The bug regarding Performance Mode made its way into Silent Hill 2 Remake back in August, and at the time, Konami had been quick to acknowledge its existence and confirm that developer Bloober Team was actively working on fixing it. At the time, the company hadn’t offered any estimate on when the fix would be released, and as we can see now, it took the team three months to sort it out.

Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake was released back in October 2024, and has gone on to become incredibly popular since then. Earlier this year, Konami had confirmed that it had managed to garner more than 6 million players before even coming out on Xbox Series X/S. If you’re curious about why so many people have been enjoying the psychological horror game, take a look at our review, where we gave it a score of 10 out of 10 thanks to its stunning visuals, attention to detail, acting performances, pacing, and puzzle design, among other things.

It certainly helps that Bloober Team had a strong foundation to build on, since the original 2001 release of Silent Hill 2 on PS2 is considered by many to be one of the greatest games ever made, and is often cited as being one of the seminal works of horror that the gaming industry has ever seen.

The story of Silent Hill 2 involves James Sunderland, who has been in mourning ever since his wife Mary died three years ago due to a terminal illness. However, one day, he gets a letter written by Mary asking him to meet her in their “special place” – the town of Silent Hill. This culminates in James going through an arduous journey through the town and the sinister otherworld, and along the way, he even meets characters like Maria – a woman who looks a lot like Mary – and Laura – a young girl who doesn’t seem to be perceiving the horrors of the town unfolding around her.

In the meantime, Bloober Team has confirmed that work has begun on a remake of the original Silent Hill.

Silent Hill 2 Remake PS5/PS5 Pro update 1.08 patch notes:

Graphic

• Fixed a number of issues with rendering, such as lighting, shadows, and reflections that occurred in multiple locations.
• Improved display consistency in both “performance” and “quality” graphic modes.
• Fixed flickering that occurred in the water surface, lighting effect, reflection, particles, and cutscenes.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where some items might not be retrieved.

Cutscenes

• We have made several corrections to improve the quality of the cutscenes.

Interestingly, Babieno believes that the horror genre tends to be quite successful when the world itself is facing major issues. This includes things like climate change, wars, and socio-economic troubles facing many parts of the planet.

“I would say that horror is always at its strongest when something bad is happening to the world. When we have climate changes, when we have wars, [or] when we have some economical issues in the world. This is the moment when society [has] some kind of fear inside.

“That’s why horror movies, horror novels, and horror games are working so well. It’s working for horror, but I’m not happy about it because it always means that the world is not in good shape.”

Babieno’s thoughts on horror shouldn’t be surprising to fans of the genre, since horror has long been used to discuss troubles facing humanity in more interesting ways than simply showing the problems. Even older horror films and books have done this, tackling a wide range of issues in the process, and some of the most critically acclaimed horror films in recent years have become beloved for doing a similar thing.

As for Bloober Team, Babieno has noted that the studio has always been a fan of the horror genre ever since it first released Layers of Fear back in 2016. He also spoke about how the team tries to be open with its fans and acknowledges criticisms and feedback, using it as a way to see where it could improve.

“There are a lot of great horror game developers in the world; we are one of them. We’re trying to focus [purely] on creating horror, so that’s why the iteration process allows us to work not just on the formula [for creating fear], but on the technological aspect of creating games.

“Also understanding our fans. Understanding what we did wrong and how we could improve. Project by project we are always thinking, ‘Is this the next step for the studio? Is this the next step for our fans?’ Because if it’s not, you don’t want to waste four years of your life creating a new title.”

This ties into how the studio has gone from being highly criticized for its early efforts in the horror genre to now being trusted by Konami to remake one of the most beloved horror games of all time. The team decided to essentially just focus on its projects to ensure that it was “delivering the best quality game, and put the noise around it out of our head.”

“So, this is what we tried to do; we believed from the very beginning that we’d be able to achieve this, and it happened. Silent Hill 2 was a pivot point for Bloober Team.”

As for the future of Bloober Team, the studio currently has a number of projects under development. Along with the remake of Silent Hill 1, it is also working on Project H, which is being headed up by the team behind Cronos: The New Dawn. However, this project is still some time away, according to Babieno, since it’s still wrapping up pre-production.

“This project is like a huge step from Cronos and from our previous titles, so it will deliver a new kind of experience. But at the same time it will be very familiar to everyone who [has] already played Bloober Team games. So we will still keep our DNA in it, but we will show this in a completely fresh new way.”

Babieno has some major ambitions for Bloober Team in the long term, noting that there might be “a place for a third huge horror IP” alongside genre heavyweights like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. “I think we’re on the right track with everything we’re creating. You can feel that Bloober Team’s games are a little bit different [to] those that are already available on the market.”

“The most important [goal] for me is to set new milestones in the game industry.”

Konami hasn’t been shy about future projects, with series producer Motoi Okamoto discussing potential second and third waves. Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 1 remake is doubtless included, but what has the first wave taught about which proposals should move forward? Okamoto told us that, “We’ve been observing a lot of feedback from players. There have been both positive and negative reactions to moving the setting beyond the town of Silent Hill itself, but overall, I feel that players have largely embraced that direction.

“Going forward, I hope players will look forward to seeing where in the world we might go next, and which studios around the world we might collaborate with.”

In terms of gameplay, however, the team is seemingly open to a variety of approaches as long as they maintain the “ebb and flow of tension” that Okamoto believes is “very important” for horror games.

“Silent Hill 2 strikes a good balance between moments of heightened tension and moments where that tension eases, while Silent Hill f gives players relatively more room to breathe. I feel that the gameplay in both titles was well received.

“Silent Hill: Townfall, by comparison, places greater emphasis on sustained tension, and my impression is that this resulted in more divided reactions to the gameplay. It was a valuable lesson in how important it is to carefully balance those moments of tension with opportunities for the player to breathe.” Which makes you wonder if it’s going to return to the approaches seen in Silent Hill 2 and f for the future.

Time will tell, so stay tuned for updates. In the meantime, the first cast members of Silent Hill 1 remake have reportedly been revealed, including Gabrielle Fritz (Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, Battlefield 2042) and Jade Matthew (Dragon Nest). Their roles remain unknown, though, so keep your eyes peeled for the official announcement.

It’s an intriguing scenario since the latter has been restrained by the former, who informs them of something he’s “keeping” and which “must survive,” even if he doesn’t. The Tracker has none of it, however, and calls the Pathfinder/Warden an “error,” one that the Collective aims to fix (through killing, if that wasn’t clear already).

It’s s easier said than done because he has more than a few tricks up his sleeve. These include Decoy, which creates a hologram to draw enemy attention while he goes stealthy, and Teleportation for quickly traversing the environment. Tracker Mode is also extremely potent for quick guided destruction, though how effective these tactics will be on the Tracker, who’s armed with a rifle, remains to be seen.

Cronos: Lazarus will be available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. If you haven’t played the original (a worthwhile sci-fi survival horror experience, per our review), it’s currently discounted by 50 percent. Check out the latest free update, which added Photo Mode.

Among the female characters in the original Silent Hill are police officer Cybil Bennett, nurse Lisa Garland, and antagonist Dahlia Gillespie. Fritz and Matthew are both also noted as being quite experienced with working on games, with the former having previously worked on games like Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus and Battlefield 2042, and the latter having worked on the Korean MMORPG Dragon Nest.

Details about who will play other important characters from the game, including protagonist Harry Mason, remain elusive, however.

The last time Bloober Team spoke about its work on the Silent Hill remake was back in October 2025, when it confirmed that development on the project had officially begun. At the time, the studio confirmed that it was actively working on five different projects.

“We have two first-party production teams, one of which is working on the Silent Hill 1 project and the other has started work on the next project,” said the studio (via machine translation). “As part of the second party, there are currently 5 projects.”

Konami had confirmed that Bloober Team would be developing the remake of the original Silent Hill back in June 2025, following the critical and commercial success of the studio’s Silent Hill 2 Remake. The decision to remake the original Silent Hill likely came down to the fact that Konami might also want to remake Silent Hill 3 at some point. However, many of the horror title’s story details revolve around events that took place in the original Silent Hill, making a direct remake of 3 after 2 difficult.

With Silent Hill’s remake, Konami and Bloober Team can start laying the foundations for the larger story that is told in Silent Hill 3, which features an entirely new protagonist but still has story threads originating from the events of the original game. Whether we might also see a remake of Silent Hill 4: The Room likely comes down to the potential success of upcoming titles.

The most recent entry in the franchise was Silent Hill: Townfall. Developed by Screen Burn, the title further explored the idea of Silent Hill not really being a geographic location, and being more of a phenomenon that could take place anywhere in the world. Townfall takes us to a Scottish town in the 1990s, exploring the story of Simon Ordell, who returns to the docks of St. Amelia in order to “put things right”.

For more details about Silent Hill: Townfall – which is available on PC and PS5 – check out our review, where we gave it a score of 9 out of 10.

Well, with a lovely expansion and a celebratory message from Bloober over the course of this year, a new update finally brings Photo Mode to a title which you might think shouldn’t have one if you look back at all the horrors it puts in your path. But perhaps that’s for those of us who hesitate to tackle such threats, and we’re sure there are many more for whom the macabre is merely an opportunity to create some similarly inclined memories.

Well, the new free update is here to let you have at it, with a whole bunch of useful sliders to let you fine-tune your shots to perfection. We’re sticking to photographing all the feline friends we’ve met along the way, though. The announcement came with a trailer, which we’ve left below in case you want to check out all the features before you click whatever grotesque monstrosity you can find.

But even with how different this is compared to the sci-fi body horror of Cronos: The New Dawn or the psychological horror of Silent Hill 2 remake, the team is sticking close to its Polish roots. And more than the setting and atmosphere, that means collaborating with composer Jan Borysewicz, best known for his work with Lady Pank.

If those beginning chords evoke more tension and empathy than straight-up horror, that’s exactly the approach he’s going for. “I didn’t approach this game as a pure horror title. My focus was more on evoking a sense of unease through the music, but paired with elements of hope.”

The result is a score that he believes would feel “right at home in a feature film.” Of course, Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno feels this collaboration came at the right time, since he was a fan of Borysewicz’s music growing up. With how the studio has been hitting it out of the park with its music – remember Akira Yamaoka working on The Medium and Silent Hill 2 remake – this should be another fine addition to the collection.

Onyx: The Dark Grip launches in 2027, and unlike the studio’s previous efforts, it’s exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2.

To recap: The Pathfinder – who you’ll probably know better as the Warden in The New Dawn – has two key skills. Teleportation lets him travel significant distances to reposition in combat, though it’s also useful for surmounting ruined environments with ease. Decoy lets him enter stealth mode while a holographic copy distracts enemies.

There’s also a third ability called Tracker Mode. Aim down sights, press Right Bumper/R1, and you’ll fire at a specific location, which then detonates shortly after. Combine this with Decoy, and you can lure several Orphans to a single spot to take them down in one fell swoop.

But even when factoring in the gunplay, the Pathfinder’s gameplay is significantly more aggressive and fast-paced. Lining up several enemies to pierce through them with Gladius and turning invisible to get behind an enemy to shotgun them in the back is satisfying, as is simply walking up to flame them.

So not having a release date, even though Cronos: Lazarus is out this Fall for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2, has us on edge. Stay tuned for more updates, and in the meantime, check out even more gameplay here.

It’s quite a good look at what to expect from the horror experience that puts you in the shoes of Holden, a man who’s hearing mysterious voices and goes out to try and find out what the fuss is all about. Of course, things get murky pretty quickly, and you’re tasked with helping Holden navigate the world. While a protagonist with voices in his head might not sound particularly new to the genre, The Dark Grip’s innovations are in its gameplay, with the Switch 2’s touchscreen being a crucial part of the experience. Out-of-reach switches are yours to tap away at, and even the inner workings of NPC minds are there to help you make sense of whatever is plaguing you.

That means you’re going to be playing this one exclusively in handheld mode on your Switch 2, but it’s definitely going to be worth your while if this latest peek at what it’s going to put you through is any indication.

Konami has acknowledged the same on Twitter. “Our team is currently investigating these issues and looking into potential solutions.” Unfortunately, it doesn’t have an ETA on fixes, so stay tuned for more information “as soon as it becomes available.”

Players who enabled Performance Mode began reporting issues with the game’s shadows and crushed blacks. Given that the patch was meant to improve overall image quality and improve other aspects like fog rendering, these are far from ideal.

But that’s apparently not all, as one Reddit user noted issues with character models’ hair and faces. Ghosting, an ever-present issue, has seemingly become more prominent, and even those on Quality Mode aren’t safe from supposed lighting issues.

Whether Konami and Bloober Team have a plan to address all of this remains to be seen. Lest we forget, it’s had problems with PS5 Pro support since day one and eventually patched out PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution support in favor of Temporal Super Resolution.

Silent Hill 2 remake is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Check out our review of the base game, which crossed six million players last May.