Silent Hill 2 Remake Hits Major Franchise Sales Milestone

The Silent Hill 2 the remake has sold over 2.5 million units, accounting for nearly 25% of the franchise's total sales. Developed by Bloober Team and published by Konami 2024, the remake of Silent Hill 2 quickly became one of the fastest selling installments in the franchise ever.

Silent Hill 2 Remake reaches impressive sales milestone

Of course, the remake of Silent Hill 2 was later deposed by Silent Hill bwhich sold a million copies slightly faster. Nevertheless, both games have become some of the most prominent and popular entries in the series, with the former breaking another record nearly a year after its successful launch.

Silent Hill 2 Remake has sold 2.5 million copies

Konami celebrated the franchise's latest milestone and announced it Silent Hill video games have sold over ten million copies in total, with nearly 2.5 million of those coming from Silent Hill 2 remake. This is a remarkable achievement for developer Bloober Team, who are currently working on four upcoming games, including Star Trek: Infection. The studio was also released Cronos: The New Dawn this year, which achieved both commercial and critical success and currently has a very positive rating on Steam.

Bloober Teams Silent Hill 2 remake currently has an overwhelmingly positive rating from over 30,000 Steam reviewers. Many gamers have called it one of the best psychological horror games of the decade, while others consider it an excellent example of a respectable remake of a classic title. On review aggregator OpenCritic, the game has an average score of 87 out of 100, indicating that critics have also received it very positively. By comparison, the original game, often called a “masterpiece”, received a score of 89 out of 100 from critics back in 2001.

Bloober Team's financial success with the remake has also fueled rumors of a long-awaited Silent Hill 2 DLC. Although there has been no official word on an expansion, many fans are eagerly awaiting the announcement of Born of a wish DLC, possibly with new content tied to the upcoming movie, Return to Silent Hill. Unfortunately, current hints suggest that the rumored expansion may not be coming for the remake anytime soon, though that doesn't rule out the possibility that it's in development.

Many fans are also hoping that the game will come to Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2, although no confirmation has been given. However, given its success on other platforms, as reflected in 2.5 million units sold, it seems likely that Bloober Team and Konami will bring Silent Hill 2 convert to new platforms and expand it with future downloadable content.