Layers of Fear 2
- Developer
- Bloober Team
- Publisher
- Gun Interactive
- Released
- 28 May 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £15.49
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on exploration and story. Players control a Hollywood actor who heeds the call of an enigmatic director to take on the lead role in a film shot aboard an ocean liner. Beware, for all may not truly be what it seems.
Best gaming PC for Layers of Fear 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Layers of Fear 2 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Gun Interactive on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3470 (3.2 GHz) / AMD A8-7600 (3.1 GHz) | Intel Core i5-6500 (3.2 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| RAM | 5 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 265 | GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 590 |
| Storage | 14 GB | 14 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Layers of Fear 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i5-6500 (3.2 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and your GPU is at or above GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 590, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.