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SILENT HILL 2
Developer Bloober Team SA
Silent Hill 2 is a 2024 survival horror game developed by Bloober Team and published by Konami Digital Entertainment. It is a remake of the 2001 video game Silent Hill 2, originally developed by Team Silent, a group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCET). It is the first major installment in the Silent Hill series since Silent Hill: Downpour (2012). Like the original game, it follows James Sunderland, a… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
775 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
452 positive · 44 negative
95% range 88–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 452 | 44 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 50 | 11 | 195 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 9 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
33,672 of 35,606 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 270 yes, 30 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 300 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (62,635 of 66,204 positive).
Players praise the remake's emotional depth and psychological horror. [1][2][3] Many note the game's oppressive atmosphere and sound design. [1][3][4] Some criticize poor PC optimization and performance issues. [5][6][7]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
Amazing game, ruined by UE5 and developer optimization failure. Constant drops to 26 fps or below on an RTX 5070, and the only thing that helps is a game restart, for it to happen again every 30 mins or so. Refunded. Such a shame
- [1]
Silent Hill 2 Remake is not just a modern update of a classic; it is a complete emotional reconstruction, a psychological excavation of themes that were already groundbreaking in 2001 and now return with a degree of clarity, intensity, and immersive power that feels almost dangerous. This is not a game you simply “play.” It is a game that takes you apart, piece by piece, through subtle environmental cues, reimagined …
- [2]
Silent Hill 2 isn’t here to scare you. It’s here to emotionally ruin you (James) and then ask if you’ve (James) learned something. Amazing atmosphere, strong remake, one of the most uncomfortable stories in gaming. I feel worse, thanks.
- [3]
I still can't believe a human actually created this- absolute genius. this game turned fear into art. Bro i've never felt this kind of creepy feeling while playing in my life, this game is just different; the sounds, the music, the atmosphere, the monsters... every damn thing; it has this weird vibe that no other game has. The story writing is next level and the attention to detail in this game is insane. Everything …
- [12]
I’m not even a horror fan, but Silent Hill 2 might be one of the best games I’ve ever played. This game forces you to stay with it. The atmosphere is oppressive, the sound design is incredible, and the story is easily one of the best I’ve seen in gaming. It’s psychological, disturbing, and sticks with you long after you stop playing. It’s not perfect — PC optimization can be rough and the combat feels clunky at …
Summarised from 34 of the 463 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
90% of the 300 Steam reviewers we collected recommend SILENT HILL 2. The complaint that keeps coming up: terrible PC optimization and stuttering. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Silent Hill 2 received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. OpenCritic reported that 95% of critics recommended the game. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 35 out of 40. Critics praised Silent Hill 2's faithfulness to its source material. Giovanni Colantonio of Digital Trends deemed the game a "faithful tribute to a horror classic that hardly holds anything back" and lauded Bloober for not interfering with the original story. Eurogamer's Vikki Blake noted its expansion and for giving "careful attention to what it preserves." Jason Faulkner of Game Revolution, who gave Silent Hill 2 a perfect score in…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 775 · most liked firstPeople being upset Silent Hill 2 wasn’t nominated for GOTY at The Game Awards: welcome to enjoying horror, regardless of medium! Awards shows always pretend horror is a lower form of entertainment undeserving of mainstream accolades. It sucks!
neutral · AI labelView post →Like the rest of the game, the "dog ending" in the Silent Hill 2 remake was completely revamped. The dog and her workstation, however, retained their PS2-era models.
neutral · AI labelView post →On a positive note, I've nearly completed the Silent Hill 2 remake and, honestly, I think it has become one of my favorite attempts at remaking a game to date. A masterpiece. Far far beyond expectations.
positive · AI labelView post →Zoe Thorogood, the comic artist who did the Returnal spread in "How a Game Lives," got to design some official Silent Hill 2 merch and it's so very very sick
neutral · AI labelView post →seeing IGN describe Bloober Team as 'Silent Hill 2 developers' is making me feel the worst kind of vindicated re: my feelings on big shiny game remakes erasing the originals
negative · AI labelView post →Here are some of my concept arts/sketches for the creatures in Silent Hill 2 Remake, from the "Silent Hill 2 Exhibition" currently being held in Tokyo. Found these on X. Also the in-game model in the shots is not mine. I didn't sculpt any in-game creature models for the Remake.
neutral · AI labelView post →Silent Hill 2 was snubbed for best family game
neutral · AI labelView post →Silent Hill 2 isn’t here to scare you. It’s here to emotionally ruin you (James) and then ask if you’ve (James) learned something. Amazing atmosphere, strong remake, one of the most uncomfortable stories in gaming. I feel worse, thanks.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silent Hill 2 Remake is not just a modern update of a classic; it is a complete emotional reconstruction, a psychological excavation of themes that were already groundbreaking in 2001 and now return with a degree of clarity, intensity, and immersive power that feels almost dangerous. This is not a game you simply “play.” It is a game that takes you apart, piece by piece, through subtle environmental cues, reimagined performances, deeply textured sound design, and a world that seems disturbingly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know the Silent Hill 2 remake is good because the happiest moments I have playing the game is when a door doesn’t open so I don’t need to worry
positive · AI labelView post →Just completed Silent Hill 2 and holy shit what a game 😍😍😍😍😍 The whole game through had me sweating and freaking out paranoid of the darkness and what was lurking within. Then this story it’s a lot to digest honestly, but I can see why people love this game & it’s so beloved. 10/10 experience. ❤️✨
positive · AI labelView post →Leaving the hospital in Silent Hill 2 now for good and man oh man this story 👌🏻😤🔥 As a first time player of this game it’s been such a wonderful time. Words can’t express how perfectly crafted this game is with the ambience, the sounds, the tension, and the surroundings all blend together perfectly.
positive · AI labelView post →>Silent Hill 2 Remake won 0 awards at this years Game Awards unfortunately Well, it's what it is.😌 The OGSH2 couldn't get any award back then, either. Award is award.
neutral · AI labelView post →FINALLY STARTED LEARNING 2D ART AGAIIN! Drew some Silent Hill 2 monsters after finishing the remake. Incredible game, I can't believe how good it was!
positive · AI labelView post →Everyone's Summer Game Fest Prediction lists: Elder Scrolls VI GTA VII Silent Hill 2: 2 Half-Life 3 Reality: We put one punch man in your PVE game with dark souls combat and fortnite hairstyles
neutral · AI labelView post →James hates it. Because every second he spends staring into her eyes feels like betrayal and forgiveness all at once. She leans in, not just to be close, but to be chosen. To be seen. Not as a replacement. But as someone real. As someone who could be loved… And James? He lets her. Because in Silent Hill, lies hurt less than the truth. And sometimes, loving a ghost is the only way to feel alive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My review of Silent Hill 2 Remake is up! It's a surprisingly great reimagining in many ways, yet harmed by equally surprising detriments. A brilliant game that just couldn't help itself. Read the full review here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/silent-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Worth noting that this is the highest score Famitsu has ever given a game in the franchise. Their previous scores: Silent Hill 2 Remake (PS5): 35/40 Silent Hill (PS1): 34/40 Silent Hill 2 (PS2): 34/40 Silent Hill 3 (PS2): 33/40 Silent Hill 4: The Room (PS2): 33/40
neutral · AI labelView post →What do you mean Silent Hill 2 Remake came out a year ago?? I haven't even finished my first playthrough, I'm so bad at keeping up 😂 #Maria cosplay by me! 🦋❤️ #silenthill #konami #silenthill2 #cosplay
neutral · AI labelView post →Peaches says Silent Hill 2 should have been nominated for Game of The Year 😤
neutral · AI labelView post →What’s your 2024 Personal Game Of The Year? Mine has to go to Silent Hill 2 Remake! 👻🗡️😈🏥🏚️🏩⛪️📻🔦🖤 #SilentHill2Remake #BlooberTeam
positive · AI labelView post →…the hell you mean Pigletts Big Game and Silent Hill 2 use the same sound packs??
neutral · AI labelView post →Silent Hill 2 is a wonderful game that inspired the worst kind of horror game plot twists forever
neutral · AI labelView post →Silent Hill 2, the game brave enough to ask the question: what if every boss battle sucked
negative · AI labelView post →Even decades later, the atmosphere, storytelling, and symbolism put most modern horror games to shame. If you want horror with heart, depth, and genuine dread — this is it. ⭐ 10/10 – Welcome back to Silent Hill.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Following the success of its Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team has announced it is partnering with Konami again to work on a new game. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/konami-...
neutral · AI labelView post →We checked and a lot of game stores in Helsinki are sold out of the Silent Hill 2 remake so uhhhh had to make a quick stop before our international flight lol
neutral · AI labelView post →After my huge disappointment and even anger with Silent Hill f, I approached Silent Hill 2 Remake with some hesitation and even doubts, but my concerns quickly disappeared. From the very first hours, the atmosphere and gameplay completely drew me in and never let go. The gameplay reminded me of Resident Evil in some ways, and I genuinely enjoyed exploring every corner of the game and reading everything I could get my hands on. All of this, combined with the story and wonderful characters, gave…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I never played a Silent Hill game before. I bought this one because everyone talks about how SH2 is incredible and all that. I played it a few hours and didn't get it. Fast forward a few weeks, I am talking to a stranger at the local bar. Somehow we get to talking about SH2. He is a big fan. I tell him my struggles getting into the game. He told me to just go back and play it. "Just play it man." Okay, so I played the game. Damn. I get it now. I have even gone back to play the first game,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm very lucky to own a physical copy of Silent Hill 2 on PC, and that we have the folks who did the Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition, because that was not a game that has aged badly at all or was in need of significant gameplay improvements. It's a masterpiece. enhanced.townofsilenthill.com/SH2/
positive · AI labelView post →I hope the next Silent Hill continues in the style of Silent Hill 2. I really enjoyed the remake.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silent Hill 2 is a cool game and all, but can it be Thursday already please and thanks. #dragonage #hasmysoul
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing Silent Hill 2 Remake again. Game good. Different enough to feel fresh, while remaining faithful to the original. We live in a world where Dead Space, RE4, and Silent Hill 2, three untouchable classics, all got completely unneeded remakes that absolutely nailed it
positive · AI labelView post →The Game Awards GOTY nominee prediction: Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth Astro Bot Silent Hill 2 Remake Helldivers 2 Metaphor: ReFantazio Animal Well
neutral · AI labelView post →I still can't believe a human actually created this- absolute genius. this game turned fear into art. Bro i've never felt this kind of creepy feeling while playing in my life, this game is just different; the sounds, the music, the atmosphere, the monsters... every damn thing; it has this weird vibe that no other game has. The story writing is next level and the attention to detail in this game is insane. Everything feels like it has a purpose. A true psychological horror- absolute cinema…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silent Hill 2 Remake has surpassed 5 million copies sold - a great milestone for a horror game. Silent Hill should be here to stay thanks to these numbers.
neutral · AI labelView post →shoutout to my ex for making me relate to mary to fully experience every emotion in this game and the void following it, now i understand why he bought me this game. unforgettable experience <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bloober Team announced that following the success of Silent Hill 2, they are working with Konami on another new game. The game will be based on Konami's intellectual property. blooberteam.prowly.com/383560-bloob...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi everybody! If you don't have any Halloween plans tonight, why not hang out with me while I stream Silent Hill 2 for the first time? I've never played a Silent Hill game and all I know about the series comes from the first movie. Live on Twitch and Youtube! youtube.com/live/jKcsBVK...
neutral · AI labelView post →Highly recommended with a few, but key technical solutions: 1) Renodx is a must for anyone playing in HDR. Raised blacks levels make having an OLED screen pointless otherwise. 2) Traversal stutter is awful with this game, use this mod to fix it https://www.nexusmods.com/silenthill2/mods/111?tab=description 3) VRR flicker ruins the experience, use DLSS 4.5 performance or ultra performance and disable framegen to enjoy a tlicker-free experience. After this it was an experience worth…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game follows James Sunderland, who travels to the fog-choked town of Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his wife, Mary who has been dead for years. What begins as a simple mystery quickly becomes an emotionally charged journey into grief, denial, and trauma. The brilliance of Silent Hill 2 is that every character James meets seems broken in their own way, their suffering echoing his. Maria, Laura, Angela, and Eddie are not just NPCs—they are reflections of the game’s larger themes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i am writing this review after getting 100% all endings and achievements. WOW! where to begin! this game is AMAZING!!!! i really have no idea where to start here in this review so ill just wing it make a short list of particulars that make this game as fantastic as it is and also some things that i feel they could have done a little better with (although there won't be very many of those because this game is quality). ok! (Clears Throat): Graphics 10/10: the graphics are stunning. highly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i’m finally play Silent Hill 2 (remake) for the first time as well, and it’s so much scarier than simply watching someone else play it. 😭🎮 i’m not fond of James, but i absolutely adore Maria! this game has scared me more than any horror game, ever. which is wild! i love the atmosphere! 🌫️🔴
positive · AI labelView post →i went in expecting fear and came out with depression. Thanks, Silent Hill 2. Masterpiece
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silent Hill 2 is a serious game. #SilentHill
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS (The atmosphere really fits to horror genre, fog and saturation bring more tension for some reason, we couldn't know the enemies come from.💀) ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't (You can use melee for more challenging run or range attack with guns for easier one, just match with your style!✨)…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m not even a horror fan, but Silent Hill 2 might be one of the best games I’ve ever played. This game forces you to stay with it. The atmosphere is oppressive, the sound design is incredible, and the story is easily one of the best I’ve seen in gaming. It’s psychological, disturbing, and sticks with you long after you stop playing. It’s not perfect — PC optimization can be rough and the combat feels clunky at times — but honestly, the story and atmosphere completely make up for it. I got…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Silent Hill 2 remake itself is good, but the optimization is terrible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is probably the best psychological horror game I've ever played. I don't want to diminish the many other great horror titles out there, but I can't recall any other game that made me feel so uneasy. It's not because I was afraid of jump scares or anything like that; rather, the game design is easy to grasp, and I quickly learned where to expect danger and what kind of danger it might be. However, the overall atmosphere is phenomenal. The visual and sound design are top-notch. It's a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game, ruined by UE5 and developer optimization failure. Constant drops to 26 fps or below on an RTX 5070, and the only thing that helps is a game restart, for it to happen again every 30 mins or so. Refunded. Such a shame
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ended up beating this on PS5, GREAT GAME LOVE IT!. but classic ♥♥♥♥ ASS PC OPTIMIZATION, genuinely thought my pc was gonna light up playing this. game devs need to start caring about optimizing games again
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →lowkey was terrified the whole time but no regrets. absolute masterpiece <3 the story, monsters, characters, every part of this town is peak 💜💜💜
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This town is sick. I mean that as a compliment. Most horror games throw monsters at you and call it a day. Silent Hill 2 does something much more interesting. It looks at you quietly and asks: "What exactly are you running from?" I love that. The fog is perfect. It swallows everything. Streets disappear. Buildings fade into nothing. You can't see very far, but somehow it feels like the town can see you just fine. That's unsettling. The monsters don't feel like enemies. They feel...…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Traded in some stuff at a local game store today and got these (+ preordered Zelda and Silent Hill 2). Feeling pretty good!
neutral · AI labelView post →Preorders open now! Good Smile Company SILENT HILL 2 Nendoroid Red Pyramid Thing From the psychological horror game "SILENT HILL 2" comes a rerelease of Nendoroid Red Pyramid Thing! Preorder: https://goodsmile.link/G3WT9d #goodsmile
neutral · AI labelView post →Playing fever dream game as Angela from Silent Hill 2 ✖️ twitch.tv/KATLINK
neutral · AI labelView post →Silent Hill 2 Remake is my game of the year my fellow traumatised gamers
positive · AI labelView post →Silent Hill 2 is a game about being a Wife Guy
neutral · AI labelView post →Silent Hill 2 Remake in-game screenshots (RTX On)
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 23rd birthday, Silent Hill 2. What do you like the most about this game?
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