Konami revealed more details about the next mainline Silent Hill game in the latest Transmission YouTube stream Thursday. Silent Hill: f sheds the titular town in favor of a new 1960s Japanese setting, with an overall theme of “finding the beauty in terror.” The last mainline entry in the series was Downpour, released in 2013.
The announcement follows the release of the Silent Hill 2 Remake last year, which was a major success by the series’ standards, selling over 1 million copies within the first three days of its release. The series has announced a swath of future games, and although we don’t have a release date yet, Silent Hill: f looks to be the one we can look forward to seeing first.
We first saw a teaser trailer for Silent Hill: f in 2022, and Konami shared more details about the upcoming title in the Transmission stream.
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Set in 1960s Japan, Silent Hill: f breaks from the small resort town in Maine, but other elements that fans should expect from the series are all here. Here’s the official description:
“When Hinako Shimizu’s secluded town of Ebisugaoka is consumed by a sudden fog, her once-familiar home becomes a haunting nightmare,” Konami said. “As the town falls silent and the fog thickens, Hinako must navigate the twisted paths of Ebisugaoka, solving complex puzzles and confronting grotesque monsters to survive.”
The title has a notable color palette change, with brighter visuals and contrasts that lean into the beauty-in-terror vibe it’s going for. This will also be the first time since Silent Hill 3 that the series will have a female protagonist.
Konami’s decision to move the title to Japan seems to be part of returning to its roots, despite the series previously centering around an American town. The developer said that the “Japanese soul [of Silent Hill] became more faint with each new release.”
Plus, it seems to be time for a fresh change for the series if it’s to succeed. While the Silent Hill fan in me wouldn’t mind if Konami just put the effort into remaking all of the core four games, I also want to see it progress and evolve as a series. If Silent Hill continues to expand into different locations, (and in turn, cultures and protagonists) the potential stories Silent Hill could tell could be endless.
While no release date was given, you can now wishlist Silent Hill: f on Steam and the PlayStation Store. It’ll also be available for the Xbox Series when it is released.
You can watch the full stream to get all the details for Silent Hill: f below.
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