Fans Of Classic Silent Hill Will Want To Check Out This New Game Trending On Steam

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While fans of the series are still waiting for the upcoming remake of, a newly released Steam indie game might be able to capture the appeal of the series' classic games. Despite being one of the premiere horror franchises in the gaming industry, as a whole has largely stagnated in the last decade — from the time of and the infamously delisted in 2014, the series received essentially no new games until launched in 2024.

While itself has been mostly dormant, it's also heavily influenced the whole horror genre, with plenty of games in both AAA and indie spaces taking inspiration from the series — in some cases becoming nearly as highly-regarded as the originals. Aside from the various «P.T. clones» that seek to emulate the delisted teaser for the canceled, games like, which are heavily influenced by classic entries, have become some of the most prominent and highly praised horror games to come out in recent years.

As of September 12, though, a new game called has become the newest indie game to fill the void left by , with a 94% positive review rating on Steam at the time of writing. Released by solo developer Headware Games, whose previous release,, was also positively received, is a self-described "," distinguishing itself from others in its genre with light sci-fi elements and a dystopian setting.

The Silent Hill 2 remake looks like it might squander the opportunity to bring a classic back to life, and it's especially frustrating for fans.

's main protagonist is Mica, a black market smuggler who starts the game chasing her missing partner Sasha to a dangerous exclusion zone with the intent of bringing her back — only for Mica herself to end up stranded there after a crash landing. Mechanically, the game takes after classic games and other PS2-era horror games, making use of fixed camera angles, resource management, limited save points, and a basic combat system.

Sitting near the top of Steam's «New and Trending» tab,has gotten off to an especially good start for a