Summary
Though it’s still early in the year,horrorfans already have a lot to look forward to from the genre in 2025. The past few years have seen a wide range of developers deliver some amazinghorror games, and this trend is set to continue through this year. While some of the titles on the upcoming schedule are more recent announcements, two in particular have been on the radar for quite some time, though updates regarding them have been few and far between, and of those, some were less than encouraging.
Just recently, though, this has changed, and fans got some goodnews aboutSilent Hill fandVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.Both are highly-anticipated installments in their respective IPs, and many have been eagerly waiting for them to emerge onto the market. The latest information points to them potentially being closer than ever to nailing down a release date. And if this situation plays out, audiences could thus be in for a back-to-back treat of excellent horror experiences sooner than expected.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and Silent Hill f Might Be Set Up For A Double Feature Soon
Silent Hill f and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Have Been Hiding in the Shadows
Silent Hill fwas announced in 2022. Being developed by NeoBards Entertainment (Devil May Cry HD Collection,Resident Evil: Resistance),it’s poised to be an intriguing entry in the seminalpsychological horrorseries. Among the few known details is thatSilent Hill fwill be a prequel taking place during the 1960s in Japan instead of the iconic town of the franchise’s namesake. Fans have understandably been curious to see how this vision will play out, but not much else has been shown since its reveal.
AlongsideSilent Hill f, Silent Hill: Townfallis also currently in development.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2has been in the works even further back, being revealed in 2019. Itsubsequently experienced multiple delays, changed hands between studios numerous times, and at one pointBloodlines 2was nearly canceled. Due to this, it was sometimes thought to be indefinitely stuck in development hell, never to see the light of day. Suffice to say the two titles have been a long time coming, and fans may now have reason to believe both will finally release soon.
South Korea Rating Silent Hill f and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Could Indicate Their Release is Nigh
The latest news is thatVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2andSilent Hill freceived official ratings from the South Korea Gaming Board. This implies they are almost if not fully complete and their release is possibly imminent. Backing this up, developer The Chinese Room had previously posted an update stating thatBloodlines 2is set for “the first half of 2025.“While NeoBards has not provided a comment or update regardingSilent Hill f’s rating approval at the time of writing, it nevertheless is a positive sign.
Assuming the above does indeed meanSilent Hill fandVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2will be getting firm dates soon, horror fans will surely be celebrating, as both launching earlier than expected would be most welcome. If they do end up coming out close to each other, not only would that be an excellent double feature, but will also likely set the stage for some of the otherpromising horror titles set to release in 2025. While it should be kept in mind no dates are confirmed as yet, in the most optimal outcome, players will be able to dive intoBloodlines 2andSilent Hill fsooner rather than later in 2025, and kick the year off strong for horror.
