By <a href="https://deadline.com/author/matthew-grobar/"><span>Matt Grobar</span></a> <br>Film Reporter<br><strong>EXCLUSIVE</strong>: <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/mob-games/" id="auto-tag_mob-games" data-tag="mob-games">Mob Games</a> is partnering with <a href="https://deadline.com/tag/studio71/" id="auto-tag_studio71" data-tag="studio71">Studio71</a> to develop and produce a film based on its popular video game <em><a href="https://deadline.com/tag/poppy-playtime/" id="auto-tag_poppy-playtime" data-tag="poppy-playtime">Poppy Playtime</a></em>—one the companies hope will be the first in a horror franchise.<br>The first installment of<em> Poppy Playtime</em> was released by Mob Games in October of 2021. In the game, a former employee of Playtime Co. receives a cryptic message on a VHS tape. The tape prompts him to revisit an abandoned Playtime toy factory following the mysterious disappearance of their entire staff, which happened 10 years prior. From that point forward, the goal of the game is to explore the factory by solving various puzzles while avoiding terrifying enemies in order to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing staff. <em>Poppy Playtime Chapter 2</em> was announced this month, with its launch video making it to #3 on YouTube’s trending page.<br> <div class="admz" id="adm-inline-article-ad-1"> <div class="adma boomerang" data-device="Desktop" data-width="1"> <div style="min-width:50px;min-height:75px;" class="pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text" data-priority="10" > <div id="gpt-dsk-tab-mid-article1-uid0" class="adw-1 adh-1" data-is-adhesion-ad=""> <script type="application/javascript">
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