Silent Hill May Become An Annual Release, Per Konami's Wishes

It felt not all too long ago that the Silent Hill franchise seemed in a perpetual, desolate state not all different from the fog-shrouded titular ghost town. After the cancellation of the P.T. project, following the departure of Hideo Kojima in 2015, it seemed a new entry in the series was all but impossible under their pachinko-based business model at the time. Ten years later, and Konami has released two critically acclaimed and commercially successful titles in the beloved series, instilling it with new life. But will it come at a cost...?

With both Silent Hill 2 Remake (developed by Bloober Team) and Silent Hill f (Neobards Entertainment) captivating a new audience, Konami has been convinced they can release at least one Silent Hill game a year. According to a Famitsu article asking Japanese developers what their aspirations in the industry were going forward. Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto's goal was to "make one every year".

Following the release of Silent Hill 2 in October 2024, we were able to deliver Silent Hil f ​​in September 2025 , and the Silent Hill series is now back on track. We aim to release about one title per year, including both announced and unannounced titles. We're not sure how far we can achieve this, but we'll do our best as the producer of the Silent Hill series. Ideally, we'd like to keep the buzz around Silent Hill constant. We'll do our best to provide you with new updates, so we hope you'll wait a little longer.

That does sound promising. Could it potentially lead to fan burnout, squandering all the good faith that Konami has miraculously earned back after all these years? Perhaps the element working in their favor is the outsourcing of development to several different third party teams and studios, this could keep the network of ideas unique within themselves, leading to various visions for the survival horror series. The next title in the series, Silent Hill Townfall, is another spin-off co-developed/published by Annapurna Interactive and production from Screen Burn Interactive, it is expected to release in 2026.

Is one venture into the depths of Silent Hill per year a case of overexposure, or is this enough to keep a generation of fans interested?