Konami's Silent Hill revival continued on September 24, 2026 with Silent Hill: Townfall, released on PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). The date was announced at Sony's State of Play in early June. It follows the Silent Hill 2 remake and Silent Hill f.
Townfall is developed by Screen Burn, the Glasgow studio formerly known as No Code (Stories Untold, Observation), and co-published by Konami and Annapurna Interactive. Wikipedia describes it as a standalone spin-off of the series.
A fishing island in 1996 Scotland
The game is set in 1996 on St. Amelia, a fictional Scottish island town under heavy fog. Players control Simon Ordell, who wakes up on its shores with no memory of how or why he got there. Over six chapters, the story also follows Zoe Ellis, a local nurse, and Richard, a man who contacts Simon through a portable TV. The cast includes Jovan Adepo (Simon), Kezia Burrows (Zoe) and Terry O'Quinn (Richard).
How it plays
- First-person view, a rarity for the series.
- The CRTV: Simon's pocket television tunes into signals and shows nearby enemies through walls.
- Stealth and distraction: you can hide, or throw bottles and bricks to distract or briefly stun enemies.
- Combat: melee weapons such as planks and pipes, plus a pistol, shotgun and flare gun.
- Puzzles: narrative-driven puzzles play a central role.
How critics received it
On October 19, OpenCritic listed a Top Critic Average of 80 from 138 critic reviews, with 78% of critics recommending it; Metacritic showed 81 in launch-week reporting. Verdicts, as excerpted on OpenCritic:
- PC Gamer (89/100): "Silent Hill: Townfall is just the right mix of old and new."
- Tom's Guide (4.5/5): "Silent Hill: Townfall is the best the survival horror series has been in 25 years."
- IGN (8/10): "Silent Hill: Townfall gives this long running series a welcome shot in the arm."
- GameSpot (8/10), Eurogamer (4/5), Hardcore Gamer (4.5/5) and DualShockers (9/10) also scored it well, while TheGamer gave it 3.5/5.
The world design, atmosphere and puzzles get the most praise. Stealth is the main complaint: VGC wrote that "stealth sections toward the middle and end kill the pacing and frustrate."
Key takeaways
- Release: September 24, 2026, on PS5 and PC
- Developer: Screen Burn (formerly No Code), co-published by Konami and Annapurna Interactive
- Setting: St. Amelia, a fictional Scottish island, in 1996
- Reception: 80 on OpenCritic (78% recommend), 81 on Metacritic at launch
For another horror release this fall, see our Hellraiser Revival coverage.
