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Silent Hill 2 Remake
The Fog of Psychological Guilt
Bloober Team (Konami)•Released (Released)•
PS5PC
Editorial Score
Editors' Choice
Metacritic: 86
9.0/10
Overview & Critical Summary
Bloober Team delivers a respectful, terrifying, and visually stunning reconstruction of the legendary 2001 psychological horror masterpiece in Unreal Engine 5. Guide James Sunderland through the fog-shrouded streets and nightmare hospitals of Silent Hill with over-the-shoulder intimacy and Akira Yamaoka's haunting rearranged soundtrack.
Editors' ChoiceMetacritic: 86
BondsGame Final Verdict
Reviewed on PS5 / PC • Bloober Team
Editorial Score
Amazing
9.0/10
“Bloober Team pulled off what many thought was impossible: an exquisitely faithful, emotionally devastating, and genuinely terrifying remake that honors Team Silent while feeling modern and visceral.”
The Good (Pros)
- Dense volumetric fog, lighting, and 3D spatial acoustics induce relentless psychological dread
- Expanded Brookhaven Hospital and Historical Society levels are richly layered with puzzles
- Weighty, clumsy combat mechanics preserve James' vulnerability as a grieving ordinary man
- Akira Yamaoka's reworked acoustic guitar and industrial score is a masterpiece
The Bad (Cons)
- Certain late-game labyrinth combat corridors stretch slightly longer than necessary
- Occasional Unreal Engine 5 traversal shader stutter on select PC configurations
System Requirements (PC)
| Component | Minimum Specifications | Recommended Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i7-6700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Graphics (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD Radeon RX 5700 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 / AMD Radeon RX 6800XT |
| Memory (RAM) | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage | 50 GB SSD | 50 GB NVMe SSD |
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Quick Facts
DeveloperBloober Team
PublisherKonami
Release DateReleased
StatusReleased
PlatformsPS5, PC
GenresHorror, Adventure, Psychological
