The remake of Silent Hill 2 helped increase Bloober Team's stock value. By midday on October 8, the Polish studio's shares rose to 25.3 zlotys ($6.45) per unit—this is 12.4% more than on the evening of Friday, October 5.
Remake of Silent Hill 2
As noted by the Bankier portal, on Monday morning, the increase was 22.8%, but then the stock price partially rolled back. As a result, Bloober Team's market capitalization amounted to 484.66 million zlotys ($123.48 million).
Bloober Team stock value following the Silent Hill 2 remake launch
The full release of the Silent Hill 2 remake on PC and PlayStation 5 took place on October 8, but owners of the deluxe editions received access to the game two days earlier. Gamers warmly welcomed the title. At the time of writing, the remake's rating on Steam had settled at "overwhelmingly positive," with 96% of review authors praising it. Players noted Bloober Team's fidelity to the original, improved gameplay, dark atmosphere, and high-quality graphics. Critics also responded favorably to the remake, giving it scores of 86-87 out of 100 on Metacritic, depending on the platform.
The peak online presence for the Silent Hill 2 remake on Steam currently stands at 14,900 people. This is relatively modest, but it is likely to increase by the evening. In any case, the new release is already the second most popular game by Bloober Team on Steam. The only game boasting a higher number of simultaneous players is Layers of Fear, with 145,300.
Rating of Bloober Team's games based on Steam online statistics