A new Silent Hill game titledSilent Hill: The Short Messagehas been rated in South Korea. For years, there has been speculation for the revival of Konami’s iconic survival horror franchiseSilent Hill, which has remained dormant sinceMetal Gear Solidcreator Hideo Kojima’s departure from the studio and the subsequent cancelation ofSilent Hills. Recent rumors have implied that there will be multiple titles, including a remake ofSilent Hill 2fromThe Mediumstudio Bloober Team. Now, it appears that the first major indication ofSilent Hill’s return has appeared, and it seems imminent.
A listing for a newSilent Hilltitle has been discovered on the website for The Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea’s website, however, it appears to have now been edited to hide the title of the project. The listing was first reported by Gematsu, who revealed that the listing for the game was originally titledSilent Hill: The Short Message. The publisher is listed as Uniana, a company known for publishingother Konami games such aseFootball 2023in Korea, though no platforms or other details were listed for the mysterious newSilent Hilltitle. The rating does list the title as a video game release, however.
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Earlier this year, alleged concept art of a plannedSilent Hillgame leaked that were claimed to be attached to a playable teaser project similar to 2014’sP.T., which led to the announcement ofSilent Hills. At the time, leaker Dusk Golem claimed that this was titledProject Sakura, and the images were quickly taken offline by Konami, pointing to their legitimacy. Since then, there have been rumors of other projects such as a smaller game published by Annapurna Interactive anda fullSilent Hill 2remake fromThe MediumandLayers of Fearsdeveloper Bloober Team, which some screenshots were rumored to have leaked from last month. It’s not yet known who exactly the developer ofThe Short Messageis.
Given the title of this new game, it seems that maybe thisSilent Hillis intended to be the free playable teaser that leaked earlier this year. This would also make sense for Konami to release in October to celebrate Halloween.
While Konami has yet to publicly announce the title, its appearance on the Korean ratings board seems to confirm its existence and implies that its release is imminent, given that ratings for games usually appear very shortly before their release. It’s not yet known where the release of this title could be announced, but it’s possible thatKonami might be planning some sort of reveal event in October.
