A Silent Hill fan turns the PS1 classic into a VR game

On their own, horror games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Dead Space are terrifying, with moments that make you want to throw your controller at the wall as you run away screaming. Then came the advent of Virtual Reality (VR) and the horror games, which were already difficult to handle, became even more fear-inducing.

While not every horror title known to man has made the leap to VR, one fan is helping to ensure that one of the most iconic titles, the original Silent Hill on PlayStation 1, gets its due.

The result? Silent Hill (1999) VR Edition, an upcoming release from VRified Games, a self-proclaimed “VR enthusiast who loves running flat screen games in VR.”

In a nearly two-minute video shared on YouTube, they emphasized that their project is not a “Fan Remake” or “Port,” but rather an experiment in taking the original title, making it fully playable in first-person stereoscopic 3D with increased head-tracking and modernized controls.

There's no release date for the project other than “soon-ish,” and fans are encouraged to subscribe to his YouTube channel for the latest updates, which have included a look at how things will work in real life.

While Resident Evil has received the modern VR treatment, Silent Hill and its renaissance has not. That seems to have prompted the creator to take matters into his own hands.

“Same, waited literally years until I went full Thanos and said, 'fine, I'll do it myself,'” they wrote in response to someone.

Stills from the Return to Silent Hill Trailer with a screenshot from Silent Hill f.

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Do we really need this silent hill?

Too much of a good thing?

Whatever the case may be, it seems horror and VR fans will have yet another title to add to the list. Mind you, that's not the only Silent Hill-related thing, official or unofficial, going on.

Silent Hill fans are eating well, and it doesn't sound like things are stopping anytime soon

To recap, in 2024, Silent Hill 2 Remake was released, and while there was some initial trepidation, Bloober Team absolutely knocked it out of the park, helping to bring the horror classic to modern hardware.

A year later, the first new Silent Hill project in years, Silent Hill f, was released to critical acclaim, marking years of Silent Hill games. Meanwhile, Bloober Team was chosen to remake the original Silent Hill title and add a third game to the books.

Most recently, Silent Hill's producer, Motoi Okamato, shared hopes that the team could release a new SIlent Hill game every year now that the franchise is back on track. It's a bold statement, but with two hits under their belt, who's going to stop them?

If all that wasn't enough, there's also a live-action Return to Silent Hill movie slated for release later this month. It doesn't look particularly incredible, but we're willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. The addition of a VR title is really just another cherry on top of what has been a full-scale resurrection.