Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 7h it's 1 in 5 (19%).
- At least 20% of players who start reach the ending.
- 74% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,612 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 5.7h for positive, 3.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (74.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Lights, Camera, Action! Begin shooting your movie 100%
- Formless Succumb to madness ≥20% −80
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (32)
story milestone ending side
- Lights, Camera, Action! Begin shooting your movie 100%
- A Slice of Life Find your first photo slide 93%
- Debut Find your first movie poster 91%
- Sound Bite Use the phonograph 91%
- Hit Your Mark Follow direction during the first key scene 75%
- Choice and Concequence Take your first look behind the mysterious door 63%
- Show Restraint Ignore direction during the second key scene 49%
- Repair, Restore, Rebuild Rebuild what was once broken. At least try. 42%
- Find Your Inner Voice Follow his direction during the third key scene 38%
- Fisherman Spot something through the spyglass 34%
- Go Against the Grain Ignore direction during the fourth key scene 33%
- The Perfect Storm Send out an SOS 32%
- Se7en Seas Save all the lost souls 31%
- In One Take Get through the set without getting caught in the lights 23%
- Go Off Script Ignore direction during the first key scene 21%
- Formless Succumb to madness 20%
- Closed Casket Seal the Formless Man in a coffin 20%
- Rocket Science Journey through space without hitting a single obstacle 18%
- Let Go of Your Fear Follow her direction during the third key scene 18%
- We Don't Talk About It Destroy something beautiful 17%
- Go With the Flow Follow direction during the fourth key scene 17%
- A Beautiful Mind Complete the clock puzzle without a single mistake 17%
- Trust Your Instincts Follow direction during the second key scene 16%
- Flame Obey the Director 16%
- Forever Disobey the Director 15%
- Full Scoop Listen to all the phonograph interviews 7.4%
- Body of Work Bring all the movie posters to your cabin 7.3%
- You Can't Handle the Truth Decrypt a mysterious item 4.8%
- Fisher King Spot everything through the spyglass 4.8%
- We Are Not Alone Bring all the mysterious items to your cabin 4.3%
- A Mosaic of Misery View all the photo slides in your cabin 4.3%
- Rule of Three Witness all three endings 3.9%