[STEAM] Silent Hill 2 Remake Reaches 6 Million Players as Silent Hill f Hits New Sales Milestone

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Konami's recent relaunch of its long-dormant Silent Hill series continues to pick up speed, with

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topping 6 million players, and

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topping 2 million sales.

While I too clocked that interesting distinction Konami makes between "players" and "sales," it nonetheless strengthens the horror franchise, firming up its future as we move towards the upcoming

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and Bloober Team's

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To celebrate the news, Konami is offering a 40% discount on the Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill f Dual Pack, which, predictably enough, bundles both games together in one purchase for $71.99.

Silent Hill f takes us not to the titular town but instead to 1960s Japan, where we follow Hinako Shimizu, a teenager struggling under the pressure of expectations from her friends, family, and society. Our

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returned a 7/10. We said: "Silent Hill f presents a fresh new setting to explore and a fascinatingly dark story to unravel, but its melee-focussed combat takes a big swing that doesn’t quite land."

IGN's

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fared a little better and returned an 8/10. We said: "Silent Hill 2 is a great way to visit — or revisit — one of the most dread-inducing destinations in the history of survival horror."

Series producer Motoi Okamoto previously

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, saying the publisher was keen to stress to old fans and new that it was "serious" about resurrecting the flailing horror series.

Two actors from Silent Hill f recently revealed that they have been appointed

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Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at

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