Silent Hill 2 Remake achieves in days what the 2001 original took over a month. Total sales of the game exceeded one million copies

Polish studio Bloober Team has reason to be pleased. The game developed by this team, Silent Hill 2, a remake of the iconic 2001 survival horror, ended up being a huge commercial success.

1. Konami, game publisher boasted that sales of the remake of Silent Hill 2 surpassed one million copies (digital + box).
2. This result comes from data collected up to October 11th, so it is undoubtedly higher now.
3. Let’s remember that Silent Hill 2 had its official debut on October 8th, but those who have Deluxe versions started playing two days earlier. Of course, orders are also included in sales results.

Source: Konami.

As renowned gaming industry analyst Daniel Ahmad recalled in X, original Silent Hill 2released in 2001 for the PlayStation 2, it took over a month to surpass the one million copy mark, while the remake achieved this in just three days (5 days if you count paid early access pre-orders).

Of course, it must be remembered that directly comparing the results of both games is not entirely fair. The original debuted in September 2001 exclusively on the PS2, when this console had already been on the market for just over a year, and the version for the first Xbox was released a few months later (PC users had to wait until the turn of 2002 and 2003). ). However, the remake immediately arrived on PC and PlayStation 5.

However, surpassing one million copies in a few days is still a source of satisfaction for Bloober Team and Konami, as it shows that the updated version of the classic prepared by the team was warmly received. Player satisfaction can also be seen on Steam, where the remake has 94% positive reviews.

1. Silent Hill 2 on Steam
2. Silent Hill 2 Review: Game Stuck Between Old School and New School
3. Silent Hill 2 Remake – game guide