What’s the Best Silent Hill Game of All Time?

The Silent Hill 2 remake is finally out from Bloober Team and Konami. With its arrival, it is now time to figure out what the best Silent Hill game of all time is. The Siliconera staff has spoken and these are our picks for the our favorite Silent Hill game ever, in terms of world, lore, exploration, story, characters, gameplay, and more.

Siliconera Speaks Up: Best Silent Hill Game Ever

I really loved Silent Hill 3, but it was more because of the communal experience. I went through that entry with three close friends in college. So when we’d play, we’d all do so together. It meant we really got to savor the experience, enjoy the lore and deal with the scares together as a whole. — Jenni

I’m going to expose myself as a casual Silent Hill fan. I’ll say that the only Silent Hill game I ever played to completion was Silent Hill 2. My only other one was, yes, Silent Hill: Origins, but I don’t remember anything outside of the protagonist’s hammerspace pockets. To be honest, I don’t find the Silent Hill games that scary. The combat is available as an action, but I really like the overarching lore of the franchise. The self-contained narrative of Silent Hill 2, as well as its focus on the personal and psychological issues of its characters, are very interesting to me from a story standpoint. As a game, yeah, it can be frustrating. But as an experience, well, there’s a reason that a lot of people consider Silent Hill 2 to be one of the finest examples of video games as art. — Stephanie

Silent Hill 2 and 3 are undoubtedly up there as likely the best in the series. However, I have a soft spot for Silent Hill: Origins. I’ve always been a scaredy cat so this is probably the first horror game I played to completion. The graphics, at the time, impressed me for a handheld title. In addition, the gameplay felt nearly on the level of a home console experience. Being able to play on a smaller screen helped me to not be too afraid and I have fond memories of sneaking off to the school library to play it. Not to mention the soundtrack from Akira Yamaoka is stellar. It kickstarted my love for this series, which is a rarity in the genre. — Cody

Silent Hill 2 is now available for PS5 and PC.