10 Worst Video Games Of 2024 (So Far)

10. Silent Hill: The Short Message

With the long-awaited Silent Hill 2 remake still in development, the fanbase will have to make do with the latest spin-off, The Short Message.

Though Konami's paranormal series is known for focusing on atmosphere and subtle scares, The Short Message throws all that out the window. With its ham-fisted plot, unsubtle twists, predictable ending, and gratuitous violence, this instalment feels like Silent Hill in name only.

Although the franchise often tackles heavy issues in a thought-provoking manner, the way The Short Message explores mental illness and suicide comes across as tasteless and cheap.

Furthermore, the gameplay is unbearably shallow. Most of the campaign involves meandering around mindlessly or taking part in infuriating chases. Rather than relying on strategy or skill, the chase sections rely on guessing the correct route. Even if the path is memorised, these sequences are aggravating, due to the lack of light and frantic movements of the pursuer.

Although Book of Memories put up one hell of a fight to earn the mantle of Worst Silent Hill Game, The Short Message might have it beat. 

On the plus side, at least this debacle is free.