The PC requirements for the upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2 have been released, and it looks as though a fairly decent setup will be required to meet the recommended specs. As one of the most influential horror series in all of gaming, Silent Hill has been lying dormant for far too long, with fans hoping for a revival, a new entry, or some sort of official remake. Finally, Konami has announced that it will be doing all three..
Konami recently unveiled a bunch of Silent Hill projects in the works, including the aforementioned remake of the second installment, which many consider to be the strongest entry in the whole franchise. It was also revealed that Bloober Team, responsible for the horror hits The Medium and Layers of Fear, will be at the helm. And while the game will be a PS5 console exclusive, it will be available on PC as well.
For those who are interested in playing the Silent Hill 2 remake on PC, the game's Steam page shows the specifications, though there may be a little bit of controversy about one aspect. In terms of minimum requirements — 12 GB of RAM, an Intel i5, and Nvidia GTX 1080 or AMD equivalent — suggest it shouldn't require too much juice to run the game. But as for the recommended specs, players should have an RTX 2080 or AMD 6800 XT in their system at the very least. However, on top of that, the spec sheet also says that Windows 11 is recommended. Considering that most people are still running Windows 10, this could be an issue for those who want the best experience from the game.
Whether this will change or not cannot be said at this stage. As for the rest of the recent announcements, many horror fans probably feel quite vindicated after all those years of hoping. Silent Hill rumors have been coming thick and fast, especially over the past few weeks, so it's good to finally see that Konami is doing some interesting things with the series.
On top of that, there was also a suggestion not long ago that the classic Silent Hill games could be coming to Steam, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet. In any case, the franchise is back, with two brand-new entries, the Bloober remake, the real-time SH interactive event, and an upcoming movie. In short, there's definitely a lot to look forward to for those who have been waiting all this time.
The full PC specs are as follows:
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 x64
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device.
- Additional Notes: Playing on minimum requirements should enable to play on Low/Medium quality settings in FullHD (1080p) in stable 30 FPS.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11 x64
- Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 2080RTX or AMD Radeon 6800XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device.
- Additional Notes: Playing on recommended requirements should enable to play on Medium quality settings in 60 FPS or High quality settings in 30 FPS, in FullHD (or 4k using DLSS or similar technology).
Silent Hill 2 is in development for PC and PS5.
Source: Steam