Silent Hill 2 and Until Dawn. How much can you buy the most anticipated games of October 2024 for?

The gaming industry has been in a slight stagnation in recent years, most publishers have decided to take the easy way out – creating remakes of cult and popular games. On the one hand, this situation is frustrating, we do not see new ideas and projects created from scratch. But there is also a plus in this, a new audience can get acquainted with the most important games of the industry without suffering from bad graphics and optimization. Also, remakes are most often successful, since the plot and gameplay in them are difficult to spoil and it remains exactly the same as in the old years. If you buy a remake, you can be sure that you will definitely like the game, as well as most of the audience who played the original. In this article, we will tell you about the most anticipated games of October 2024 and, according to the latest trend, they turned out to be remakes.

The most anticipated game of October was deservedly the remake of Silent Hill 2. The original game was released in 2001 and became a classic of the survival horror genre. It is quite difficult to play the original on modern PCs, so all fans have long dreamed of a re-release. The remake of Silent Hill 2 received a lot of attention at the announcement, so it will definitely find its audience in October.

And the second anticipated new release of the month was again a remake, but for a slightly different audience. Until Dawn is also a horror, but it is an interactive movie. This re-release was worth waiting for for everyone who plays only on PC, for many years the game was one of the main exclusives of PlayStation. And finally, all players, regardless of the platform, can play the classic interactive movie.

Silent Hill 2

Decent horrors are released extremely rarely, and from the popular series, only Resident Evil received new projects. And while players were waiting for a new part in the universe, Capcom decided to take a bold step at that time and release full-fledged remakes of the most iconic parts of the series. At first, the community treated this idea with skepticism, but in the end we got a very high-quality product, and each remake is sold in huge quantities. Old players were able to plunge into that very atmosphere again, and newcomers were able to get acquainted with the classic survival horror. A few years later, the developers of Bloober Team made a proposal to Konami and follow a similar scenario, creating a remake of Silent Hill 2. And again, players had great doubts that this adventure would succeed again in another universe. However, a new version of the iconic Silent Hill 2 is coming out in a few days and it has received rave reviews from critics. There is no longer any doubt that the developers have successfully recreated the game and given the opportunity for a new generation of gamers to touch it.

Press ratings

IGN — 8/10;
Eurogamer — 5/5;
TheGamer — 4.5/5;
GamesRadar — 3.5/5;
GameSpot — 9/10;
VGC — 4/5;
Wccftech — 9/10;
Push Square — 9/10;
Press Start — 9/10;
GamingTrend — 90/100;
Metro GameCentral — 90/100;
Screen Rant — 80/100.

At the time of publication, the Silent Hill 2 remake has 87 points on OpenCritic and Metacritic.

Silent Hill 2 plot

You will play Silent Hill 2 as James, who receives a letter from his deceased wife. He will have to return to the mysterious town of Silent Hill, which is directly connected with the hero’s wife. There, James will have to face Maria, a woman who is almost a complete copy of his late wife.

Features of the Silent Hill 2 remake

Like all remakes, Silent Hill 2 provides fans of the game with new opportunities. The key ones are obviously modern graphics and sound, but these are not all the advantages of the updated version of the horror. Bloober Team also created more space for exploring the city – new buildings appeared and access to some of those that were closed in the original was opened. Players should also like the updated camera. Instead of a fixed one, in the Silent Hill 2 remake, players will get over-the-shoulder observation. The developers also tightened up the combat system: dodges, a sight on the weapon and other gameplay mechanics appeared.

Silent Hill 2 Remake System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements:

Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700
RAM: 16 GB RAM
Disk Space: 50 GB

Recommended System Requirements:

Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 2080RTX or AMD Radeon 6800XT
RAM: 16 GB RAM
Disk Space: 50 GB

Silent Hill 2 costs 16,500₸ / $69.99 / €69.99 on Steam

Until Dawn

Interactive movie fans have already received almost all the main projects in this genre on PC. Heavy Rain, Detroit: Become Human and Beyond: Two Souls from Quantic Dream have long ceased to be PlayStation exclusives and were released on personal computers. But one of the important games of this genre remained a project only for Sony consoles. But the company continues to actively publish its games on PC, and the turn has finally reached Until Dawn from Supermassive Games.

At the time of publication of the material, the Until Dawn remake has 59 points from Steam users and mixed reviews, but this is only due to the need to link PSN to an account to be able to play.

Until Dawn plot

According to the plot of Until Dawn, you have to survive on Mount Blackwood. You have to play as eight young people who are waiting for rescue at dawn. The key feature of the interactive movie genre is the importance of the decisions and dialogues you make, each of them affects the final ending. Until Dawn can be played several times and the outcome in each will be different from the previous one.

Until Dawn System Requirements

Minimum System Requirements ("Low", 720p/30 FPS):

Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 470 (6 GB)
RAM: 8 GB RAM
Disk Space: 70 GB of available space on SSD;

Recommended System Requirements ("Medium", 1080p/60 FPS):

Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT
RAM: 16 GB RAM
Disk Space: 70 GB of available space on SSD;

High system requirements ("High", 1440p/60 FPS or 4K/30 FPS):

Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X;
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT;
RAM: 16 GB RAM
Disk space: 70 GB available space on SSD (NVMe)

Ultra system requirements ("Ultra", 4K/60 FPS):

Processor: Intel Core i7-11700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Video card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6900XT
RAM: 16 GB RAM
Disk space: 70 GB available space on SSD (NVMe)

Until Dawn costs $59.99 / €69.99 on Steam

Silent Hill 2 and Until Dawn have already established themselves as some of the best games in their genre over the years. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you should definitely get them on Steam and check out these masterpieces that were so warmly received by the audience during their initial release. You won’t have any trouble finding detailed reviews and comments about these games that were written a long time ago, and judging by the press’s assessments, the remakes are no worse than the originals. What you’ll get from them is just updated graphics and gameplay mechanics, while the plot and the games themselves remain some of the best in the entire industry.