Whenever Sony gets mentioned, there’s somehow always an excuse to bring up Bloodborne, especially since a remake or remaster just doesn’t seem likely anytime soon. Following the closure of Bluepoint Games, though, an indie developer has revealed that Sony allegedly stepped in to pull the plug on the Diablo-like Bloodborne project he revealed in November 2024.
Developer Maxime Foulquier began showcasing Bloodborne: Top Down Arena in November 2024. The unofficial project–an isometric brawler inspired by Diablo and Vampire Survivors gameplay while set within the Bloodborne universe–was a long way off, but the game looked like a promising amalgam of systems that Foulquier believed would make it different enough to escape the Eye of Sauron. (That is, Sony’s lawyers.)
Unfortunately, when it comes to Bloodborne, no one can escape Sony’s eye. With the company announcing its imminent plan to shutter remake maestros Bluepoint Games, Foulquier took it upon himself to reveal that Sony forced him to stop development on his Top Down Arena.
