Silent Hill f and Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Announce Collaboration

Two popular survival horror games that come from Japan, Silent Hill and Fatal Framehas revealed that a new collaboration is underway. Silent Hill and Fatal Frame were two of the most exciting survival horror series to come out of Japan in the early 2000s, so fans of the genre may be excited to learn about this collaboration.

Even if they come from different developers Silent Hill and Fatal Frame franchising has shared certain commonalities in recent years. Both Japanese survival horror game series were extremely popular at one point, and they also went into a period of hibernation around the same time, with Silent Hills franchise largely silent after 2012, and Fatal Frame do the same after 2014. Fixed Fatal Frame hasn't seen a brand new game released like its Konami competitor has done with Silent Hill bit has been back in the public eye through a couple of trips and the upcoming one Crimson Butterfly remake.

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Now a new collaboration has been announced between Koei Tecmo's Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly remake and Konami's Silent Hill bthe most recent entry in Silent Hill series. The announcement came from Koei Tecmo, who revealed that co-op costumes would be coming as downloadable content in the future. The developer account didn't reveal more than that, but if the collaboration hosts both games, it's likely that the main characters will wear each other's clothes, with Silent Hill bHinako will receive Mio and Mayu's clothes, while the sisters will likely receive her school uniform.

Fans reacting to the news have received largely positive responses, with many just happy to see some of their favorite Japanese horror games back in the spotlight. Some have expressed curiosity about Fatal Frame 2s costumes, wonder if some of the ones from previous games will return. A number of bonus costumes have been announced for Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterflys remake, but so far some of those available in previous versions of the game have not been revealed, such as the short yukatas or swimsuits added to the Xbox version.

Fatal Frame 2 and Silent Hill f's thematic similarities

Aside from being two of the leading Japanese survival horror series to come out of the early 2000s, these two games have some similarities in theme, which makes this crossover all the better. While the original Silent Hill games followed a series of western protagonists, Silent Hill b takes players back to the 1960s of Japan, while Fatal Frame 2 takes place in the 1980s. Both games see young female leads struggle to make it through terrifying encounters inspired by Japanese folklore, with few tools to defend themselves with. As the games' stories continue, it becomes clear that all is not as it first seems, and the main characters are forced to make some difficult choices.

No release date has yet been announced for when Silent Hill b x Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly DLC will arrive. Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly is currently set to release on March 12, 2026. It is also not clear if the DLC will be available on all systems, as Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly releasing on Nintendo Switch 2, but Silent Hill b is not available on that platform. However, it may change in the future. The Silent Hill 2 remake didn't come to Xbox Series consoles for a year after the initial PlayStation launch, and while the developers haven't explicitly revealed a Nintendo Switch 2 version, it's not out of the question. If any of Silent Hill franchise is coming to Switch 2, it may be announced during the upcoming Nintendo Direct, set for February.