Silent Hill is coming back in a big way after a decade of no new entries and the whole PT/Silent Hills debacle. We aren’t just getting one new game, we’re not getting two – we’re getting four.
First announced during the Silent Hill Transmission livestream was the Silent Hill 2 remake that we all knew was coming. Layers of Fear and The Medium studio Bloober Team is developing this retelling of James Sunderland’s twisted story for PlayStation 5 and PC.
The original version is seen as one of the best games of all time, with some emotionally devastating plot twists, the iconic Pyramid Head, and a secret alternate joke ending involving a Shiba Inu that is never not funny. The fanbase will definitely be waiting with bated breath to see if the remake holds up.
The other three projects are all brand-new and seemingly all trying new things.
Silent Hill: Ascension comes from JJ Abrams’ company Bad Robot and Genvid, and looks like it might be some sort of interactive community choice-focused streaming series. Silent Hill: Townfall had very little given away in its announcement, but with developer No Code behind it, the series could delve into the psychological aspect more than ever.
Finally, we got the announcement of Silent Hill F. Showing us a woman who gets turned into a mushroom-covered corpse, this entry is set in 1960s Japan and has acclaimed writer Ryūkishi07 behind it. Does that mean it will be a visual horror like his other titles? It’s too early to tell.
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Beyond that, a third live-action movie titled Return to Silent Hill was announced, with the original film’s director Christophe Gans returning.
With Konami finally making new Silent Hill games, it’ll be very interesting to see if the rumours about new Metal Gear and Castlevania games also turn out to be true.
