Abandoned was a bit like the soap opera of the summer in 2021, as the rumors about it went in all directions, with twists and turns that made the delight of lovers of theories. Between those who firmly believed that Kojima was behind this bullshit, and others who thought it was just a clumsy little studio that had trouble communicating well, Abandoned became known to everyone. But for some time there has been radio silence, and GameSpot investigated the project, before concluding that Abandoned is ultimately just a chimera.
It was all just a smokescreen
The site then reveals that over the past few months, the idea behind the project has not stopped changing. The game then spoke of highly evolved and dangerous artificial intelligence, then of vampires, then of cults, before returning to classic survival-horror. All this really shows that Hasan Kahraman, lead developer on the game, has no idea where it’s going, but it’s far from the worst here.
GameSpot also indicates thatthere is no concrete evidence that the game exists. The sources of the site mention that there is no game behind this story, simply because Kahraman would wait for investment to produce the playable prologuewhich is also very far from being achieved.
The site then leaned on Blue Blox Studios, and had the confirmation that it was created in 2015 with 10 people, but that the status of the company has not been updated since, while Kahraman said 50 people were working on Abandonedincluding external workers.
Hasan Kahraman, portrait of an ambiguous and disturbing man
But where the investigation really progressed was when GameSpot discovered the existence of a private online chat roomwhere it would be possible to find information about Kahraman.
This group of fans was supposed to receive exclusive images of the game, which Kahraman himself would have chosen by inviting them, basing his choices on the research done by these fans. Yes, we almost tip over into the gloomy, especially when we know thata 12-year-old child was apparently part of the group, who allegedly threatened to kill himselfwithout Kahraman intervening.
This group had then sworn not to reveal anything to the rest of the world, even signing a kind of non-disclosure agreement, of which GameSpot obtained a copy. And when one of the fans opposed the creator, it was guaranteed banishment, or else Kahraman created a new group. He is then described as having a very changeable mood, getting angry when asked about progress, before he apologizes for his behavior.
GameSpot even reveals thathe would have sought to have a professional and romantic relationship at the same time with one of the people in the group, promising to pay her when the job is done. What did not happen, then resulting in their “break”. He would also have tried to make a deal with another member by paying the latter to store physical copies of the game in the United States, before the deal fell through after the fan in question shared his home address. When we tell you that we turn into the murky.
But to satisfy his audience, Hasan Kahraman sometimes revealed little clues about the development. Finally, fakes. The investigation then says that he would have published a so-called audio file recorded at the studio which he would then have shared. In this audio file, which can be found today on YouTube, there is text in Japanese which is actually roughly translated by Google Translate, and which, for Kahraman, was only intended to surf on the Kojima theory. The creator then denied this leak, and would have done everything to find which member of the group leaked this file.
And when he speaks of his “partners”, such as Nuare Studio or Geoff Keighley (the game was to be shown at Gamescom last year), it is not in very good terms, since he qualifies them as “d ‘crooks’. You will notice the irony here.
Abandoned will never come out, move around
The site also learns that the group sees Kahraman spending his days playing other games, and that the latter would have ended up admitting that Abandoned is not in development. Only the playable prologue would be, to attract investors.
And with Kahraman’s long history of abandoned projects, it’s hard to see anything other than a scam for the first investor who would have the madness to embark on the adventure. We encourage you to read GameSpot’s full article for more details.
In short, Abandoned seems like a gigantic prank, far from being funny as the portrait of Hasan Kahraman seems lunar. We can therefore only advise you to stop waiting for him, to stop the theories with Kojima, and to stay away from this whole affair, which is increasingly becoming a scam.