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- Bloober Team S.A. (BLO.WA) is a Poland-based video game developer specializing in psychological horror titles for consoles, PC and VR platforms. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kraków, the company develops and publishes immersive narrative-driven games including the Layers of Fear franchise, Observer and Observer: System Redux, Blair Witch, The Medium, the Silent Hill 2 remake with Konami, Cronos: The New Dawn, and Basement Crawl re-released as Brawl; its publishing label Broken Mirror Games handles third-party titles such as Star Trek: Infection, I Hate This Place, Project M and Project F. Bloober Team operates primarily in Europe with global digital distribution via platforms like Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Meta Quest, targeting mature audiences in the gaming industry. Recent developments include a 2024 shift to in-house development for Project M after parting with Draw Distance, self-publishing Cronos: The New Dawn in September 2025 following the cancellation of its Private Division deal, establishment of Broken Mirror Games publishing arm, listing on Warsaw Stock Exchange main market in January 2024, Tencent holding as a major shareholder with 22% stake, a new multi-game partnership extension with Konami announced in February 2025 including a Silent Hill remake, and a strategic alliance with Skybound Entertainment for Project R revealed as I Hate This Place in March 2025. Subsidiaries include publisher Feardemic, iFun4all (rebranded Draw Distance with 35% ownership), and Broken Mirror Games.