The Medium developer is now creating games with Silent Hill publisher Konami

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The "strategic co-operation agreement" only fans the flames of a Bloober-led Silent Hill revival.

Silent Hill 2's James Sunderland looks at himself in the mirror
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Horror developer Bloober Team reignited speculation that it is working on a revival of Silent Hill, after announcing it had entered a "strategic co-operation agreement" with publisher Konami earlier today.

The Polish studio behind games like Layers of Fear, Observer and The Medium had already teased a collaboration, telling GamesIndustry.biz that it was working on an established horror IP with a "very famous" publisher back in February. 

This morning's press release didn't go so far as to confirm Bloober's involvement with Silent Hill. But according to a VGC report, sources with knowledge of Bloober's plans suggest that at least one of its two current projects is "Silent Hill related" (the other appearing to be a sequel to Observer).

Handing Bloober the keys to Silent Hill is a pretty divisive concept. Reviewer Leana Hafer adored The Medium for the way it carried a very old-school kind of horror (fixed cameras and all) into modernity. But others may be more concerned given the studio's history of janky, jumpscare-heavy games that often mishandle traumatic themes. 

Fortunately, Bloober's domain over Silent Hill may not be exclusive. VGC's sources suggest that Konami has also outsourced another Silent Hill game to a "prominent developer" in Japan. Andy reckons Konami's really missed a trick in not giving the series to Remedy, however, arguing that the Control developer is perfectly set up to bring the weird, unique, and quietly sad voice Silent Hill yearns for.

Natalie Clayton
Natalie Clayton
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20 years ago, Nat played Jet Set Radio Future for the first time, and she's not stopped thinking about games since. Joining PC Gamer in 2020, she comes from three years of freelance reporting at Rock Paper Shotgun, Waypoint, VG247 and more. Embedded in the European indie scene and a part-time game developer herself, Nat is always looking for a new curiosity to scream about—whether it's the next best indie darling, or simply someone modding a Scotmid into Black Mesa. She also unofficially appears in Apex Legends under the pseudonym Horizon.