Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 2 - Xbox Series X|S

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Release date: 20 november 2025

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Having received a letter from his deceased wife,James heads to where they shared so many memories,in the hope of seeing her one more time: Silent Hill.There, by the lake, he finds a woman eerily similar to her..."My name… is Maria," the woman smiles. Her face, her voice... She's just like her.Experience a master-class in psychological horror―lauded as the best in the series―on the latest hardware with chilling visuals and visceral sounds.High-end Graphics and SoundWith ray tracing and othe...
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Installation: How to activate your game
Rating: PEGI 18
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Genre: Action, Adventure,
Recent Steam reviews: Very positive (517)
All Steam reviews: Overwhelmingly positive (19371)

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Description

Having received a letter from his deceased wife,

James heads to where they shared so many memories,

in the hope of seeing her one more time: Silent Hill.

There, by the lake, he finds a woman eerily similar to her...

"My name… is Maria," the woman smiles. Her face, her voice... She's just like her.

Experience a master-class in psychological horror―lauded as the best in the series―on the latest hardware with chilling visuals and visceral sounds.

High-end Graphics and Sound

With ray tracing and other cutting-edge technical enhancements, the world of SILENT HILL and its unsettling ambiance is even realer than before.

And with the inclusion of new, immersive soundscapes, you'll feel like you're standing in the thick of it.

Larger Environments

Explore locations and buildings that were once inaccessible, or are newly added in the remake.

Enjoy the same acclaimed story, even while you experience the town of Silent Hill with fresh eyes across an expanded map.

Over-the-shoulder Camera

The remake moves from the original's fixed-camera viewpoints to an over-the-shoulder perspective, putting you closer to what James sees, for a more thrilling, more immersive experience as you explore the town and come face-to-face with monsters.

Evolved Combat Gameplay

Familiar weapons like the steel pipe and handgun make their return, but now with an updated combat system.

Avoid attacks with carefully timed dodges, aim down sights, and more, making monster encounters more engaging and nerve-wracking than ever.

Reviews

10
Game review score based on 206 reviews, all languages included

Best reviews

Modernized Remake with extended story content. 10/10
  • Graphics
  • Improved Combat
  • Extended Story Elements
  • Steam version suffers from stutter atm
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Great game w amazing astmosphere. As always thanks I-G :)
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This remake was very popular. It improved everything that was already phenomenal. Despite some technical problems, such as stuttering, the remake revives a horror game classic.
  • Dark atmosphere
  • Novos finais
  • Stuttering
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Awesome remake of one of the best horror games. Keeps the disturbing atmosphere of the original as well as the story
  • Graphics, even on mid settings
  • Simple yet fun combat
  • Lots of accesibility settings
  • Too much enemies in some areas
  • Sometimes it gets laggy/Stutter
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I had never played another Silent Hill before, and I really enjoyed this one. The scenery, atmosphere and soundtrack work well together, making for a really cool yet tense and scary experience. I recommend
  • Good soundtrack
  • Interesting story
  • Mysterious and scary atmosphere
  • Requires better optimization
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LOVED IT
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Really nice game. Loving it, has some lags but its ok.
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Recent reviews

Really nice game, faithful recreation and a lot of love poured into!
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Awesome!
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This game not being a flop is the biggest plot twist of this year

Despite all the odds it seems that Bloober team actually listened to the criticism and made this game feel like a love letter to the fans. While not everything is like in the main game, 90% of it sure is and you can't help but love how much work has been put in this game.

The combat is pretty solid which this was the biggest point of concern back when it was revealed, the graphics are amazing, the whole town and places, from outdoors to interiors and other world look phenomenal and I haven't even got past the prison section yet.

Cutscenes are incredible, the way the cameras take point on the scenes and the way they look is just great and the actors did an amazing job with the voice acting and with the motion capture because the animations are on point and they feel good and natural, the same thing cannot be said for games like the Quarry lmao which is a movie-like game.

My favorite thing is the attention and small details they have added, how James marks his map once we find a clue on where to go or when we are done with a puzzle and he ticks it off the map, how accurate his hands are when unlocking a door, how his hair moves when he's walking and running.

The interactions with Maria might be the most wholesome addition to the game, hearing them talk and share more, how she comments at James when he stares at the save point for too much, when she gets scared by James breaking the car windows, she notices you looking at the pictures in the hospitals and she asks you if you're searching for something or when you put the flashlight in her face and she covers her face is simply amazing, it's literally like they played the game and thought that this might work here or that it would be cool to have that there and they just add it and it works and it's great and that's one of the problems with developers nowadays, they do not play their own games to see what else could work there to make a better experience

The tiny flashbacks that make a straight reference to items or locations that were there in the original is also a very welcome addition

Having new gameplay areas, mechanics and cutscenes, delving deeper into the game and characters is also great, although some areas are too big or long is up to preference, it could hurt on more playthroughs for some

The performance is the worst thing about this game

  • Masterpiece Story
  • Great Graphics | Visuals | Art Style
  • Insane attention to lore and details
  • Performance
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all working!
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absolutely terrifying i thought i was desensitized of horror and here i am unable to play this game without a headache
  • story
  • extremely complex characters
  • slightly repetitive towards the end
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good gaME
  • Best
  • GAME
  • eva
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This game is boring AF. Go there, pick stuff, go back use stuff, go there, pick stuff, go back use stuff. It's a walking simulator. Waste of money. Wish that IG offered refunds.
  • Graphics
  • Everything else
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Amazing game
  • Story
  • Atmosphere
  • sh2 will be a part of me now
  • Occasional stutter
  • I have 1660ti haha
  • I couldn’t find any other con
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classic game. a must play. good gameplay, story, soundtrack. game with good terror and characters.
  • gameplay
  • soundtrack
  • characters
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Revelation??
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Very goood
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beatiful game
  • nothing
  • everything
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game do not start up. very disapointed. i do not now what to do. sorry for my english
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lets' goooooooooooooo
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Must be the game of the year
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Awesome remake. Gameplay is fun, story is very engaging. Highly recommended.
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Should have won Game of the Year.
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Great game

Fun to play

I definitily shouted a few times

If you like fun to play horrorgames with puzzles it’s a Must Play

But you should Play it with a controller, much more enjoyable
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game is totally worth buying, i was SHOCKED.... LOVE LOVE LOVE IT

  • Graphics
  • Insanely Immersive
  • Great Sound Integration
  • almost had a no hit run and died at the end.
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I've never dreamed that such a remake could be possible. Amazing.
  • Atmospheric
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2nd best game I’ve evrr played
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I love this game
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I LOVE THIS GAME!!
  • Good graphic
  • Great atmosphere
  • Wonderful music
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