• Sun. Oct 5th, 2025

Ten years on, PT remains a flawed but wildly influential horror game

Ten years on, PT remains a flawed but wildly influential horror game

This week marks ten years since the arrival of PT, Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro’s playable teaser for the canceled Silent Hills. Its age seems hard to believe. For one, it’s still a visually stunning and terrifying game that has doubled as an endless well of inspiration for horror developers. Its influence is undeniable across indies and big-budget releases alike. However, it’s not the above-repute masterpiece it’s often hailed as, and its legacy is complicated by how eagerly developers have twisted or dully rehashed its ideas.

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