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Bloober Team S.A. is a Polish video game developer based in Kraków. Founded in November 2008 by Piotr Babieno and Piotr Bielatowicz, the company is best known for developing horror games such as Layers of Fear (2016), Observer (2017), Blair Witch (2019), The Medium (2021), Silent Hill 2 (2024), and Cronos: The New Dawn (2025). In January 2018, Bloober Team received the Paszport Polityki award in the "Digital Culture" category.
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Bloober Team S.A. is a Polish video game developer based in Kraków. Founded in November 2008 by Piotr Babieno and Piotr Bielatowicz, the company is best known for developing horror games such as Layers of Fear (2016), Observer (2017), Blair Witch (2019), The Medium (2021), Silent Hill 2 (2024), and Cronos: The New Dawn (2025). In January 2018, Bloober Team received the Paszport Polityki award in the "Digital Culture" category.
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It owns third-party publisher Feardemic. Since January 2024 Bloober Team has been listed on the main market of Warsaw Stock Exchange.
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• Name — Bloober Team S.A. • Type — Public • Isin — PLBLOBR00014 • Industry — Video games • Founders — * Piotr Babieno • Piotr Bielatowicz • Hq Location City — Kraków • Hq Location Country — Poland • Key People — Piotr Babieno (CEO) • Products — See developed games • Num Employees — 250 • Owners — * Tencent (20%) • Piotr Babieno (14%) • Subsidiaries — * Digital Games Services • iPlacement • Neuro-Code • Feardemic • Bloober Team NA • Broken Mirror Games • Website — https: www.blooberteam.com/
History
History
Bloober Team was founded by Piotr Babieno and Piotr Bielatowicz. The studio was originally part of Nibris, a developer set up in 2006, but sought to become independent through investor funding. The studio formally launched on 6 November 2008, employing 20 people in Kraków offices. Babieno became the chief executive officer for the company. In October 2010, following Nibris' decision to exit the game development business and the cancellation of their only video game, Sadness, many of the company's developers joined Bloober Team. One of its first titles it developed was Music Master: Chopin for Microsoft Windows and iOS. Because it was released to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric Chopin, the game contains several piano and vocal performances of Chopin's work. In 2013, it released a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game Deathmatch Village for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. It features cross-play interactivity between the two consoles and consists of three-on-three arena battles. One of the turning points in Bloober Team's history was the development of Basement Crawl, which debuted alongside the PlayStation 4. Following poor reception, the studio reworked the game by re-using the core game concept while introducing new graphics, game mechanics, story, and game modes. The resulting product, Brawl, was released in February 2015 to favourable reviews and was made available free of charge for owners of Basement Crawl. The developer received the Paszport Polityki award in the "Digital Culture" category on 10 January 2018. A new project, codenamed Project Méliès, was announced on 8 March 2018. In October that year, the title was announced to be Layers of Fear 2, to be released in 2019 by Gun Media. In 2009, Bloober Team founded a subsidiary limited liability company iFun4all sp. z o.o. and later brought it to NewConnect stock exchange with the initial public offering occurring on 23 September 2016. On 23 August 2019, the company changed its name from iFun4all to Draw Distance. Bloober Team remains the owner of 34.98% of the Draw Distance shares. After about a year of negotiations with various companies related to the acquisition, Bloober Team stated in March 2021 that it plans to remain as an independent company, though will look to do strategic partnering with one of these companies in the future. Bloober Team and Konami announced a strategic partnership in June 2021 to jointly share technology and game development towards video game titles. In October 2021, Bloober Team announced that Tencent became its majority shareholder with 22% of shares. In May 2022, Bloober Team announced a "significant license and distribution agreement" with Sony Interactive Entertainment. During Summer Game Fest 2022, Bloober Team confirmed it was working on a new Layers of Fear, described as both a remaster and sequel of the original series, built using Unreal Engine 5. In October 2022, after months of rumors, Konami announced that Bloober Team was remaking Silent Hill 2. The studio used Unreal Engine 5 and was a timed console-exclusive for PlayStation 5, while also releasing for Windows through Steam. In an interview with DreadXP, Bloober Team revealed that it was invited by Konami to pitch its idea for a Silent Hill 2 remake among other studios. In February 2023, Bloober Team revealed that a title codenamed "Project M" would be entering development, with Draw Distance as the main developer. In July 2024, it was announced that Draw Distance would be removed from the project in favor of Bloober Team completing it in-house. In October 2025, it was revealed to be targeting Nintendo platforms exclusively. In September 2026, it was officially revealed as Onyx: The Dark Grip, scheduled for release on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027. Bloober Team announced two new projects in April 2024. The first, "Project R", in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, was revealed in March 2025 as I Hate This Place, developed by Rock Square Thunder and Bloober Team's newly-established subsidiary Broken Mirror Games. The second, "Project C", was announced in partnership with Take-Two Interactive's publishing label Private Division. A month later, Private Division canceled the publishing deal, though Bloober Team stated they were "prepared for potential alternatives". In October 2024, "Project C" was re-announced as the self-published survival horror game Cronos: The New Dawn, which was released in September 2025. In February 2025, Bloober Team announced that it is working with Konami on another game following the success of the Silent Hill 2 remake. In June 2025, it was announced that this game was a remake of the original Silent Hill. In June 2026, Bloober Team announced the psychological thriller game Star Trek: Shadow Frontier, set to be published by Paramount Games Studio in 2027.
Games developed
Games developed
• Year — Title — Platform(s) — Publisher(s) • 2010 — History: Egypt – Engineering an Empire — iOS, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows — Bloober Team • Hospital Havoc — Nintendo DS • Music Master: Chopin — iOS, macOS, Windows • Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder — Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch • 2011 — Double Bloob — Nintendo DSi • 2012 — A-Men — PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows • 2013 — Deathmatch Village — PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita • A-Men 2 — PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Windows • 2014 — Basement Crawl — PlayStation 4 • 2015 — Brawl — Android, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows • 2016 — Layers of Fear — Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One — Aspyr • 2017 — Observer — Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S • 2019 — Layers of Fear 2 — Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One — Gun Media • Blair Witch — Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One — Bloober Team • 2021 — The Medium — macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S • 2023 — Layers of Fear — macOS, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 • 2024 — Silent Hill 2 — PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S — Konami Digital Entertainment • 2025 — Cronos: The New Dawn — Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S — Bloober Team • 2027 — Star Trek: Shadow Frontier — Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S — Paramount Games Studio • Onyx: The Dark Grip — Nintendo Switch 2 — Bloober Team • scope="row" rowspan="2" — Silent Hill — rowspan="2" — Konami Digital Entertainment • Layers of Fear 3 — Bloober Team
Broken Mirror Games
Broken Mirror Games
Broken Mirror Games is a co-development studio established as a subsidiary of Bloober Team in 2024.
Games developed
Games developed
• Year — Title — Platform(s) — Co-developer(s) — Publisher(s) • 2025 — Star Trek: Infection — Meta Quest 3, Windows — Played with Fire — Played with Fire • 2026 — I Hate This Place — Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S — Rock Square Thunder — Feardemic • Saw: Genesis — Windows — Anshar Studios — Bloober Team
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- 1.Bloober Team — About Us.
- 2.Bloober Team. Akcjonariat.
- 3.Babieno, Piotr. BLOOBER TEAM S.A. – Sprawozdanie z działalności grupy kapitałowej – Za okres 01.01.2018-31.12.2018. Bloober Team. 31 May 2019.
- 4.Makuch, Eddie. Feardemic Names New CEO As It Welcomes More Investors For Its "Aggressive Expansion Plans". GameSpot. 2 August 2021.
- 5.Warsaw Stock Exchange. New listing of BLOOBER TEAM. 10 January 2024.
- 6.Bloober Team Breaks Down the Psychology of 'Hidden Horror' in New Video for >observer_. Gamasutra. 23 June 2017.
- 7.Elliott, Phil. Bloober team announces company formation. GamesIndustry.biz. 6 November 2008.
- 8.Sterling, Jim. Sadness developer Nibris no longer makes videogames. Destructoid. 19 October 2010.
- 9.Chalk, Andy. Classical Music Goes Guitar Hero in Music Master: Chopin. Escapist Magazine. 15 April 2010.
- 10.Smoszna, Krystian. Music Master: Chopin - Classic - recenzja gry. Gry Online. 15 December 2010.
- 11.Gilmour, James. F2P brawler Deathmatch Village to make Cross-Play a cost-free proposition. Pocket Gamer. 1 February 2013.
- 12.Bochenek, Michal. Deathmatch Village brings redneck MOBA action to PS3 and PS Vita. PlayStation Blog. 18 February 2013.
- 13.Sanchez, Miranda. Brawl Coming to PS4 This Week. IGN. 22 April 2015.
- 14.Kłosiński, Daniel. Twórcy Observer ze studia Bloober Team laureatami Paszportu Polityki. Eurogamer.pl. 10 January 2018.
- 15.Wood, Austin. Project Méliès is the next game from Observer, Layers of Fear dev. PC Gamer. 8 March 2018.
- 16.Chalk, Andy. Layers of Fear 2 revealed, set to come out next year. PC Gamer. 25 October 2018.
- 17.Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy nr 101/2009 (3204) - Pozycja 65841. National Court Register in Poland, entry for iFun4all.
- 18.ESPI/EBI Report of the admission to trading. NewConnect.
- 19.ESPI/EBI Report of the name change. NewConnect.
- 20.ESPI Report 29/2020. Bloober Team investor relations portal.
- 21.Scullion, Chris. The Medium's studio has backed away from acquisition talks. Video Games Chronicle. March 30, 2021.
- 22.Saed, Sherif. The Medium dev Bloober Team working with Konami on new projects. VG247. June 30, 2021.
- 23.Tencent becomes Bloober Team's largest shareholder by acquiring 22% of its shares for $19.5 million.
- 24.Bloober Team "enters into a significant license and distribution agreement with Sony Interactive Entertainment" (PS Plus?).
- 25.Bloober Team Reveals Horror Sequel That's Not Silent Hill. Kotaku. 2022-06-09.
- 26.Silent Hill 2 Remake Announced From Bloober Team, First Look at Pyramid Head. IGN. 2022-10-19.
- 27.Wood, Justin. Bringing The Fear: Interview With Anna Jasińska From Bloober Team. DreadXP. January 3, 2024.
- 28.Liang, Lu-Hai. Bloober Team's Project M Will Be Made By Serial Cleaners Dev. The Gamer. February 14, 2023.
- 29.Makar, Connor. Onyx: The Dark Grip is a new Bloober Team horror game coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch 2, playable exclusively in handheld mode. Eurogamer.net. 9 September 2026.
- 30.Fanelli, Jason. I Hate This Place Is The First Game Under A New Bloober Team Label. GameSpot. 20 March 2025.
- 31.Blake, Vikki. Bloober Team is working with Take-Two to develop a brand game based on a new IP. Eurogamer. 27 April 2024.
- 32.Lane, Rick. Private Division has canceled a deal for Bloober Team's unannounced survival horror 'Project C', but the mystery game from the Silent Hill 2 remakers might not be dead yet. PC Gamer. 31 May 2024.
- 33.Sniath, Kim. Bloober Team's 'cancelled' Project C is Cronos: The New Dawn. GameSpew. October 18, 2024.
- 34.Cripe, Michael. Cronos: The New Dawn Confirms Bloober Horror for Nintendo Switch 2 Alongside September Release Date. IGN Nordic. 31 July 2025.
- 35.Siliconera. Konami and Bloober Team Working on a New Game. 2025-02-26.
- 36.Yin-Poole, Wesley. Silent Hill 1 Remake Officially in Development at Bloober Team, Konami Has Announced. IGN. 2025-06-12.
- 37.Romano, Sal. Bloober Team announces psychological thriller Star Trek: Shadow Frontier for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC. Gematsu. 6 June 2026.
- 38.Chan, Trevor. Egypt: Engineering an Empire Taking Over WiiWare and DSiWare. Nintendo Life. 11 May 2011.
- 39.Kaplan, Zach. Review: Hospital Havoc (DSiWare). Nintendo Life. 26 July 2010.
- 40.Fletcher, JC. Music Master: Chopin is a music game for the classically inclined. Engadget. 13 April 2010.
- 41.Elliot, Patrick. Bloober Team Working on NGP Launch Title. Push Square. 21 April 2011.
- 42.Chan, Trevor. Double Bloob Now Bouncing on DSiWare Instead. Nintendo Life. 17 May 2011.
- 43.Latanicki, Olivier. A-MEN out today for PS3 with PS Vita Cross Play support. PlayStation Blog Europe. 17 October 2012.
- 44.Hillier, Brenna. Deathmatch Village beta due "really soon". VG247. 18 February 2013.
- 45.Yin-Poole, Wesley. A-Men 2 announced for PS3 and Vita. Eurogamer. 24 October 2013.
- 46.Pitcher, Jenna. Basement Crawl brings its grindhouse flavor to Europe Jan. 29. Polygon. 24 January 2014.
- 47.Romano, Sal. Layers of Fear 2 announced. Gematsu. 25 October 2018.
- 48.Wales, Matt. Observer developer unveils its classic-cinema-themed horror Layers of Fear 2. Eurogamer. 25 October 2018.
- 49.Romano, Sal. Observer coming to Switch. Gematsu. 31 August 2018.
- 50.Bloober Team Observer System Redux.
- 51.Billcliffe, James. Blair Witch returns to reclaim its camera-toting horror crown from Outlast. VG247. June 10, 2019.
- 52.Bloober Team Announces Psychological Horror Game, the Medium, Coming to Xbox Series X in 2020. 7 May 2020.
- 53.Bloober team announces Layers of Fears at Summer game Fest 2022, Layers of Fears, Coming to Xbox Series X in 2023. 2023.
- 54.McWhertor, Michael. Silent Hill 2 remake coming to PS5, PC. Polygon. 2022-10-19.
- 55.Bailey, Kat. Bloober Team's Next Game After Silent Hill 2 Remake Is a Sci-Fi Horror Game Called Cronos: The New Dawn. IGN.
- 56.Romano, Sal. Silent Hill remake by Bloober Team announced. Gematsu. 12 June 2025.
- 57.Romano, Sal. Layers of Fear 3 announced. Gematsu. 14 February 2026.
- 58.Białobrzeski, Maciej. Bloober Team nie widzi związku między końcem współpracy z Draw Distance a wypowiedzianą umową przez Take-Two (wywiad). Strefa Inwestorow. July 8, 2024.
- 59.Stockdale, Henry. If You Can't Handle Horror In VR, Star Trek: Infection Isn't For You. UploadVR. 21 August 2025.
- 60.Husameddin, Genghis. Isometric Survival Horror 'I Hate This Place' Hits PC & Consoles 7 November. XboxEra. 20 August 2025.
- 61.Romano, Sal. Bloober Team announces release calendar, including Layers of Fear: The Final Masterpiece Edition for Switch 2 and I Hate This Place delay. Gematsu. 9 October 2025.
- 62.Romano, Sal. Multiplayer horror game SAW: Genesis announced for PC. Gematsu. 5 June 2026.
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