Layers of Fear 2 Trophy Roadmap
- Estimated trophy difficulty: 3/10
- Approximate amount of time to platinum: 15 hours
- Offline Trophies: 33 (1
, 5
, 10
, 17
)
- Online Trophies: 0
- Number of missable trophies: All trophies are semi-missable except for
Lights, Camera, Action! and
Repair, Restore, Rebuild.
- Glitched trophies: 0
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: No difficulty settings available.
- Minimum Playthroughs: 2,5 – The game has three endings: one playthrough for
Flame and one playthrough for
Forever. For the
Formless ending, play Act 1 and 2 back-to-back then Act 5 when you’re back at the cabin.
Introduction
Welcome to the Layers of Fear 2 Trophy Guide! Layers of Fear 2 places you in the role of an actor aboard a liner who is tasked by his director to create his own character for the upcoming play. As he journeys through the unsettling and eerily beautiful atmosphere of the ship, our protagonist experiences the sheer madness of his movie’s director. Through psychologically well-balanced horror layers that go from ever-changing puzzles, references to horror movie classics and storylines bordering the non-sensical, Layers of Fear is a nuanced spectacle that will make your time for the platinum worthwhile.
Layers of Fear 2 sports three different endings, each of which is connected to the two main storylines and different choices you can make. The story-related trophies refer to whether you decide to follow or ignore what your director instructs you to do. For the third ending, you need to replay only half of the game back-to-back and replay Act 5 when you’re back at the cabin. In each of the five Acts are act-specific trophies and collectibles (Movie Posters, Phonograph Interviews, Mysterious Items, Photo Slides, and Spyglass Items), which, however, have no in-game tracker. All trophies are highly missable. Fortunately though, when you finish the game for the first time, NG+ unlocks giving you the chance to revisit Acts in random order to clean up whatever you’ve left behind or restart from Act 1 to play for a secondary ending.
Step 1: “Obey the Director” Ending for “Flame” trophy, All Collectibles and Missable Trophies
In this step, choose to obey the director every time you’re faced with a choice in each one of the five Acts. Do exactly what he tells you to or not to do.
These are the trophies you should unlock during your first step. They are listed in their unlockable order:
Sound Bite
Choice and Consequence
Fisherman
The Perfect Storm
A Slice of Life
Lights, Camera, Action! (unmissable)
Debut
In One Take
Hit Your Mark
A Beautiful Mind
Trust Your Instincts
We Don’t Talk About It
Find Your Inner Voice
Rocket Science
Closed Casket
Go With the Flow
Se7en Seas
Repair, Restore, Rebuild (unmissable)
Flame
Full Scoop
Body of Work
We Are Not Alone
Fisher King
A Mosaic of Misery
You Can’t Handle the Truth
Step 2: “Disobey the Director” Ending for “Forever” trophy, Collectibles and Missable Trophies Clean-Up
In this step, start a NG+ but this time choose to disobey the director every time you’re faced with a choice in each one of the five Acts. Completely ignore what he wants you to do. In this step, you may have some collectibles left to pick up or act-specific trophies to take care of. Make sure to collect the remaining Mysterious Items in this step.
These are the trophies you should unlock during your first step. They are listed in their unlockable order:
Go Off Script
Show Restraint
Trust Your Instincts
Go Against the Grain
Forever
Step 3: “Succumb to Madness” Ending for “Formless” trophy
To get the third ending, start a NG+ but this time you just need to play the first two Acts. Since the game records the choices you’ve made from previous playthroughs, there’s no need to replay the game in its entirety if you’ve followed this roadmap. Replaying Act 1 and Act 2 and obeying the director in both is enough. When you’re done with the first two acts and are back at the cabin, replay Act 5 and the third ending should unlock.
Formless
Rule of Three
Useful Tips, Tricks and Guides:
Layers of Fear 2 Trophy Guide
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Final Cut Earn all trophies |
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Earn all other trophies in Layers of Fear 2 to unlock Platinum (DLC not required). | ||
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Body of Work Bring all the movie posters to your cabin |
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» Layers of Fear 2 All Collectible Locations (Movie Posters, Phonograph Interviews, Mysterious Items, Photo Slides, and Spyglass Items) | ||
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Debut Find your first movie poster |
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See trophy “Body of Work”. | ||
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A Beautiful Mind Complete the clock puzzle without a single mistake |
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Halfway through The Hunt you’ll reach a mechanical laboratory. In front of you are three tin mannequins tinkering with some switches and to your right is another one opposite a clock-looking contraption. First, go left through the doors until you reach a ladder. Climb down the ladder to come face to face with a puzzle. The puzzle is fairly easy to complete, but if you can’t find the solution here is a picture to help you.
Once this first puzzle is complete, head back to the laboratory and proceed where the mannequin that drops dead was. To solve this puzzle you need to move the hand to the numbers needed to reach the number indicated by the panel on the left. You can ignore the number shown in the upper left-hand corner. Make sure that every number you add doesn’t make the total go over the required number, otherwise you will have made a mistake and you need to start over by exiting the game and hitting continue. Doing so will respawn you before the well. Here’s what you have to do for each number. 0 > 8: 8. 12 > 38: 10+9+7 24 > 70: 10+9+8+7+6+5+1 |
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Go Off Script Ignore direction during the first key scene |
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Unlocked in Act 1 – Unmooring
When you’re presented with a pistol towards the end of Unmooring, shoot the mannequin on the left for a total of three times. This is best unlocked during Step 2. |
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Hit Your Mark Follow direction during the first key scene |
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Unlocked in Act 1 – Unmooring
When you’re presented with a pistol towards the end of Unmooring, shoot the mannequin on the right. This is best unlocked during Step 1. |
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Show Restraint Ignore direction during the second key scene |
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Unlocked in Act 2 – The Hunt
When you are asked to choose to attack the dog or not towards the end of The Hunt, choose “Give Up” for a total of four times. This is best unlocked during Step 2. |
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Trust Your Instincts Follow direction during the second key scene |
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Unlocked in Act 2 – The Hunt
When you are asked to choose to attack the dog or not towards the end of The Hunt, choose “Take It” for a total of four times. This is best unlocked during Step 1. |
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Let Go of Your Fear Follow her direction during the third key scene |
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Unlocked in Act 3 – Bloody Roots
After picking up the pistol in the kids’ toy room, choose to shoot at the kid walking the plank. This is best unlocked during Step 2. |
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Find Your Inner Voice Follow his direction during the third key scene |
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Unlocked in Act 3 – Bloody Roots
After picking up the pistol in the kids’ toy room, choose to shoot at the two puppets on your left and right. The one to your left needs to be shot twice. This is best unlocked during Step 1. |
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Go Against the Grain Ignore direction during the fourth key scene |
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Unlocked in Act 4 – Breathe
Towards the end of Breathe, you can decide to walk through the fire in front of you or turn around and walk through the fire behind you. For this trophy, walk through the fire in front of you. This is best unlocked during Step 2. |
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Go With the Flow Follow direction during the fourth key scene |
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Unlocked in Act 4 – Breathe
Towards the end of Breathe, you can decide to walk through the fire in front of you or turn around and walk through the fire behind you. For this trophy, walk through the fire behind you. This is best unlocked during Step 1. |
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Closed Casket Seal the Formless Man in a coffin |
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Halfway through Act 4 you’ll reach a gate that you have to unlock using a switch. Once that happens you’ll soon be chased by the monster. When the chase is over, retrace your steps until you can see a coffin. Close it to unlock the trophy. | ||
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We Are Not Alone Bring all the mysterious items to your cabin |
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» Layers of Fear 2 All Collectible Locations (Movie Posters, Phonograph Interviews, Mysterious Items, Photo Slides, and Spyglass Items) | ||
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You Can’t Handle the Truth Decrypt a mysterious item |
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Altre finding the last Spyglass Item (the conch), you’ll see it dangling near the Mysterious Items you’ve collected. To unlock this trophy plug the conch into the first item on the right of the note. Check our Collectibles Locations Guide to find out where all Mysterious Items are. | ||
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Flame Obey the Director |
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Unlocks before the end credits if you’ve chosen to obey the director throughout the game. If you’ve done everything correctly, your last cutscene should take place in a dining room. | ||
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Formless Succumb to madness |
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Unlocks before the end credits after replaying the first two Acts and obeying the director in both. If you’ve followed the roadmap, this should be your final playthrough. If you’ve done everything correctly, your last cutscene should take place in a candled dungeon with the monster dressed as a monk. When you’re put back at the pistol, shoot the mannequin on the right. | ||
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Forever Disobey the Director |
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Unlocks before the end credits if you’ve chosen to disobey the director throughout the game. If you’ve done everything correctly, your last cutscene should have a kid pointing a gun and shooting at you. | ||
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A Slice of Life Find your first photo slide |
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See trophy “A Mosaic of Misery”. | ||
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Full Scoop Listen to all the phonograph interviews |
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» Layers of Fear 2 All Collectible Locations (Movie Posters, Phonograph Interviews, Mysterious Items, Photo Slides, and Spyglass Items) | ||
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Sound Bite Use the phonograph |
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In the cabin, next to your bed is a phonograph. Simply interact with the first interview and turn the handle to unlock this trophy. | ||
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In One Take Get through the set without getting caught in the lights |
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Halfway through Act 1 you will reach the wings of a stage. In this area you need to activate a light switch to continue. Once you’ve activated the switch some spotlights will start moving. To unlock the trophy you need to make it across the wings without getting caught by the lights. This is easier than it sounds if you calibrate your movements. If you don’t feel confident with your stealth skills, make a manual save, exit and launch the game again to be safe. | ||
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Lights, Camera, Action! Begin shooting your movie |
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Automatic story-related trophy. Unlocks during Act 1 after spinning the globe, regardless of your choices. | ||
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The Perfect Storm Send out an SOS |
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Shortly after the beginning of Act 1 you’ll come across a room with a pair of headphones and an SOS machine next to it. For this trophy you need to do exactly as the trophy icon shows, whereby one dot is a short sound and a line is a long sound. | ||
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Repair, Restore, Rebuild Rebuild what was once broken. At least try. |
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Automatic story-related trophy. Unlocks during Act 5, regardless of your choices. | ||
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Rocket Science Journey through space without hitting a single obstacle |
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When you enter the Office in Act 3, you’ll have to assemble a space rocket back together. After plugging the cable in and boarding the rocket, you’ll start a fairly short sequence during which a series of rocks will come gravitating towards you. Use ![]() ![]() |
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Se7en Seas Save all the lost souls |
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At some point during Act 4 you’ll come across a bright room with a table with lots of plates on top. Crouch through the cranny to reach a cave-like area. In this area are 5 smaller areas and inside each are some rat cages. These are the souls the game refers to. Simply interact with the mannequins or puzzles in each room in order to be able to unlock each cage. This is what you have to do in each room:
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Rule of Three Witness all three endings |
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Unlocked when all three endings have been discovered. | ||
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Fisher King Spot everything through the spyglass |
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In the cabin, on the upper floor to the right, is a spyglass. As you play through the story you will go back to your cabin once each Act ends. Every time you return here, go upstairs and look through the spyglass to spot an item. Use ![]() |
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Fisherman Spot something through the spyglass |
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See trophy “Fisher King”. | ||
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A Mosaic of Misery View all the photo slides in your cabin |
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» Layers of Fear 2 All Collectible Locations (Movie Posters, Phonograph Interviews, Mysterious Items, Photo Slides, and Spyglass Items) | ||
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Choice and Consequence Take your first look behind the mysterious door |
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In the cabin, to the right, is a door. Open it to start a cutscene and unlock this trophy. | ||
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We Don’t Talk About It Destroy something beautiful |
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At the very end of The Hunt, you’ll have to switch a TV set on. After doing so, the monster will start chasing you. Open the door and cross the bridge, then open a second door, but do NOT open the third door. Opening the final door will trigger Act 3, which makes this trophy highly missable. Instead, drop down the hole to the right and activate the dynamite switch. Trophy unlocks. |
111 says
Hello, and please all mysterious items can you find… They need to viewforum.php secret ending (extended bad ending…). I found note in act 2 and plant in act 4. Please)
FranciRoosters says
Can you elaborate? One mysterious item is found when going for Succumb to Madness?
HB says
For “Succumb to Madness”, you have to obey the directors twice and disobey them twice
FranciRoosters says
Thanks! Guide updated!
SaMiX says
I think there is a mistake in the “Trust Your Instinct” trophy. Following the direction is to give up not to Take it! I followed the guide without checking twice and i took it and i didn’t get the trophy! In fact i got the “Show Restraint”. Now i think i should star all over again!
FranciRoosters says
Thanks for checking. Yes, you’re right. That’s my mistake. I’ll fix the guide.
SaMiX says
I can’t get “Trust Your Instincts” trophy, doesn’t matter what i do. it just won’t unlock! And the thing is i got ALL other trophies. Is it glitched or what? 🙁
FranciRoosters says
Sounds like a very unfortunate glitch. It’s the first time I’ve heard of it. Have you tried reinstalling the game or sending a support ticket to the devs?
SaMiX says
No i havn’t, but i will try.
SaMiX says
Ok I got it. And the thing is you were right all the time and in the original guide. The thing is, when you first try to take the bait, the Analogs change from LEFT and RIGHT, to UP and DOWN. I didn’t notice it before, but now i TOKE IT and followed the Analog directions after, and got the bait out of the dogs mouth.
The thing is, how the hell did i got the trophies for the Obeying and Disobeying!!! This was the first time i saw the scene where you struggle with the dog for the meat!
FranciRoosters says
Guide updated!
Gabriel221 says
Hey guys I have the same problem in Trust your Instincts trophy.
Tried many times but i think the trophy is glitched