvamCeyerd&#8221; is an anagram of &#8220;Cronos&#8221;, leading some to speculate that this was a teaser for DLC for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/cronos-the-new-dawn\">Cronos: The New Dawn<\/a> \u2013 Bloober has marked the tenth anniversary of the horror game with confirmation of a third instalment.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Layers of Fear | Special Event | \u201cThe Sick Rose\u201d | Announcement\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VxU-9A3tw80?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/VxU-9A3tw80\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Layers of Fear | Special Event | \u201cThe Sick Rose\u201d | Announcement<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Layers of Fear | Special Event | \u201cThe Sick Rose\u201d | Announcement.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VxU-9A3tw80\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There was no gameplay to showcase, I&#8217;m afraid, but we were treated to a strange live-action teaser, embedded above, in which we were told &#8220;the door won&#8217;t stay closed&#8221;. Unfortunately, there&#8217;s no other information, either, such as a release date.<\/p>\n<p>Though entitled Layers of Fear 3, this is actually the fourth Layers of Fear game, as the original game was remade for current-gen systems in 2023.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Layers of Fear 3\" height=\"2060\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-2026-02-15-at-14.55.01.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7067961165048544\" width=\"3516\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Layers of Fear 3\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Screenshot-2026-02-15-at-14.55.01.png\" height=\"2060\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7067961165048544\" width=\"3516\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bloober Team<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bloober&#8217;s been on a good run. It&#8217;s already released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2-remake\">Silent Hill 2 Remake<\/a>, Cronos: The New Dawn, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a> version of Layers of Fear called Layers of Fear: The Final Masterpiece Edition, and is also working on Silent Hill 1 Remake and Project M, a horror game published by Broken Mirror Games exclusively on Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While I loved the settings and imagery, I ultimately didn&#8217;t get on with the previous sequel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/layers-of-fear-2\">Layers of Fear 2<\/a>, labelling it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/layers-of-fear-2-eagerly-anticipated-horror-sequel-falls-flat\">a slick psychological horror plagued by poor pacing and infuriating instakills<\/a> when I reviewed it back in 2019. I similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/blair-witch-review-lumpy-horror-that-has-its-fair-share-of-scares\">struggled with Blair Witch<\/a>, and though I enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-medium-review\">The Medium&#8217;s aesthetics and mysterious storyline<\/a>, its finale contains some, uh, troubling narrative choices. I have, however, very much enjoyed the team&#8217;s later output, including Silent Hill 2 Remake, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/silent-hill-2-remake-review\">which received a rare 5\/5 from me,<\/a> and Cronos: The New Dawn.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Layers of Fear 3 Bloober Team&#8217;s big reveal is Layers of Fear 3 Layers of 3r. 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