Bloober Team

Poland Founded 2008 Website

Bloober Team is a game development company based in Cracow, Poland. We create hidden horror games – focusing on the atmosphere and the environment, rather than survival and shooter mechanics. Bloober Team ventures Behind The Darkness. Bloober Team has been established in 2008. During the first few years the company has worked as a developer for hire. It has produced more than 40 different SKU’s during that time. Then came Basement Crawl and its reimagination in the form of BRAWL, which steered Bloober Team back to its roots - to horror games. The company has worked directly with companies like Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony.

Bloober Team at a Glance

Bloober Team is a Polish studio founded in 2008 that operates out of Cracow. They have released 29 titles on PlayPile, acting as the developer for 26 of them and the publisher for 18. The company has been active from 2010 through 2025, releasing 15 games in the 2010s and 12 in the 2020s. Their early work involved developing on hire for other companies like Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony, producing over 40 different SKUs before they focused on their own projects with titles like Basement Crawl and BRAWL. The studio has built a reputation around horror and atmosphere. Adventure is their top genre with 20 releases, followed by Indie with 10 and Puzzle with 8. They have also touched Shooter, Strategy, Platform, Fighting, Quiz/Trivia, Real Time Strategy, and Point-and-click genres. Most of their output targets PC on Microsoft Windows with 22 games, while PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S each see releases ranging from 9 to 11 titles. They also have a presence on Mac, Nintendo Switch, Linux, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 3. Their average IGDB rating across 13 rated titles sits at 62.2 out of 100, indicating a mixed performance overall. The quality spread includes two great games rated over 80, seven good titles between 60 and 79, one mixed title, and three poor releases under 40. Silent Hill 2 from 2024 stands out as their highest-rated game with an 88.6 score. Observer: System Redux (2020) follows closely at 83.9. Other notable entries include Cronos: The New Dawn (77.8), the original Observer (75), and Layers of Fear (73.7). Recent years show a trend toward higher scores with Silent Hill 2 and the latest Cronos title both receiving strong reviews. The studio describes their work as hidden horror games that prioritize atmosphere and environment over survival or shooter mechanics. While they have found success with recent high-profile releases, their catalog also contains several poorly rated titles that pull down their average. Their output has remained steady across two decades, though the quality variance suggests a focus on specific genres rather than consistent excellence across all projects.

Total Games

62.2

Avg Rating

2010

First Release

2025

Latest Release