2024 Game of the Year Awards — Genre Awards

Remakes are something to celebrate if done correctly. However, there is a lot of pressure put on developers to make the game equal to or even better. HD remasters are considered “lazy” ports and are rarely accepted today, but the full-on remakes have been some of the highest rated games of all time.

Silent Hill 2 (2024)

Bloober Team had the odds stacked against them, and they came out swinging. Silent Hill 2 is one of the best remakes ever made next to Resident Evil and Dead Space. Not only is the voice acting believable and phenomenal, but the soundtrack is riveting and haunting, the combat is visceral, and the visuals really make you feel like you are in Silent Hill. Bloober Team put themselves into the stratosphere and now officially trusted by most gamers to continue with further remakes.