Bloober confirms Silent Hill 1 remake in production, and won't rule out a Cronos sequel just yet
Polish horror specialist Bloober Team has revealed that the Silent Hill 1 Remake, which was briefly teased by Konami in the summer, is now in production.
In an investor call yesterday, Bloober Team CEO Piotr Babieno and Vice President Karolina Nowak commented (the answers in the transcript are attributed to Bloober Management): “We have two first-party production teams, one of which is working on Silent Hill 1, and the other has begun work on a second project.” Bloober currently employs approximately 250 people.
No further details were shared, but presumably it’s the Silent Hill 2 Remake team that’s working on it, and I expect work began relatively soon after that game was released, in October last year. The Silent Hill 2 remake was a turning point for Bloober Team’s reputation, which flagged in the years since Layers of Fear and Observer positioned it as a horror studio of note. People had been worried about how the Silent Hill 2 Remake would turn out, but it turned out marvellously.
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“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,” wrote Vikki in our five-star Silent Hill 2 Remake review. The game has also sold well, passing the 2m sales mark at the beginning of the year.
