Bloober Team Enters New Level; No More Psychological Horror Games

Source: Konami

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Two weeks ago marked the debut of Layers of Fear, the new installment of the popular horror game series by the Polish studio Bloober Team. It turns out that the release of this title was a real landmark in the history of the team.

1. Although Bloober Team has not officially announced it, the release of Layers of Fear marked the end of a stage in the company's history, in which it was engaged in creating psychological horror games.
2. The developers divide the team's achievements into three phases - the first, or so-called Bloober 1.0, is the initial stage in the studio's history, which culminated in the fateful Basement Crawl. The much better Bloober 2.0 phase began with the release of the first Layers of Fear in 2016 and, in addition to subsequent installments of the brand, included the games Blair Witch, The Medium and Observer.
3. In Stage 2.0, developers focused on psychological horror games. They created games that focused on exploration and narratives, while offering limited gameplay.
4. The developers do not intend to abandon the horror genre, but the Bloober 3.0 era will be characterized by a much greater emphasis on gameplay and more ambitious games that are expected to reach a wider audience than the team's previous titles.
5. The first game of the studio's 3.0 era will be the remake of Silent Hill 2
6. Bloober Team has been in talks with Konami about developing a Silent Hill game since 2015. Initially, the team wanted to create a spin-off to the series, but eventually the publisher entrusted it with the remake of SH2.
7. Currently, about 230 people work at Bloober Team.

Recall that Layers of Fear debuted on June 15 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and Xbos Series X. In addition to the new story, the game features refreshed versions of previous installments - along with all the DLCs with improved graphics and new gameplay mechanics. So in practice Layers of Fear constitutes a complete, definitive version of the entire brand and is thus also a summary of this era in Bloober Team's output

1. Layers of Fear on Steam

1. Layers of Fear 3 - game guide