{"id":1974771,"date":"2026-06-05T22:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974771"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:42:13","slug":"saws-the-latest-movie-to-get-the-asymmetrical-horror-game-treatment-and-its-coming-from-silent-hill-2-remake-studio-bloober-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974771","title":{"rendered":"Saw&#8217;s the latest movie to get the asymmetrical horror game treatment and it&#8217;s coming from Silent Hill 2 remake studio Bloober Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/saw-genesis\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Saw: Genesis<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Saw&#8217;s the latest movie to get the asymmetrical horror game treatment and it&#8217;s coming from Silent Hill 2 remake studio Bloober Team<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Coming to Steam early access.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/saw-genesis-header.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Saw: Genesis screenshot showing a man in a pig mask approaching the player, who&apos;s raising their hand to defend themselves.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"saw-genesis-header.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bloober Team<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-05T22:42:13+00:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"3ff2358b-1f46-470f-bbd9-a0b695e93619\" data-name=\"Saw: Genesis\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Saw: Genesis\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Saw: Genesis\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Saw: Genesis\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Saw: Genesis\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Saw: Genesis\" title=\"Follow Saw: Genesis\"><br \/>\n  Follow Saw: Genesis<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>So far, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\">Dead by Daylight<\/a> is the only one that&#8217;s managed to stick, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped the deluge of asymmetrical horror games from continuing to flow. And now it&#8217;s Saw turn to try its luck where others have failed in the newly announced Saw: Genesis, which is on the way courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2\">Silent Hill 2<\/a> developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bloober-team\">Bloober Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Saw: Genesis, in something of an intriguing turn, forgoes the modern-day setting of the movies in favour of the &#8220;grim aftermath of World War 1&#8221;. Here, players can step into the role of the Judge &#8211; a sort of precursor to Jigsaw, dedicated to &#8220;rehabilitating humanity through pain and sacrifice&#8221; &#8211; who&#8217;s decided to mete out his own brand of justice on the prisoners captive in his labyrinth. Or, as is the way with these things, you can play as one of the three Accursed trying to escape the Judge&#8217;s deadly trial.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"SAW: Genesis World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYK2G3tkG9s?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bYK2G3tkG9s\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">SAW: Genesis World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a look at Saw: Genesis.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYK2G3tkG9s\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each match drops players into a procedurally generated map, where they&#8217;ll need to complete challenges, scavenge items, and collect keys in order to survive. Become ensnared in a trap, however, and you&#8217;ll have to make a choice: either hope your teammates can reach and rescue you in time or sacrifice a body part to escape, which can have permanent consequences for the match, makin git harder to complete puzzles and fight back. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Judge, meanwhile, has access to perks and traps as he controls proceedings from the shadows. That&#8217;s alongside hidden corridors, a noise-detection map, hallucinogenic gas, paralyzing toxins and more. Notably, however, the Judge is not invulnerable and can&#8217;t overpower Accursed through sheer force.<\/p>\n<p>Saw: Genesis is being published by Bloober, with development being handled by the studio&#8217;s subsidiary Broken Mirror Games in partnership with Anshar Studios. There&#8217;s no release date yet, but <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2865960\/SAW_Genesis\/\">Bloober is planning around a year of Steam early access<\/a> before it&#8217;s ready for 1.0.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>So far, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dead-by-daylight\">Dead by Daylight<\/a> is the only one that&#8217;s managed to stick, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped the deluge of asymmetrical horror games from continuing to flow. And now it&#8217;s Saw turn to try its luck where others have failed in the newly announced Saw: Genesis, which is on the way courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2\">Silent Hill 2<\/a> developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bloober-team\">Bloober Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Saw: Genesis, in something of an intriguing turn, forgoes the modern-day setting of the movies in favour of the &#8220;grim aftermath of World War 1&#8221;. Here, players can step into the role of the Judge &#8211; a sort of precursor to Jigsaw, dedicated to &#8220;rehabilitating humanity through pain and sacrifice&#8221; &#8211; who&#8217;s decided to mete out his own brand of justice on the prisoners captive in his labyrinth. Or, as is the way with these things, you can play as one of the three Accursed trying to escape the Judge&#8217;s deadly trial.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"SAW: Genesis World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYK2G3tkG9s?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bYK2G3tkG9s\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">SAW: Genesis World Premiere Trailer | Summer Game Fest 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a look at Saw: Genesis.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYK2G3tkG9s\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Each match drops players into a procedurally generated map, where they&#8217;ll need to complete challenges, scavenge items, and collect keys in order to survive. Become ensnared in a trap, however, and you&#8217;ll have to make a choice: either hope your teammates can reach and rescue you in time or sacrifice a body part to escape, which can have permanent consequences for the match, makin git harder to complete puzzles and fight back. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Judge, meanwhile, has access to perks and traps as he controls proceedings from the shadows. That&#8217;s alongside hidden corridors, a noise-detection map, hallucinogenic gas, paralyzing toxins and more. Notably, however, the Judge is not invulnerable and can&#8217;t overpower Accursed through sheer force.<\/p>\n<p>Saw: Genesis is being published by Bloober, with development being handled by the studio&#8217;s subsidiary Broken Mirror Games in partnership with Anshar Studios. There&#8217;s no release date yet, but <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2865960\/SAW_Genesis\/\">Bloober is planning around a year of Steam early access<\/a> before it&#8217;s ready for 1.0.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Saw: Genesis Saw&#8217;s the latest movie to get the asymmetrical horror game treatment and it&#8217;s coming from Silent Hill 2 remake studio Bloober Team Coming to Steam early access. 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