In the latest Silent Hill Transmission, the release date for the Silent Hill 2 Remake was revealed to be October 8, 2024. Pre-orders are now available on Steam and PlayStation Store at the price of PHP 3,327.00 for the Standard Edition and PHP 3,803.00 for the Digital Deluxe Edition.

Returning to Silent Hill

The 30-minute livestream mainly showcased Silent Hill 2 gameplay. James Sunderland’s trek through the claustrophobic halls is still as harrowing as it was almost 2 decades ago. “I think the biggest challenge we had was how to make the game approachable to newcomers who have not played the original. But at the same time, to retain the familiarity of the game that players remember from 20 years ago,” said Lead Producer, Maciej Glomb of Bloober Team. The team describes their process of trying to be as faithful to the original, but at the same time modernizing it. The game will be in third-person compared to the fixed camera the original had. The higher sense of control means a different approach to trying to scare the players and Bloober Team has been doing their best to recapture those scares.

As his character has been long lauded as one of the best survival-horror protagonists, this version of James has a lot to live up to. “So, he is not an action hero by any means. He is a guy who is just a little lost at the top of his game. He is, to a greater extent, in a bewildered state so it’s very interesting charting his journey,” said Luke Roberts, who plays James Sunderland.

Take this before you go

Pre-ordering the Standard and Digital Deluxe Edition gives you the Mira the Dog Mask Bonus Content. Additionally, Digital Deluxe Edition owners will get to play the game 48-hours early.

The Digital Deluxe edition gives you the Digital Artbook, Digital Soundtrack, and Pyramid Head Mask (pizza box).