satirical humor, and characters being filmed by an in-universe documentary film crew. The film 10 Cloverfield Lane was not originally scripted with any connection to Cloverfield. When the film was acquired by Bad Robot Productions, producer J. J. Abrams recognized a common element of a giant monster attack between the two films, and chose to market 10 Cloverfield Lane as a spiritual successor to Cloverfield to help bring interest to the newer film, which allowed him to establish a franchise he could build upon in the future. The 2002 series Ozzy & Drix, is also a spiritual successor to Osmosis Jones. Spiritual successors are common in Indian film industries, particularly Bollywood, where films marketed as sequels do not share continuity with their predecessors. The 2022 film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was created as a spiritual sequel to 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, both films showcases worlds where cartoon characters coexist with humans. In video games Games by the same studio Spiritual successor games are sometimes made by the same studio as the original, but with a new title due to licensing issues. Some examples of these include: The Dark Souls series by FromSoftware was inspired by the studio's earlier game, Demon's Souls, an exclusive title for the PlayStation 3. Because Sony Interactive Entertainment held the rights to Demon's Souls, the studio was unable to produce a direct sequel on other platforms, leading them to create a new property with similar gameplay mechanics. Irrational Games' BioShock is a spiritual successor to their earlier System Shock 2. While System Shock 2 was met with critical acclaim, it was considered a commercial failure, and publisher Electronic Arts would not allow a third title in the series. After several years and other projects at Irrational, as well as being acquired by a new publisher 2K Games, the studio developed BioShock, with a similar free-form narrative structure. Shadow of the Colossus was considered a spiritual successor to Ico by Fumito Ueda, who directed both games as leader of Team Ico. Ueda expressed that he did not necessarily want a direct canonical connection between the games, but that both had similar narrative themes and elements that he wanted players to interpret on their own. Red Dead Redemption, developed by Rockstar San Diego, is a spiritual successor to the studio's 2004 game Red Dead Revolver. Back 4 Blood, developed by Turtle Rock Studios, is a