UPDATE 26/10/23: Just as it promised earlier this month, developer Bloober Team has released a free new chapter for its psychedelic horror remake Layers of Fear. It's titled The Final Prologue and is available now on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC - and its launch has brought a sinister new trailer, positively quivering with nightmarish stop-motion-inspired set-pieces, for those wanting to see more before diving in.

"Step into the Director's seat as you seek to unravel the mysteries at the heart of a troubled Hollywood production," Bloober explains in its launch post on Steam. "As the film's creator, you have the power to shape scenes to your liking. You're in charge of making the ultimate horror flick - with violence, gore and cosmic dread as your tools. Strive to complete your final masterpiece, even as the set around you devolves into chaos."

The Final Prologue arrives as part of Bloober Team's 15th anniversary celebrations, and is accompanied by a 25% discount across all platforms, bringing the price down from its usual £24.99 to around £19 until 1st November.

ORIGINAL STORY 16/10/23: Psychedelic horror Layers of Fear - the 2023 remake as opposed to the 2016 original - is getting a free new story chapter on 24th October to mark developer Bloober Team's 15th anniversary.

Layers of Fear (again, the new one) already featured a decent chunk of new content, of course, reconfiguring the stories of Layers of Fear 1 and 2, as well as the first game's Inheritance DLC, into a single narrative - all spruced up with striking Unreal Engine 5 visuals and new gameplay elements. And then there's a new story chapter featuring the original protagonist's wife, plus a new framing device focusing on a lighthouse-bound character known as The Writer.

Bloober's newly announced Halloween/birthday treat makes yet another tortured artist - joining the Painter, Actor, Musician, and Writer from the base game - playable in Layers of Fear, this time dropping players into the director;s seat as they take the reins of a troubled Hollywood production. "Immerse yourself into the psyche of the movie's creator as you seek to complete your final masterpiece," Bloober teases, "even as the set around you descends into chaos".

It remains to be seen if this is the same director who served as the antagonist of Layers of Fear 2 (voiced by Tony Todd), goading on the Actor's descent into a Hollywood-hued hell of their own making. Bloober isn't saying more right now, but it has shared a couple of teasing screenshots.

Layers of Fear's free update should be available for all platforms - that is, PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 - when it releases on 24th October.