Blue Box Insiders Say That Abandoned Doesn't Actually Exist

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Abandoned is a game wrapped in mystery. When it first came up on everyone's radar, it was assumed that it was a front for a new Hideo Kojima game. It's a conspiracy theory that developer Blue Box Studios seemed to lean into, making it all the more disappointing for some when it turned out that Abandoned isn't actually a new Silent Hill game (as we now know, that honour is going to Bloober Team).

That's a weird place for any studio to find itself in, especially an indie team that hadn't shipped a game yet. And now, it's only getting weirder - Abandoned does not actually exist at all. This is at least according to sources close to the project that spoke to GameSpot, who have accused Abandoned creator, Hasan Kahraman, of mismanagement and misleading the public about the state of the game.

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Abandoned was originally planned to launch in 2021. However, according to sources close to Kahraman, the survival game still doesn't exist. They also say it is not even being actively worked on, and they have been told in private that development is on hold.

Interviews with those close to the project have apparently revealed that Kahraman has development on hold until he can secure further funding. In the meantime, his priority is to release a playable prologue. Yet the sources say that he "doesn't seem to be in a hurry" to create this either. Kahraman is also said to have dropped the once promised multiplayer aspect of the game, although he has not mentioned this publicly.

This apparent lack of progress can also be seen in how little Kahraman's "inner circle" has seen of the game. According to the report, a group chat comprised of select members of Abandoned