History of Bloober Team in Timeline

By Popular Timelines Editorial Team · Updated: June 8, 2025

Bloober Team S.A. is a Polish video game developer, founded in 2008 and based in Kraków. Specializing in horror games, they are renowned for titles like Layers of Fear, Observer, Blair Witch, The Medium and the remake of Silent Hill 2. Bloober Team received the Paszport Polityki award in 2018 for Digital Culture. The company also owns the third-party publisher Feardemic.

2006: Nibris Studio Set Up

In 2006, the studio was originally part of Nibris, a developer that was set up but sought independence through investor funding.

November 2008: Company Founded

In November 2008, Bloober Team was founded in Kraków, Poland, by Piotr Babieno and Piotr Bielatowicz.

2009: iFun4all sp. z o.o. Founded

In 2009, Bloober Team founded a subsidiary limited liability company called iFun4all sp. z o.o.

October 2010: Nibris Developers Join Bloober Team

In October 2010, following Nibris' decision to exit game development and the cancellation of their video game Sadness, many of Nibris' developers joined Bloober Team.

2013: Deathmatch Village Release

In 2013, Bloober Team released Deathmatch Village, a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.

February 2015: Brawl Release

In February 2015, Bloober Team released Brawl to favorable reviews, making it available free of charge for owners of Basement Crawl. This was a rework of their previous game, Basement Crawl.

September 2016: iFun4all Initial Public Offering

On 23 September 2016, iFun4all sp. z o.o., a subsidiary of Bloober Team, had its initial public offering on the NewConnect stock exchange.

2016: Layers of Fear Release

In 2016, Bloober Team released Layers of Fear, a horror game.

2017: Observer Release

In 2017, Bloober Team released Observer, a horror game.

January 2018: Paszport Polityki award received

In January 2018, Bloober Team received the Paszport Polityki award in the "Digital Culture" category.

March 2018: Project Méliès Announced

On 8 March 2018, Bloober Team announced a new project, codenamed Project Méliès.

August 2019: iFun4all Renamed to Draw Distance

On 23 August 2019, Bloober Team's subsidiary iFun4all changed its name to Draw Distance.

2019: Blair Witch Release

In 2019, Bloober Team released Blair Witch, a horror game.

2019: Layers of Fear 2 Release

In 2019, it was announced that Project Méliès was Layers of Fear 2, which was to be released by Gun Media.

March 2021: Decision to Remain Independent

In March 2021, Bloober Team stated they planned to remain an independent company after negotiations with various companies related to acquisition, opting for strategic partnerships instead.

June 2021: Strategic Partnership with Konami

In June 2021, Bloober Team and Konami announced a strategic partnership to jointly share technology and game development for video game titles.

October 2021: Tencent Became Majority Shareholder

In October 2021, Tencent became Bloober Team's majority shareholder with 22% of the shares.

2021: The Medium Release

In 2021, Bloober Team released The Medium, a horror game.

May 2022: License and Distribution Agreement with Sony

In May 2022, Bloober Team announced a "significant license and distribution agreement" with Sony Interactive Entertainment.

October 2022: Silent Hill 2 Remake Announcement

In October 2022, Konami announced that Bloober Team is remaking Silent Hill 2, using Unreal Engine 5. It will be a timed console-exclusive on PlayStation 5 and will also release on Windows through Steam.

2022: New Layers of Fear Confirmed

During Summer Game Fest 2022, Bloober Team confirmed they were working on a new Layers of Fear, described as both a remaster and sequel of the original series, built using Unreal Engine 5.

February 2023: Project M Development

In February 2023, Bloober Team revealed that a title codenamed "Project M" would be entering development, with Draw Distance as the main developer.

April 2024: New Projects Announced

In April 2024, Bloober Team announced two new projects: "Project R" in partnership with Skybound Entertainment, and "Project C" a new IP owned by Bloober, in partnership with Take-Two Interactive's Private Division.

July 2024: Project M Development Change

In July 2024, it was announced that Draw Distance would be removed from the project, "Project M", in favor of Bloober Team completing it in-house. It will be the first game published by Broken Mirror Games.