The highly anticipated Silent Hill 2 remake finally has a release date, and it won’t be long until fans of the classic survival horror game can revisit the unsettling town in Maine. Silent Hill 2 releases on October 8 for PlayStation 5 and PC. PlayStation announced the release date alongside a new trailer during its May State of Play livestream. Preorders are available now, and ordering early will net you a couple of neat bonuses on launch day.
Silent Hill 2 preorder bonuses
All Silent Hill 2 preorders for PS5 come with two wearable masks for James, the game’s lead protagonist. You’ll get Mira the Dog mask and Robbie the Rabbit mask. The latter is exclusive to PS5, but PC players will still get the dog mask. with their preorder.
$70
You can preorder a physical copy of the Silent Hill 2 remake for PS5 for $70 at all major video game retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, and Target. Digital PS5 and PC preorders are available on the PlayStation Store and Steam. Based on the wording, it appears the preorder bonus are exclusive to the digital version.
A digital deluxe edition is available to preorder for $80 for PS5 and PC. This edition comes with 48-hour early access starting October 6, a digital art book and soundtrack, a pizza box mask, and the other two bonus masks for PS5 (one for PC).
The original Silent Hill 2 is one of the best survival horror games and is often cited as the high point of the Silent Hill series, so expectations are high for the new remake. The remake features updated graphics and sound. Environments from the town of Silent Hill have been expanded in the remake to give players more room to explore. Another notable change is the new over-the-shoulder camera, which replaces the fixed-view from the original. Though not a surprising update, it should bring Silent Hill 2 up to modern expectations in terms of player movement.
The remake also has a retooled combat system. “Familiar weapons like the steel pipe and handgun make their return, but now with an updated combat system,” the description reads on the PlayStation Store. “Avoid attacks with carefully timed dodges, aim down sights, and more, making monster encounters more engaging and nerve-wracking then ever.”
Silent Hill 2 is being built in Unreal Engine 5 by Polish studio Bloober Team. The team is best known for its own horror titles like Layers of Fear, The Medium, and Blair Witch, as well as the dystopian cyberpunk adventure game Observer.
The Silent Hill 2 remake is part of a wider push from Konami to resurrect the dormant horror franchise along with other new projects like Silent Hill: Ascension, Silent Hill F, and Silent Hill: Townfall. It’s also one of several survival horror classics to receive remakes over the past year or so. In 2023, EA released an excellent Dead Space remake, and Capcom continued its series of Resident Evil remakes with a stellar revision to Resident Evil 4.
Silent Hill isn’t the only beloved Konami game getting a revival. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is a ground-up remake of the PS2 classic Metal Gear Solid 3 in development for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
