A website unveiled to mark Silent Hill 2’s anniversary earlier this week has given us our best clue as to what unannounced Silent Hill game may be on the way: either a Silent Hill 4: The Room Remake or even Silent Hill 4: Part 2.
At first, the Silent Hill Historical Society website looks little more than a bit of fan service thrown up to celebrate Silent Hill 2’s 23rd anniversary and the upcoming release of Silent Hill 2 Remake. But fans have been poking around the site and using its clues to piece together a new mystery.
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With several references to Silent Hill’s own serial killer, Walter Sullivan, the website offers loads of information about the town, including confirmation that despite its, uh, troubling past, people still “live” there today (at least, in ARG form).
However, Sullivan and his victims are mentioned in Silent Hill 2, too, leading some to think the Silent Hill 4 references are a red herring, not least because the website includes several screenshots seemingly taken from the upcoming remake.
After solving the site’s dozens of puzzles, fans then discovered an all-new email-based story.
“From this point forward, the line between reality and fiction will begin to blur,” reads a hidden page on the website. “To establish communications with the world of Silent Hill, you will need to use this email software.” It then links to what appears to be an email client.