Konami to show off Silent Hill and Castlevania during Gamescom 2026

After taking somewhat of a break from the video games industry for a solid half decade or so, Konami has slowly but surely earned back many fans with the successful launches of various remasters, remakes and even some original games. Looking forward in the short-term, the publisher has now announced its presence at next month’s Gamescom while confirming its line-up – including a new trailer for the soon-to-be-released Silent Hill: Downfall.

Making the announcement via a press release, Konami confirmed their presence at next month’s Gamescom (kicking off on the 26th of August), writing: “Konami […] announces its return to gamescom 2026 and brings its legendary titles to the world’s largest and leading event for the video games industry.”

As mentioned, Konami is keeping things relatively light this year, with the biggest announcement set to be the brand new trailer for Silent Hill: Townfall – planned to be shown off during Geoff Keighley’s Opening Night Live presentation.

In terms of games, the only other title being showcased is Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, with attendees being given https://www.konami.com/games/eu/en/topics/19215/the chance to have hands-on with the first new entry in this series in over a decade.

Regardless, both Silent Hill: Townfall and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse will be in the hands of all players soon enough, with the former set to launch on the 24th of September, and the latter coming just a few weeks later on the 15th of October.

Full details on Konami’s Gamescom plans (including their Metal Gear photo-op) can be found HERE.

KitGuru says: What’s your opinion on Konami in 2026? Are they redeeming themselves? Between Silent Hill: Townfall and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, which game are you more looking forward to? Let us know down below.

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