Silent Hill: Townfall preview, first person horror set in 1996 Scotland

gamingJul 29, 202628733

Silent Hill: Townfall is in the spotlight after hands-on previews of its opening hours, which drop players into fogbound St. Amelia, a remote Scottish island, through a first-person perspective that many writers say freshens the series. Reviewers keep circling the game portable CRTV that replaces the franchise radio, and posts name moments like Jan and Jerf fine-tuning those handheld TVs as they creep through town. Previewers also quoted producer Motoi Okamoto describing a balance between Silent Hill's core identity and more experimental choices, and several impressions singled out the game’s creature encounters and psych-analog horror tone. The PS5 release is set for September 24 and early hands-on pieces stress the game grabbed their attention immediately.

Jan Ochoa

@janochoa.bsky.social

Fisherman beanie? Glasses? In desperate need for blood right now? THAT'S ME!!! Got to preview Silent Hill: Townfall and I took Jerf around St. Amelia to get spooooooooked!

10344d ago

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou

@kanaratron.bsky.social

Silent Hill: Townfall is the most hyped I've been for a game in the last 5 years.

6345d ago

Gary Alexander Stott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿3

I'm really worried that it won't lean into the Scotland element as much as it could. The accents in the trailers so far haven't inspired much confidence, especially following Still Wakes The Deep.

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou2

(now without a horrific typo goddam auto correct)

Christian Mutig2

Should really finish my playthrough of the SH2 remake, so I have at least finished one game in the series.

Maxine Airplane Ears1

Townfall was the reveal in the Transmission that I was most hyped about, I'm so excited that it's happening

Giant Bomb

@giantbomb.com

Jan and Jerf fine tune their handheld TVs and walk the streets of St. Amelia in a preview of Silent Hill: Townfall! youtu.be/GknZI4Urpb4

5744d ago

Eurogamer

@eurogamer.bsky.social

Ready yourselves, Silent Hill fans - Silent Hill: Townfall wants to "massively subvert" your expectations, and after playing several hours I'm hugely excited. Plus, producer Motoi Okamoto on mixing a "core identity" with "more experimental" gameplay: www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-...

A close-up portrait of a bearded man wearing glasses and a beanie, dressed in a red jacket over a plaid shirt, looking off to the side.

4645d ago

Quoting this

Tom De Ville15

Very exciting read! Really looking forward to this one:

Mando4

said it before and happy to say it again: going anthology is the best approach for silent hill as a franchise. yes, Silent Hill f had some serious combat issues, but it was one of the most affecting horror games i've ever played. genuinely renewed my interest in the whole franchise, it felt *fresh*

ash 🪻2

I'M SO EXCITED I CANNOT WAIT

FANGORIA

@fangoria.bsky.social

SILENT HILL is back! We braved the fog of TOWNFALL and are here to report our findings on gameplay, creature design, and whether Konami’s latest lives up to the survival horror series legacy.

3545d ago

Quoting this

Badthom1213

This sounds awesome and very stressful. 😅🫣

James Galizio

@theswweet.myatproto.social

Hey hey, I attended the Silent Hill Townfall preview event for @mmorpg.com! The game rules so far, and I can't wait for the chance to play more.

3644d ago

Kahlief “The Best Adams” Adams

@itskahlief.bsky.social

I got to play Silent Hill earlier this month and I’m REALLY excited for where this iconic franchise is headed. I Played Silent Hill: Townfall For 3 Hours — Here's My HONEST Reaction youtu.be/-lTniywr8SE

3644d ago

Amber T

@amber-tee.bsky.social

Embargo is up! I can now reveal that the reason I was in Los Angeles was for a special hands on preview of SILENT HILL: TOWNFALL, and let me tell you gang, September cannot come quickly enough

3445d ago

Amber T18

I’ve been a SILENT HILL obsessive since I was way too young to be watching my dad play the original, so this was a real full circle moment and a career high I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to top. Big ups to @horrorgirlprobs.bsky.social for making this happen ❤️

Dannnnn1

Never a better person to report on this one!

Keith Stuart

@keefstuart.bsky.social

Hi I played some Townfall and talked to the team about bringing Silent Hill to Scotland… www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...

3445d ago

Quoting this

Andy Kelly108

At the end the main character realises he wasn't in a fogbound psychological hell of his own making, he'd just got off the bus at the wrong stop and ended up in Cumbernauld.

Bloody Disgusting

@bloody-disgusting.com

Bloody Disgusting's SILENT HILL: TOWNFALL Hands-On Preview - Even with the change of perspective and setting, which both feel like they were chosen for all the right reasons, this feels like a modern take on classic Silent Hill: bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...

3645d ago

Quoting this

Aaron Boehm2

It was an honor to check out Silent Hill: Townfall. l was initially skeptical of the change to first person, but I came out of this demo immensely excited for what they're doing. Can't wait to get my hands on the final game.

IGN

@ign.com

Silent Hill: Townfall being in first-person definitely sparked the thought of what P.T. could have been. Our hands-on impressions of the upcoming '90s-set Silent Hill: https://bit.ly/4pMMvnS

3645d ago

MICHAEL HIGHAM

@brazyazn.bsky.social

3 hours w/ Silent Hill Townfall, it's the truth. first-person SH from Alien Isolation and Observation folks w/ that psych/analog horror blend, hell yeah my preview where i mention 1) SH1 on ps1 scarring me for life and 2) Local58 my goat ⤵️ 📰 www.ign.com/articles/sil... 📺 youtu.be/MiXKj4f6GRk?...

3445d ago

Myles Obenza

@mylesobenza.bsky.social

I’ve been concerned about a dip in quality moving forward since Silent Hill is now getting annualized releases, but series producer Motoi Okamoto told me that’s exactly why they’ve outsourced the last 2 games, confirming they’ll continue to use new studios and settings for future entries.

2445d ago

Natalie (LADS pilled)

@heartimecia.bsky.social

silent hill: townfall seems to signal a fascinating turn for the series. i think konami is looking at what resident evil can't do exceptionally well (namely narrative) and is intentionally filling that gap. it's no coincidence that both f and townfall reflect progressive storytelling choices, too!

2944d ago

Vikki Blake (Vixx)

@vixx.bsky.social

Five hours of Silent Hill: Townfall later, I’m only left wanting more. 🟥 Huge thanks to @konamina.bsky.social and Screen Burn for the invitation, and to Eurogamer for letting me nerd out about my favourite franchise for them again!

2645d ago

3 sources

theguardian.comSilent Hill is coming to Scotland: but what else will Townfall bring to the series?shacknews.comSilent Hill: Townfall innovates with its new outdated technology restart.runSilent Hill: Townfall Preview: A Switch to First-Person Keeps This Year's Entry Fresh | Restart.run

Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass Part 1 'Bubbly Basin' launches Aug 5gaming Silent Hill: Townfall preview, first person horror set in 1996 Scotlandgaming Splatoon Raiders launches on Nintendogaming Halo: Campaign Evolved launches, devs discuss remake on Xbox podcastgaming

Silent Hill: Townfall preview, first person horror set in 1996 Scotland

Related