Horror game fans have been waiting for a new official Silent Hill game for years ever since the cancellation of Hideo Kojima's Silent Hills. Despite the demand, no new news or announcements regarding the franchise's future has been put out by Konami. This has led to numerous rumors about where Silent Hill may go next.
The newest cause for fan speculation surrounds the developer behind The Medium, Bloober Team. This is due to Bloober Team's CEO, Piotr Babieno, revealing that the development team is currently working on a pre-existing horror IP from a "very famous gaming publisher." With how care was taken to not mention the publisher or IP, many have speculated this to mean that the team is going to be involved in an entry in the Silent Hill series.
While nothing is confirmed at this point in time, there really aren't too many existing horror game IPs that delve into the psychological horror that Bloober Team has shown proficiency in with The Medium other than Silent Hill. This makes Silent Hill the most likely candidate in the eyes of many.
Considering that there is nothing confirmed until an official reveal, fans of both The Medium and Silent Hill shouldn't take this rumor as fact. Other horror game IPs such as Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem and Rule of Rose have gained cult followings due to both games' usages of psychological horror and disturbing visuals. This makes them also possible contenders for this yet to be announced project.
Another factor that contradicts this rumor is the apparent news of Konami having outsourced a Silent Hill project to a well known Japanese developer. This project is said to be revealed in the summer of 2021, but little details on this are also known. Still, it is unlikely for two different Silent Hill games to be developed at the same time by two different teams in two different countries.
No matter the identity of this horror IP, it is very likely for horror game fans to be excited with the announcement considering the performance of The Medium after its release. It is unknown when Bloober Team will reveal this upcoming horror project, but Silent Hill fans hopefully will be satisfied with the summer announcement relating to the franchise.
With the release of Silent Hill: Downpour being in 2012 and that game being the last mainline game in the franchise, it has almost been ten years since an official return. For many fans, they still see that foggy town in their restless dreams.
Source: GamesIndustry.biz, VGC