Clock Tower is represented in current coverage by Kono Hifumi, who discussed the series' origins on a Tokyo panel in September 2026. Stormind Games is also set to release remastered versions of the Clock Tower-inspired Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Remothered: Broken Porcelain, along with the final trilogy game Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy, in 2026.
Clock Tower's recent presence in the news runs through its creator, Kono Hifumi, who appeared alongside Frederick Raynal, Keiichiro Toyama, and Makoto Shibata at The Tenth Mosaic in Tokyo on September 22 and 23, 2026. The panel, held at the Institut francais in Tokyo, gathered four designers whose series defined horror across separate decades. Raynal described wanting to render George A. Romero's zombies in 3D after playing the 1991 game Cube. Toyama traced SIREN to his Konami years, and Shibata traced Fatal Frame to the PlayStation 2's improved expression.
The designers' shared reference point was Alone in the Dark, the 1992 release. For Hifumi, the conversation covered the origins of Clock Tower and the design thinking behind horror that places fear in what players cannot see. The throughline across the panel was a method: deny the player a safe pattern and let the dread do the work.
Separately, Stormind Games announced remastered versions of Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Remothered: Broken Porcelain for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The remasters upgrade the engine to Unreal Engine 5 with overhauled visuals. The final trilogy installment, Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy, is planned for 2026 with Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka attached.
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Frederick Raynal of Alone in the Dark, Keiichiro Toyama of Silent Hill, Makoto Shibata of Fatal Frame, and Kono Hifumi of Clock Tower appeared at The Tenth Mosaic in Tokyo on September 22 and 23, 2026. The panel covered the origins of their series and the design thinking behind horror that places fear in what players cannot see.
Frederick Raynal, Keiichiro Toyama, Makoto Shibata and Kono Hifumi spoke together at The Tenth Mosaic, held at the Institut francais in Tokyo on September 22 and 23. Raynal described wanting to render George A. Romero's zombies in 3D after playing the 1991 game Cube, while Toyama traced SIREN to his Konami years and Shibata traced Fatal Frame to the PlayStation 2's improved expression.
Stormind Games announced remastered versions of Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Remothered: Broken Porcelain for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The remasters upgrade the engine to Unreal Engine 5 with overhauled visuals. The final trilogy installment, Remothered: Red Nun's Legacy, is planned for 2026 with Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka attached.