Silent Hill has made a welcome return to the horror franchise with its release of the Silent Hill 2 remake, developed by Bloober Team, who were known for atmospheric horror games such as Blair Witch, Layers of Fear, and Observer. However, while the studio has proven to be masters of atmospheric horror, many fans of the Silent Hill franchise doubted their ability to recreate Silent Hill 2 successfully, especially after the combat trailer was released.

Silent Hill 2's remake not only reviewed well, but has seemingly gone on to be a commercial success, and generally hailed as a wonderful reimagining of the original. This kind of success is a relief to horror fans everywhere, as this means that the curse that has plagued Silent Hill seems to be over with Bloober developing Konami's popular franchise. Perhaps all that was needed was a look into why Silent Hill was originally popular and beloved.

The Curse Of Silent Hill Is Over

SH2's Remake Is The Best Silent Hill In Years

With the release of the Silent Hill 2 remake, it seems as if the decade-old curse of Silent Hill's demise is over. That's not to say Konami never put out a single interesting title, but according to various Metacritic metascores and scores, the last successful Silent Hill game was Silent Hill 4: The Room, and even then, out of the first four games, it was the lowest-scoring. From there, Silent Hill games began to go downhill, with it jumping back up in popularity thanks to P.T., the famous demo for a now-canceled game that was to be called Silent Hills.

Despite there being so many installments to the franchise, only a handful have been truly successful. After P.T.'s cancelation, fans were certain that Silent Hill was a doomed franchise, as P.T. was the most anticipated and influential Silent Hill game to exist after a decade of mediocre games. Then, another decade later, it seems as though the curse of bad Silent Hill games has ended, with Bloober faithfully recreating the nightmare that is Silent Hill 2.

Silent Hill 2 Remake Is A New Era For SH Fans

A Return To Quality Survival Horror

As mentioned previously, the Silent Hill franchise went downward as soon as the cancelation of P.T., one of Silent Hill's most thrilling and influential entries, was confirmed. Fear for the franchise had grown exceptionally, especially when Hideo Kojima, a key player for P.T., left Konami.

However, with Bloober's successful Silent Hill 2 remake, it's become clear that Silent Hill is climbing back up the ladder and ing the return of other horror franchises, remaking the name for itself with such a beloved entry. Many fan and critic reviews have resulted in a metascore of 86 and a review of 9.2, which is successful in of ratings. This is proof alone that Silent Hill is finally entering a new, successful era that will keep the franchise going for years to come.

What's Next For Bloober?

Chronos Is Bloober Team's Next Project

There are many expectations of Bloober now that it has successfully remade a PlayStation 2 classic. While many fans are eager for more Silent Hill games, potentially from the studio, Bloober Team has recently announced on X (formerly Twitter) that it plans to release a horror survival game in 2025.

This game is called Cronos: The New Dawn, which is a third-person survival horror coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam, and most importantly, it's an original IP from Bloober, not a Silent HIll game. Taking place after a cataclysmic event, throwing the player into wastelands, it's clear that Bloober has no intention of leaving atmospheric horror, and the studio may just develop another Silent Hill game in the future. Silent Hill fans shouldn't expect anything, however, until after the release of Cronos.

Bloober Should Remake More Silent Hill Games

If Bloober has no plans to develop its own all-new Silent Hill game, it should continue remaking Silent Hill games instead. The Silent Hill franchise is full of lore-heavy games that just didn't hit the mark for players, be it due to combat, controls, or able storytelling. But the one game that deserves its remake is the long-awaited Silent Hill. The first Silent Hill is what started the nightmare that every horror fan loves.

Its popularity led to the beloved film of the same name, its famous indirect sequel Silent Hill 2, and it even spawned a direct sequel, Silent Hill 3. And while Silent Hill 4 is deserving of a remake, Silent Hill should be remade first just on the basis that it is the very first game in the franchise, and such a game could pull in new and old fans. Not to mention, the first game is hardly accessible to the modern audience; a remake would fix that, and the issues within the game itself.

Sources: Metacritic, Bloober Team/Twitter