After a decade-long spell in hibernation, Konami revived the spooky Silent Hill series last year with back-to-back releases in the form of Silent Hill: The Short Message and Silent Hill 2 Remake.
But, those were just nasty appetisers ahead of the grisly main course. Now, the Japanese studio is gearing up to unveil Silent Hill f, the next major entry in the survival horror franchise.
Like past titles, the game will be revealed as part of a Silent Hill Transmission showcase, where we could learn its release date. The online presentation will kick off at 11pm on March 13 on the Silent Hill website.
Outside of a short cinematic teaser, which was brimming with grotesquely beautiful visuals, we’ve heard little about the game since it was announced in 2022.
We do know that the action will take place in Japan in the 1960s, making it the first Silent Hill game to be set outside the titular town in Maine, which is perpetually blanketed in mist.
This time around, a fungal-floral growth has infested a seemingly abandoned rural habitat (cue the comparisons to The Last of Us). The stomach-churning trailer also showed a Japanese woman in a school uniform trying to outrun artery-like vines that appear to spoil everything they touch. It ended with a woman covered in flowers staring at the camera before her face peeled off (eugh).
Konami has assembled a seasoned crew of horror maestros to oversee the title. NeoBards Entertainment, the studio responsible for developing the game, is known for its work on several Resident Evil titles in collaboration with Capcom, including 2022’s Resident Evil Re:Verse.
Another key creative force behind Silent Hill f is Ryukishi07, a Japanese writer best known for his work on When They Cry, a series of popular visual novels steeped in psychological horror. The game is being produced by Motoi Okamoto, formerly of Nintendo, who worked on Luigi’s Mansion and Wii Play.
The new instalment isn’t the only Silent Hill project on Konami’s docket. The developer is also working on Silent Hill: Townfall, a spinoff being developed by No Code, the team behind cult horror hit Stories Untold.
Konami also previously confirmed a new Silent Hill movie, Return to Silent Hill, from the director of the first adaptation, Christophe Gans, which is in production, and is supposedly based on the plot of Silent Hill 2.
