Silent Hill 2 Remake Will Let You Turn Off UI and Apply Old-School 90s Filter

Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake is coming this October, and the developer has been teasing some interesting extras on social media. A recent post revealed an optional no-UI mode, as well as a so-called “90s filter” that adds copious amounts of film grain, color correction, and other elements to the screen.

As you can see from the post above, the two modes work together to create an aesthetic that is very reminiscent of the original Silent Hill 2. Heavy film grain and fog are two of Silent Hill’s defining aesthetic traits, and the game didn’t feature any UI elements, not even a health bar. But as pedants were quick to point out, the name of this ’90s filter seems like a misnomer, given that the original Silent Hill 2 came out in 2001.

Silent Hill 2, developed by Bloober Team, has garnered a somewhat polarizing response from the horror fan community, with some players expressing concerns about the direction of the project. But after playing the game for three hours, GameSpot’s Jessica Cogswell wrote that the remake is much better than the marketing materials indicated. “In short, I was incredibly impressed by my time with Silent Hill 2 Remake,” she wrote. “It’s surreal, cerebral, horrifying, and grotesque, all the things that made the original such a standout title not only for Konami, but for the horror genre.”

Fans will decide for themselves when the game releases on October 8. In the meantime, PC players can try out the definitive version of the original, Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition, which recently received its final update.