Controversial PS5 Exclusive Horror Game That Went Viral 5 Years Ago Seems to Be Making a Comeback

Controversial PS5 Exclusive Horror Game That Went Viral 5 Years Ago Seems to Be Making a Comeback

From GameRant (Written by Matt Anderson) on | OpenCritic

One of the most controversial PlayStation 5 games, the horror game Abandoned, may be making a shocking comeback. First announced for the PlayStation 5 in 2021, Abandoned was set to be the work of a small Netherlands-based developer, Blue Box Game Studios, headed by one Hasan Kahraman. The project was expected to be a cinematic survival horror game about a man kidnapped in a forest, and it was also set to receive a playable teaser, Abandoned: Prologue, before its release.

Early on, Abandoned received a boatload of media attention, as it was speculated that the game was somehow connected to Hideo Kojima and the Silent Hill franchise, and Blue Box appeared to fan the flames of this conspiracy theory with its tweets. From there, though, the game suffered through a troubled development, with the concept changing several times, a disastrous Realtime Experience app featuring only minuscule pre-release footage, and a series of indefinite delays with no proper gameplay showcased.

After months of silence, Blue Box Game Studios finally offers an update on the development of Abandoned and when fans can expect to see more.

As reported by Push Square, former Hasan Kahraman’s PlayStation Network profile has seemingly implied...

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