{"id":927682,"date":"2026-10-10T11:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/927682\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:00:17","slug":"silent-hill-planned-to-receive-second-and-third-waves-of-new-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/927682\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Hill Planned to Receive Second and Third Waves of New Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Konami is planning &#8220;second and third waves&#8221; of new Silent Hill games, according to producer Motoi Okamoto.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Okamoto offered a foggy glimpse into the classic horror franchise&#8217;s future during an interview featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Famitsu<\/a> Issue 1965 (via <a href=\"https:\/\/gameobserver.com\/silent-hill-producer-says-second-and-third-wave-of-games-are-already-being-considered\/\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Game Observer<\/a>). The series ended a long, painful drought without new games with an initial wave of new releases over the last few years, and now that this first batch is out, Konami is already looking forward to what it can do next.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;All three titles we initially announced were able to be released successfully, so we\u2019re relieved (laughs),&#8221; he noted. &#8220;They\u2019ve also received high praise, and we are satisfied with it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Okamoto continued: &#8220;Successfully launching this &#8216;first wave&#8217; comes with great relief, but we\u2019re not stopping here; we must think of the second and third waves. We can\u2019t share specific details, but we\u2019re currently looking at a number of projects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The first wave of Konami&#8217;s return to Silent Hill \u2013 which included titles like the <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/silent-hill-2-remake\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Silent Hill 2 remake<\/a>, <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/silent-hill-f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Silent Hill f<\/a>, and last month&#8217;s <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/silent-hill-townfall\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Silent Hill: Townfall<\/a> \u2013 rolled out throughout the last few years. Townfall arrived as the most recent installment when it dropped players into the shoes of protagonist Simon Ordell in a &#8217;90s Scotland just last month.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It received generally favorable reviews, with IGN giving it an <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/silent-hill-townfall-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8\/10<\/a>. We said, &#8220;Like the intravenous needle permanently jutting out of its hero\u2019s wrist, Silent Hill: Townfall gives this long running series a welcome shot in the arm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Best Silent Hill Games<img alt=\"The Silent Hill series has been at the forefront of feel-bad survival horror storytelling for close to three decades now, and with the success of 2024\u2019s Silent Hill 2 remake and the recent release of Silent Hill f, it felt like the right time to take a look back through Konami\u2019s catalogue of psychological horrors to see how each scarefest stacks up.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;Now, admittedly the series hasn\u2019t been immune to the odd misstep here and there, and there have certainly been periods of time where things have gone more downhill than Silent Hill. Thus you won\u2019t find the likes of forgettable mainline entries like Silent Hill: Homecoming and Silent Hill: Downpour here, or the inappropriately aggressive shoot \u2018em up action of Silent Hill: The Arcade, or indeed the co-operative dungeon crawling of Silent Hill: Book of Memories that absolutely nobody asked for.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;&#10;With all that in mind, here\u2019s IGN\u2019s picks for the very best entries in the Silent Hill series, from portable terrors to playable teasers.\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2277167929 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It&#8217;s a successful run of games that Konami is happy with, but getting here wasn&#8217;t easy. After Hideo Kojima&#8217;s Silent Hills failed to materialize, Okamoto said he had a hard time convincing higher-ups that more games was the way to go. However, as far as he was concerned, &#8220;just one remake is not enough,&#8221; adding, &#8220;as a producer, I cannot let it end only with that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;If there were only one release, wouldn\u2019t people think that the development is going to be cancelled again, I thought,&#8221; Okamoto added.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">While Konami&#8217;s plan to launch additional waves of Silent Hill games spells a promising future for fans who have missed the franchise, we have known that the series would continue in some form. Bloober Team, the horror-centric developer responsible for the Silent Hill 2 remake, confirmed it was <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/silent-hill-1-remake-officially-in-development-at-bloober-team-konami-has-announced\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">working on a remake of the original Silent Hill<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Michael Cripe Avatar\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image profile-thumb-img jsx-249361588 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791630017_831_Michael_blue_red_2-1700460435246.png\"  data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Konami is planning &#8220;second and third waves&#8221; of new Silent Hill games, according to producer Motoi Okamoto. 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