Silent Hill 2 Remake and Cronos: The New Daybreak developer Bloober Staff is engaged on quite a lot of new tasks, together with a Nintendo Change 2 model of its disorientating horror Layers of Worry, Layers of Worry: The Remaining Masterpiece Version, and quite a lot of smaller video games from its subsidiary, Damaged Mirror Video games, which embrace a mysterious Change unique, codenamed Challenge M.
We do not fairly know precisely when The Masterpiece Version will land — it is nonetheless labelled as coming in 2025 regardless of the very fact we’re working down the clock of what is left of the yr — however as reported within the agency’s current investor briefing, it is described as a “full version,” presumably bundling the bottom sport with subsequent content material and the refreshed visuals we noticed in 2023’s Layers of Fears.
As for Damaged Mirror’s providing? Right here, we are able to anticipate isometric horror I Hate This Place primarily based on the 80s comedian of the identical title that is nonetheless listed as releasing subsequent month, however has been delayed to January 29, 2026. However there are additionally two codenamed video games in growth, too: Challenge M and Challenge F.
We all know subsequent to nothing about Challenge F, however Challenge M is believed to launch subsequent yr. Whereas the live-action teaser we noticed earlier this yr offers away little or no — aside from the M may stand for “Marionette”, maybe?! — Bloober confirms will probably be obtainable completely on each Change 2 and the OG console.
And naturally, after the exceptional success of Silent Hill 2 Remake, Bloober can be remaking the primary sport within the franchise. There’s not a lot to go on, sadly, however we did get a quick tease throughout June’s Konami Press Begin Dwell showcase that included the Silent Hill brand and its iconic music. No launch date was talked about, sadly, nevertheless it adopted information in February that Bloober Staff had signed a cope with Konami to make a brand new sport primarily based on the Japanese firm’s IP.
We thought 2023’s Layers of Worry remake was ‘Okay,’ awarding it 6/10, writing: “Layers of Worry is an atmospheric tour by the shattered psyches of some severely tortured artists, however predictable shock techniques fail to supply greater than a handful of real scares, not to mention layers of them.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and marketing consultant with 15+ years expertise working with among the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.