Silent Hill 2 - Review Thread

Game Information

Game Title: Silent Hill 2

Platforms:

PlayStation 5 (Oct 8, 2024)
PC (Oct 8, 2024)

Trailers:

Developer: Bloober Team

Publisher: Konami

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 88 average - 91% recommended - 34 reviews

Critic Reviews

Areajugones - Urko Miguel Galparsoro - Spanish - 9 / 10

The remake of Silent Hill 2 honors the great audiovisual work that Konami released in 2001, maintaining a high level and improving many of its most distinctive features. Silent Hill 2 was an essential title more than 20 years ago, and it remains so today with this magnificent remake.

CGMagazine - 9 / 10

Bloober Team has crafted a Silent Hill 2 remake that respects the original while delivering a fresh, terrifying experience.

Checkpoint Gaming - Luke Mitchell - 9 / 10

The remake of Silent Hill 2 walks a fine line between honouring a beloved original and innovating for both new and returning audiences. It does so with incredible success, landing clever changes to its puzzles and cleverly expanded environments that enhance the game, rather than detracting from it or over-stuffing it. Ultimately, this remake never loses sight of what makes Silent Hill 2 such a memorable experience in the first place: its ability to get under your skin, and stay there. It’s truly delightful to share that the Silent Hill 2 remake is a polished, fitting homage, and a celebration of one of horror’s greatest masterpieces.

Eurogamer - Vikki Blake - 5 / 5

Against the odds, Bloober Team has delivered a remake that both expands Silent Hill 2 in just the right places, and gives careful attention to what it preserves.

GRYOnline.pl - Sebastian Kasparek - Polish - 6 / 10

As a regular representative of the genre the new Silent Hill 2 is quite good, and should deliver lots of fun to gamers that like this kind of games. But as a remake of one of the most important horror games in history this new version looks extremely mediocre, which in my eyes is a greater crime than making a simply bad game.

Game Rant - Dalton Cooper - 9 / 10

The Silent Hill 2 remake is absolutely an incredible horror gaming experience that successfully expands on the beloved original.

GameSpot - Mark Delaney - 9 / 10

Remaking one of the most revered horror games ever is no simple task, but Bloober Team impressively rebottles the magic of the 2001 genre landmark.

Gamepressure - Zbigniew Woźnicki - 6.5 / 10

The story and character models are something I can live with. Unless someone is a purist, then the game will certainly make them lose interest very quickly. In my opinion, however, the biggest sins of Silent Hill 2 are the extensive exploration, which eventually becomes tiresome, and the untapped potential of combat.

GamesRadar+ - Leon Hurley - 3.5 / 5

Does a good job of making the series feel relevant in a way it hasn’t for years.

GamingTrend - Henry Viola - 90 / 100

If you had any doubts about the Silent Hill 2 remake, then throw them out the window because Bloober Team cooked with this one. It successfully modernizes a classic without losing sight of what made it special in the first place.

Hardcore Gamer - Chris Shive - 4 / 5

The remake will not have the same impact as the original, but it’s still a worthwhile game for newcomers and old fans alike.

IGN - Tristan Ogilvie - 8 / 10

Silent Hill 2 is a great way to visit – or revisit – one of the most dread-inducing destinations in the history of survival horror.

IGN Italy - Alessandra Borgonovo - Italian - 9.5 / 10

Silent Hill 2 Remake is an excellent game that shines in every aspect and pays homage in the best possible way to the cornerstone game of psychological horror.

Metro GameCentral - GameCentral - 9 / 10

An excellent remake that does all it can to bring the classic original into the modern era, while maintaining the same nuanced levels of psychological horror.

One More Game - Chris Garcia - 9 / 10

It wasn’t easy, and after facing a lot of uncertainty and criticism months before its release, Bloober Team has delivered a fantastic remake of a definite horror classic in Silent Hill 2 Remake. The pressure to overcome the odds must have been crippling, but the team has successfully captured the soul of the original and has modernized it with care, resulting in a must-play entry for the series that has been long dormant.

From the stunning visuals to the haunting atmosphere and even the immersive audio design, the Silent Hill 2 Remake is a definite addition to gaming libraries everywhere, as its psychological spin on the genre is a testament to the legacy it left behind.

Press Start - James Mitchell - 9 / 10

Silent Hill 2 is a great remake that captures the essence of the original game, expanding it in all the right ways without ruining the spirit of the original. While this is easily the best game Bloober has ever made, and perhaps even their scariest, simplistic combat is the only thing that keeps this horror epic from reaching its true potential. Regardless, this Silent Hill 2 remake is everything you could hope for and more, and hopefully, a sign of great things to come for the series. It’s a clever and inventive expansion of the original that you wouldn’t know you needed……until now.

Push Square - Liam Croft - 9 / 10

Bloober Team has faithfully and respectfully recreated one of the survival horror genre’s all-time greats, modernising Silent Hill 2 in all the right ways.

Sirus Gaming - Jarren Navarrete - 10 / 10

The Silent Hill 2 remake is one of the best horror games I’ve played to recent date. I couldn’t find a single thing I disliked about it. With the use of the PlayStation 5 hardware to deliver a more immersive experience, I found playing this Silent Hill 2 remake to do justice to the original and then some.

TheGamer - James Kennedy - 3.5 / 5

Bloober Team’s version of Silent Hill 2 often feels like a high fidelity version of the original with remixed puzzles and item locations. The combat is reasonably satisfying, the boss encounters have been improved, but what is fundamentally a great horror game is partially undermined by the over-the-top sound design, injection of jump scares, and general lack of restraint.

VG247 - Kelsey Raynor - 5 / 5

Bloober Team… You made me happy, and after playing Silent Hill 2, I am eager to see what the studio does alongside Konami in future. Perhaps a Silent Hill 1 and Silent Hill 3 remake isn’t such a bad idea, after all…

VGC - Chris Scullion - 4 / 5

Silent Hill 2 is a skilfully handled retelling of one of the medium’s most loved survival horror games. It stays faithful to the original (to a fault at times) but breathes enough new life into it to simultaneously ensure that long-time fans will appreciate the respect shown, while newcomers won’t find it antiquated.

Wccftech - Chris Wray - 9 / 10

Silent Hill 2 is the best game Bloober Team has made. A faithful reimagining of the original, bringing it to the modern day without losing what made the original the best horror game ever, using modern game mechanics to improve where they could, and expanding on what was already an engrossing world. Without any shadow of a doubt, a resounding success, one that will likely come as a surprise to many.