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Everything we know about Silent Hill: Townfall and its foggy Scottish town
If you had told me just a few years ago that there was about to be a Silent Hill renaissance, I would've called you a liar. But it's happened; and after back-to-back horror bangers in Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill F, Konami has another developer new to the series working on its next game, Silent Hill: Townfall. Screen Burn Interactive's vision for the foggy town takes place in Scotland, and its lead tortured soul, Simon Ordell, seems to have quite a bit in common with James Sunderland. newssport.cv
When is the Silent Hill: Townfall release date?
The Silent Hill: Townfall release date is Thursday, September 24, 2026. Konami and its co-publisher Annapurna Interactive announced the date at the Sony State of Play during this year's Summer Game Fest.
You can also pre-order the deluxe edition for two days of advanced access, which begins on September 22. Silent Hill: Townfall will be available on Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Silent Hill: Townfall trailers
Konami revealed Townfall as part of its Silent Hill Transmission series, where it's been dishing out new horrors like candy. Townfall's special broadcast introduces fans to Screen Burn—an indie developer I wasn't familiar with until their partnership with Annapurna and Konami—but after hearing about their vision, I think they get the vibe.
Townfall's release date trailer expands on the medical horrors hinted at in its reveal footage, but on a larger scale than previous games. Whatever happened in St. Amelia isn't contained to the declining health of just a few citizens, and the people must've put up quite the fight before succumbing to the fog.
Silent Hill: Townfall gameplay
What is Silent Hill: Townfall's gameplay like?
Silent Hill: Townfall is the second game in the series to break tradition and adopt an entirely first-person perspective. Even as a long-time fan, I don't know how I'll manage to get through it without my over-the-shoulder camera security blanket. Imagine hearing something just offscreen, then turning around to the likes of Pyramid Head or Twin Victim. Death.
Aside from the new perspective, here's what else to expect:
- A portable CRTV replaces the radio as Simon's early warning system for nearby ghouls; Tune it to find clues and other mysteries hidden in unstable signals
- Firearms and melee weapons, so Simon has a chance at defending himself
- Stealth and distraction are also options when you don't want to fight
- Peek mechanics for horrifying new angles on whatever lurks beyond a corridor
- Simon can revive himself using tubes in his hand, as observed by Polygon
- Enemies can "dynamically hunt" Simon if he draws too much attention, according to the PlayStation blog
- Multiple endings, but no word on how many or if they're tied to New Game+
Silent Hill: Townfall setting and characters
Where does Silent Hill: Townfall take place?
Silent Hill: Townfall is set in the sleepy, Scottish town of St. Amelia in 1996. The version we see Simon stumbling through looks abandoned, with protest signs and pleas for help scattered throughout the town. A few posters look like they have "C.E.G." written on them with a logo, both crossed out. Evil corporate entity poisons citizens with otherworldly plague, perhaps?
What are the themes in Silent Hill: Townfall?
In the Silent Hill Transmission stream, director Jon McKellan explained how Townfall touches on many of the same inner conflicts previous games explored. Screen Burn's Silent Hill will heavily focus on themes of guilt, taking inspiration from Silent Hill 2 and James' struggle to accept his wife's deteriorating condition. McKellan said they want to "dive deeper into the different ways that guilt can manifest," and how that looks as you accept or resolve the feeling.
We also see shots with medical bracelets, needles, and patient restraints. It's got me thinking a medical crisis befell the town, perhaps one spawned by something sinister.
What do we know about the characters in Silent Hill: Townfall?
Simon Ordell
Simon is Townfall's protagonist, and like so many of the Silent Hill leads, he has no idea how he wound up in the game's hellish setting. With all of the medical imagery, chronic illness or self-harm seem like the most obvious guesses, but those things could be related to other people in the town.
A close-up in the reveal trailer shows he's wearing a grungy hospital bracelet with his name, date of birth (15/10/59), and blood type (A+) printed on it. Another clip shows a vault door with his last name, Ordell, in the middle before cutting to a regular door labeled 204. My money is that 204 leads to a hospital room, and there's probably a reason the vault only says Ordell, with no first name included.
Zoe
From her familiarity, I'm assuming the mysterious woman speaking over Simon's CRTV is his wife—or at least someone with a romantic connection. We also see Simon pick up mail labeled "Zoe Ellis," but I'm not confident declaring that's the same Zoe until Konami says so. We all know how these games can be.
What enemies are lurking in Silent Hill: Townfall?
I'm in the camp of people praying we leave Pyramid Head in the past, and I'm relieved we haven't seen any signs of the lumbering, red pyramid thing (or other out-of-place monsters) so far. There are, however, plenty of unnatural-looking creatures in Townfall ready to spike my cortisol levels.
To document them, I've taken it upon myself to name every monster until we get something official. Enjoy.
Blood Donor
Sorry for the misnomer. There's probably nothing in Silent Hill willing to donate blood, but this thing has a portable butterfly needle that slides out of its chest should the need arise. We see one attack in the reveal footage, and the release date trailer picks up from there as Simon wakes up with an IV line in his hand.
Not-my-business
If I see this thing, I'm not sticking around long enough to define it. I can't tell if it's got a box, a big fleshy mass, or the end of an axe for a head, but none of those options stop it from roaring. Not-my-business also sports a straitjacket, the time-honored Silent Hill monster uniform.
Lying Figure 2
Like Silent Hill 2's Lying Figure, this thing is bound in such a way that it can't use its arms. Townfall's monster isn't a mass of fabric and flesh at the top like its cousin, but it does look like it's wearing a seatbelt from every car in town. Same energy.
Wheezing Fellow
Nothing special, just a wheezy monster that sounds like me after I've inhaled pollen. We see it standing around in rooms with labels like P01, P06, etc. So maybe it's a facility where people were quarantined?
What-the-hell-is-that
Named for Simon asking "what the hell is that?" in the trailer, to which someone responds, "there's more of them." At first I thought they were talking about wheezy, but this monster looks like several wheezys melted together. Maybe they're unrelated, but I see a family resemblance.
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Ist es möglich, Angst und Depression mit Hilfe eines Esels zu heilen? Es scheint tatsächlich so zu sein. Ein Krankenhaus direkt außerhalb von Paris soll unerwartete Erfolge bei der Behandlung von Patienten erzielt haben, selbst solche mit Autismus und Schizophrenie.
Das Programm wurde vor fast genau zehn Jahren gestartet und umfasst eine Gruppe von Patienten, die regelmäßig mit Eseln spazieren gehen und so eine Beziehung zu den Tieren aufbauen. Die Aktivität ist ein sehr geschätzter Bestandteil des täglichen Lebens der Teilnehmer geworden und hat unter anderem zu einem verbesserten Selbstwertgefühl, sozialer Interaktion und nicht zuletzt zu einer Auszeit vom Krankenhausumfeld beigetragen.
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Programmet ble lansert for nesten nøyaktig ti år siden og involverer en gruppe pasienter som regelmessig går på tur med esler, og dermed bygger et forhold til dyrene. Aktiviteten har blitt en høyt verdsatt del av hverdagen for deltakerne og har blant annet bidratt til forbedret selvtillit, sosial interaksjon og, ikke minst, en pause fra sykehusmiljøet.
Programmet har allerede begynt å utvides og inkluderer nå dyr som kaniner, marsvin, duer og skilpadder. Ifølge rapporter ble esler opprinnelig valgt på grunn av deres rolige temperament. Målet er nå å etablere metoden i flere psykiatriske miljøer over hele Frankrike.
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