Konami didn’t disappoint with the Silent Hill Transmission today, revealing the NeoBards Entertainment-developed Silent Hill f (which was originally revealed back in 2022) will be coming to the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. Featuring Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto, the event delved into the story for this new entry, as well as featured an appearance from Silent Hill f scriptwriter Ryukishi07, and longtime Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoaka, who has contributed new music to the game.
The story takes place in 1960s Japan, where protagonist Shimizu Hinako’s secluded town of Ebisugaoka is consumed by a sudden fog, transforming her home into a haunting nightmare. 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.
Silent Hill f will retain the series’ core elements of psychological horror, but with a focus on “[finding] the beauty in terror”, according to Motoi. “Regardless of its new setting in Japan, this is without a doubt a Silent Hill game. Silent Hill f‘s mixture of beautiful and terrifying visuals gives new life to Silent Hill as a Japanese-style horror game.”
Ryukishi07, known for his “Higurashi When They Cry” visual novel, described the concept of Silent Hill as a setting, one that has seen “many memories, stories and much pain with a dark history.” However, he also said that Silent Hill is also about portraying a characters’ struggles with the evil within themselves. “Of these two interpretations, if we consider the latter to be closer to the core of Silent Hill, then we can see how this game is very much a Silent Hill.”
Legendary composer Akira Yamaoka returns to craft the chilling soundscapes of Silent Hill f and its Fog World, blending haunting melodies attuned to the series’ psychological horror roots to create a universally unsettling experience. Accompanying Yamaoka is game composer Kensuke Inage, who has worked on the Dynasty Warriors series, as well as Tekken 8 and Samurai Shodown. Inage will be responsible for composing the music for the game’s Otherworld, adding a unique auditory contrast between the two Worlds in Silent Hill f.
A release date was not revealed during the presentation.
