Over the past couple years rumors of a Silent Hill remake or revival have persisted, but no official announcement has materialized. Everybody seems to have an opinion on how a Silent Hill revival ought to be handled, including series co-creator Keiichiro Toyama. Early Silent Hill rumors indicated Sony Japan Studio was working on a new entry under Toyama’s guidance, but instead, Sony shut down the team and Toyama founded the new independent development house, Bokeh Game Studio. Whether Toyama was ever really working on another Silent Hill is unknown, but in a new interview with Video Games Chronicle he rejected the idea of a straightforward remake.
Bokeh Game Studio’s first title, Slitterhead, was revealed at The Game Awards and it looks to contain some Silent Hill DNA (check out the first teaser trailer below). That said, don’t expect it any time too soon, as the game has yet to enter full production.
If there was to be a new entry in the future I would obviously be very interested in it as one user. I know there are many games that followed in the footsteps of Silent Hill today, so I would particularly like to know what a new entry would leave and change from the original.
No platforms for release window have been announced for Slitterhead. As for Silent Hill, the most recent rumors indicate that Konami is working on a remake with a third party, possibly Layers of Fear and The Medium creators Bloober Team, but take that with a grain of salt for now.
