Toyama, the creator of Silent Hill, announced that his new game Slitterhead, which will be released on November 8, 2024, is inspired by Siren.
Silent Hill‘s creative brain and Bokeh Game StudioCEO of Keichiro Toyamain an interview with Famitsu, said about the upcoming action-adventure genre. horror game SlitterheadHe explained that ‘s was heavily inspired by the classic masterpiece Siren. Slitterhead will borrow Siren’s unique elements and transform them into an action-oriented game. It makes a return to psychic abilities.
Slitterhead’s Siren-Inspired Features
Slitterhead will allow you to have bodies instead of senses like in Siren, but will still allow players to peek into other characters’ perspectives from time to time. Those who played and enjoyed the original Siren in the early 2000s should definitely be excited for Slitterhead. It will take those features that make Siren special and turn them into a modern action experience.
The action-adventure horror game is set in the beautiful yet busy streets of Kowlong, a neon-lit town where brain-eating Slitterheads take on human form. Our hero is a ghostly figure named Hyoki, who will possess people to deal with these parasite-like beings.
Toyama is aware that it will be a game that won’t appeal to everyone due to its unique features, but he hopes it can be marketed and played beyond those who “get it.” Slitterhead will be released on November 8, 2024 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.