The Silent Hill 2 remake will be released on October 8, 2024, according to a new trailer unveiled at Sony’s State of Play. This is good news for Silent Hill 2 fans who were eager to see more of the upcoming survival horror game, which will be available for PS5 and PC.

The original Silent Hill 2 was released in 2001 for the PS2, and it’s widely considered one of the best horror games of all time due to its psychological horror aspects and eerie atmosphere. Back in 2022, Konami announced that developer Bloober Team would be working on the remake. Since then, fans have been excited and eager to know when they will finally be able to play the survival horror title.

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Now, Konami revealed in Sony’s latest State of Play that Silent Hill 2 will be out on October 8 for PS5 and PC. Before now, several rumors pointed to Silent Hill 2’s appearance at Sony’s event, and fans were not disappointed. The official release date was unveiled in a short trailer, which depicted the protagonist James Sunderland talking to Angela Orosco, as well as some exploration and combat scenes.

The Silent Hill 2 Remake Will Be Out on October 8

All the information unveiled so far indicates that the Silent Hill 2 remake will follow the story of the original game. In it, James Sunderland visits the ghost town of Silent Hill after receiving a mysterious letter from his wife, who has recently passed away. While exploring the city, James meets some unique and mysterious characters, such as Angela, and faces all kinds of monsters, including the iconic Pyramid Head. Unlike most of the other games in the Silent Hill franchise, such as the first and third entries, which were much more straightforward, much of the game’s story revolves around James’ traumas and leans on psychological horror aspects.

Despite Silent Hill 2 being a remake, there’s still a lot that fans don’t know about the upcoming survival horror game, including whether its story will follow every aspect of the original as closely as possible, or if there are any unexpected twists to come. Recently, Bloober Team changed James Sunderland’s appearance in Silent Hill 2 as well, slightly changing the model that first appeared in the trailers when the game was first unveiled. Hopefully, Silent Hill 2 will represent a big comeback for the series, which has been mostly dormant in the last 12 years, aside from the recent Silent Hill: Ascension interactive media.

Silent Hill 2 Remake

Silent Hill 2 is a remake of the classic 2001 survival-horror game, developed by Bloober Team and published by Konami. It features an over-the-shoulder camera and gameplay changes inspired by other horror game remakes.

Franchise

Silent Hill

Platform(s)

PC , PS5

Developer(s)

Bloober Team

Publisher(s)

Konami