Abandoned (video game)
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Abandoned is the tentative title[1] for an upcoming survival horror game being developed and published by Blue Box Game Studios, an independent video game company based in The Netherlands. Described as a "cinematic horror survival shooter" featuring "realistic" gameplay mechanics, Abandoned's premise centres around Jason Longfield, who must escape a forest after being kidnapped. A playable teaser of Abandoned, titled Abandoned: Prologue, is also in development and is planned to be released before the main game.
Abandoned | |
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Developer(s) | Blue Box Game Studios |
Publisher(s) | Blue Box Game Studios |
Director(s) | Hasan Kahraman |
Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
Platform(s) | |
Genre(s) | Survival horror |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Originally announced as a PlayStation 5 exclusive title in April 2021, Abandoned drew significant media attention and hype due to the game trailer's stylistic similarities to Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid, leading to speculation that Hideo Kojima was involved in the game's development. These rumours were discredited by Blue Box, its CEO Hasan Kahraman and later by Kojima himself.
Abandoned's development has been troubled, with the game's concept and design being changed multiple times, and its gameplay trailer and release date were both repeatedly pushed back before Blue Box indefinitely suspended any tentative release dates for Abandoned and the Prologue in March 2022. Despite this, Blue Box has stated that Abandoned is not cancelled, and both games will be released "when [they are] ready". A Windows version of Abandoned is intended to be produced "eventually".[2][3] However, the lack of substantive updates have led to accusations that the game is vaporware.[4][5]