Layers of Fear — System Requirements, FPS Estimate & Settings
2016 · Indie, Adventure · Bloober Team · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 72
Official system requirements
Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG, retrieved 2026-08-21. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Minimum: | Recommended: |
| Processor | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system | Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system |
| Memory | OS: Win 10 with support for DirectX 12 Agility SDK | OS: Win 10 with support for DirectX 12 Agility SDK |
| Graphics | Processor: Intel Core i5 4690/ AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Processor: Intel Core i7 8700K/ AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Storage | Memory: 8 GB RAM | Memory: 12 GB RAM |
| DirectX | Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB/ AMD RX 580 4GB | Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB |
| Item 7 | DirectX: Version 12 | DirectX: Version 12 |
| Item 8 | Storage: 20 GB available space | Storage: 20 GB available space |
Multi-GPU FPS estimate
Estimated average FPS by GPU at 1080p / 1440p / 4K, derived from Layers of Fear's demand tier (tier 5, Moderate (mainstream GPU)) and published TechPowerUp-style relative-performance indices (RTX 4090 = 100), retrieved 2026-08-29. Planning estimates, not benchmarks.
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 150 | 99 | 57 |
| RTX 4080 Super | 135 | 89 | 51 |
| RTX 4080 | 129 | 85 | 49 |
| RX 7900 XTX | 144 | 95 | 55 |
| RX 7900 XT | 135 | 89 | 51 |
| RTX 4070 Ti Super | 115 | 76 | 44 |
| RX 7800 XT | 115 | 76 | 44 |
| RTX 4070 Super | 108 | 71 | 41 |
| RTX 4070 | 101 | 67 | 39 |
| RX 7700 XT | 104 | 69 | 40 |
| RTX 3070 | 94 | 62 | 36 |
| RX 6800 XT | 114 | 75 | 43 |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 83 | 55 | 32 |
| RX 6700 XT | 101 | 67 | 39 |
| RTX 3060 | 76 | 50 | 29 |
| RX 6600 XT | 86 | 57 | 33 |
| RTX 2060 | 69 | 45 | 26 |
| GTX 1660 Super | 57 | 38 | 22 |
| RX 580 | 66 | 44 | 25 |
| GTX 1060 6GB | 54 | 36 | 20 |
| GTX 1650 | 43 | 28 | 16 |
| Intel Arc A770 | 88 | 58 | 33 |
| UHD 770 (integrated) | 18 | 12 | 8 |
Method: a game's demand tier maps to a “GPU index needed for ~60 FPS at 1080p”; each GPU's relative index produces an estimate via a diminishing-returns curve, then scaled for resolution. Source: TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), 2026-08-29.
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Release & version notes
Official release date: 2016-02-16. Ongoing patches and version history are published by the developer — for the latest patch notes, see the official store or support page. GameFigs summarizes the official release only and does not invent patch dates.
About Layers of Fear
Layers of Fear is the horror game with a focus on exploring and puzzles. It is the only installment in the IP, featuring one DLC which expands the storyline further and one port to the Nintendo Switch, which adds multiple features like accelerated controllers' support and touchscreen assistance. The primary goal of the player is to guide the genius and psychopath painter on the way to complete the painting. The problem is the player does not know how to do so — they start exploring the house, which is changing the layouts repeatedly and find out many jump-scares along the way. Getting through all of the six chapters the player may reach of the three endings: bad, average and good. The end is decided not by momentarily choice but by a series of decisions throughout the game. While the player is uncovering the truth about the premises of the hero's masterpiece, the DLC tells a story of his daughter which returns to her memories of the past. The DLC also features three endings in the same fashion as the original game.
Sources & attribution
- Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- GPU relative-performance indices via TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), retrieved 2026-08-29.
- FPS estimates on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the demand-tier + GPU-index model — not benchmark results.
How the Layers of Fear optimization card & FPS estimate are computed
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