TeaserPlay is a YouTube channel that makes a variety of Unreal Engine 5 concept videos, and the channel's latest video is about the Siren Head monster. Siren Head, for the uninitiated, is an extremely tall monster with a head like that looks like sirens, hence the name. Artist Trevor Henderson came up with the Siren Head concept about four years ago, and it has since become an Internet phenomenon in a way not unlike Slender Man.
All kinds of Siren Head games exist already, but none have been built using the power of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine 5 is the latest creation tool from Epic Games, and it allows game developers to take their titles to new heights. Unreal Engine 5 has only been available for a short amount of time, so there haven't been many games built using it that are available commercially, but there have been many concept videos made using the tool.
TeaserPlay has made plenty of Unreal Engine 5 concept videos, usually imagining hypothetical video game sequels like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2 with Old Man CJ or what video game remakes could look like if built with the tool. TeaserPlay's latest video is perfect for the Halloween season, showing what a Siren Head video game could look like with realistic graphics made with Unreal Engine 5.
The video shows an unnamed protagonist exploring a wooded area when they spot the massive Siren Head in the distance. They run to safety and manage to find a shotgun to help defend themselves, but they wind up being smashed by Siren Head and are presumably killed. The video jumps ahead by an hour, showing a police car arriving on the scene. Unfortunately for the cop, Siren Head smashes the vehicle, with the video fading to black.
This Siren Head concept video is impressive, but it's not a real video game. Luckily, we are getting to the point where actual games will be released that were made using Unreal Engine 5. One such example is the upcoming horror game Silent Hill 2, a remake of the classic horror game of the same name. Bloober Team is utilizing Unreal Engine 5 to give Silent Hill 2 photorealistic graphics, and it looks incredibly impressive based on what's been shown so far. Whether it will live up to the original gameplay-wise remains to be seen, but it's clear that Unreal Engine 5 is giving Silent Hill 2 a huge boost.