56 Macworld • February 2022MAC GAMING
presenting you with a dilemma that
will determine whether or not you ever
return home to Earth.- Layers of Fear
Price: £14.99 from fave.co/3ELkdlc
Aspyr has been a mainstay of the Mac
gaming scene for many years, and
is responsible for bringing A-List PC
titles such as the Civilization and Call
Of Duty series to the Mac. However,
Layers Of Fear is Aspyr’s first
original game, and was developed in
conjunction with Polish developers
Bloober Team, who claim to specialise
in ‘psychological horror games’.
In many ways, Layers Of Fear
is a fairly conventional point-and-
click adventure game, in which
you take on the role of a painter
who wanders around his creepy
mansion as he attempts to finish his
great masterpiece. And, like many
adventure games, Layers Of Fear
throws you in at the deep end, with
little information about what’s going
on, or what you need to do next. That
leaves you to wander from room to
room, clicking on various objects that
act as clues to the story that unfolds
around you.
What isn’t so conventional is
the nightmarish atmosphere that
the game conjures up during your
explorations. Doors slam shut behind
you, or may even vanish altogether,
trapping you in a room or forcing
you to keep moving forward. It’s a
bit tricky to discuss the plot without
giving away too many spoilers, but
it soon becomes apparent that
there’s something weird going on- either in the mansion itself, or in
the mind of the painter.
Layers Of
Fear emphasizes
atmosphere over
action, and may
be a bit slow
for people who
like their horror
games to come
with hordes
of shambling
zombies. But if
- you enjoy the