Sony Will Celebrate Horror Series Siren's 20th Anniversary, Raising Hopes of a PS5 Revival | Push Square

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Longtime PlayStation fans will recognise the name Siren, developed by a long-defunct offshoot of Japan Studio (Project Siren) and responsible for the three survival horror stealth games that comprise the trilogy. Sony is celebrating the series' 20th Anniversary, which has caused some to hold out hope for a revival.

PlayStation Japan posted the following Tweet, teasing the upcoming two-part celebration (click through for a translation option):

The original Siren was published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PS2 back in 2003 and tells the story of ten survivors of a supernatural apocalypse in rural Japan. Initially believed to be an earthquake, the majority of the population is infected with an infliction, causing them to bleed from the eyes, become almost immortal, and seek the blood of those not affected. From there, things take a turn for the spiritual, with both Christianity and Shinto Buddhism being involved to various degrees, in addition to undead monsters called shibito.

Did you ever play any of the Siren games? Would you check out a revival, if indeed one is in the works? Let us know in the comments section below.

Khayl Adam is the second best video game journalist Australia has ever produced, and his ambitions of world domination have (thus far) been curbed by the twin siren songs of strategy games and CRPGs. He has always felt an affinity for the noble dachshund, the best kind of dog.

Blood Curse on PS3 is superb, one of the few games I’ve found genuinely horrific and unnerving.

I remember playing Blood Curse as a teen. I had to steal my neighbor's WiFi to get the thing downloaded, and it took a week. It was worth it, and playing through that game is one of my fondest memories of the PS3.

Come on Sony. Revive