Blair Witch game coming from Layers of Fear creators

Bloober Team (Observer, Layers of Fear 1 and 2,) are ready for their next scary adventure, this time in familiar territory.   Revisiting the origination of the “found footage” phenomenon, they’ll be seeing their way into the forest of Blair Witch.  In this story-driven psychological horror game, you’ll revisit the Lionsgate film location for an all new bite at the horror apple.  Here’s what we know so far:

Grab your camcorder and run like hell! Today the Bloober Team, in partnership with global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), revealed Blair Witch, live from The Xbox E3 Briefing. From the masters of fright, this brand-new first-person psychological horror game will return players to the dreadful woods in an original story inspired by the iconic Blair Witch. Currently in development for the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X and PC, Blair Witch is set to launch worldwide on August 30, 2019.

“We are so thrilled, and honestly a little scared, to bring all players, especially fans of Blair Witch, back into the haunted woods. It is genuinely an honor to be working on such a hair-raising, paradigmatic experience, which defined so many of our lives!” said Piotr Babieno, CEO at Bloober Team.

“The team at Bloober is made up of amazing storytellers. We were excited to give them the opportunity to craft an original narrative set in the iconic woods of Blair Witch,” said Daniel Engelhardt, Senior Vice President of Lionsgate Interactive Ventures & Games. “They’ve taken the evil hiding in the Black Hills Forest to a whole new level. Players should enter at their own risk.”

It’s 1996. A young boy disappears in the Black Hills Forest near Burkittsville, Maryland. As Ellis, a former police officer with a troubled past, you join the search. What starts as an ordinary investigation soon turns into an endless nightmare as you confront your fears and the Blair Witch, a mysterious force that haunts the woods.

There’s no doubt that this comes out of left field, but we won’t have to wait long for that August 30, 2019 release date on Xbox One and PC.  If you are jumping on the admittedly-awesome Xbox Game Pass train, it’ll be available there as part of that program as well.