Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto says that Konami is gunning for annual releases of recent video games in its flagship horror franchise.
Okamoto divulged this information in an interview with Gamesradar at Gamescom 2026, explaining that Konami is searching for recent takes on the well-trodden beats of the Silent Hill collection to maintain it from stagnating.
“Our purpose is to, hopefully, have an annual launch of recent video games,” he instructed the outlet. “If we keep laser-focused on the identical American setting, that may exhaust [narrative] prospects, and likewise doubtlessly trigger fatigue for the playerbase.”
Okamoto additionally confirmed that a number of unannounced Silent Hill tasks are at present in improvement. “There are nonetheless many tasks which can be nonetheless [in] the works and really unannounced titles. So clearly, we won’t go into specifics. However there are nonetheless many tasks that we’re at present exploring and dealing on as we communicate,” he mentioned.
“We wish to let gamers know that we have now extra experiences arising, and lots of sorts of video games that, we consider, will probably be ready to present optimistic sorts of surprises for gamers ready for this for the collection.”
This info holds up with statements made by Konami’s president, Hideki Hayakawa, who mentioned the firm is actively invested in “rebooting” its most iconic IPs, particularly mentioning Silent Hill, Steel Gear, and Castlevania. (Although, in this case, the phrase ‘reboot’ appears to imply reinvigorating the franchises with new video games, fairly than remaking outdated ones.)
“Our firm has been making video games for greater than 50 years, and we maintain a number of IPs which can be beloved globally by many followers. We concluded that rebooting these properties can be an efficient manner to make the most of them,” he mentioned in an interview with Nikkei Gaming on July 23. “As well as to Steel Gear, Silent Hill, and Momotaro Dentetsu, we’re additionally actively growing Castlevania (identified in Japan as Akumajō Dracula).
“Our fundamental philosophy is that so long as there are prospects for a given sport, we are going to launch it throughout a number of gadgets. Slightly than focusing intensely on only one particular IP, we’ve constructed a construction that enables us to push ahead on a number of IPs concurrently with equal vitality. That’s what this previous yr has seemed like for us,” he defined.
Silent Hill has loved a second wind with the Silent Hill 2 Remake and Silent Hill f, alongside the upcoming Silent Hill: Townfall, set to launch on September 22. Silent Hill f, particularly, appears in line with Konami’s objectives for the collection, taking a drastic shift from its common American setting in favor of Sixties Japan.
For extra Silent Hill information, take a look at the official solid reveal trailer for Silent Hill Townfall and maintain a watch out on our protection from this yr’s Gamescom.
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