Silent Hill: Townfall

Silent Hill: Townfall
DeveloperScreen Burn Interactive
Publishers
DirectorJon McKellan
DesignerGraeme McKellan
ArtistPaul Abbott
WriterJon McKellan
ComposerPilotpriest
SeriesSilent Hill
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Platforms
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2026[a]
GenreSurvival horror
ModeSingle-player

Silent Hill: Townfall is an upcoming survival horror game developed by Screen Burn Interactive, and published by Konami Digital Entertainment and Annapurna Interactive. The game is a standalone spin-off of the Silent Hill franchise. Set in 1996 in the fictional Scottish town of St. Amelia, it follows Simon Ordell after he wakes up in a place he seemingly has no connection to. It is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5 and Windows on September 24, 2026.

Gameplay

Silent Hill: Townfall is played from a first-person perspective.[1] While Simon can use melee weapons such as planks and pipes to defend himself, he can also use stealth to hide from enemies. Simon is equipped with a CRT handheld device which allows him to detect the location of nearby enemies.[2]

Premise

In 1996, Simon Ordell repeatedly finds himself waking up in the water next to the docks in the town of St. Amelia in Scotland.[3] Simon must discover fragments of the past in order to understand his connection to the town.[4]

Development

Silent Hill: Townfall began development in 2022 by Scottish studio No Code.[5] Konami was made aware of No Code by co-publisher Annapurna Interactive and trusted their recommendation due to their success with narrative-driven indie games. Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto had played their previous titles Stories Untold and Observation so felt confident in tasking them with developing their own SIlent Hill title.[6] In July 2025, No Code rebranded as Screen Burn Interactive as a nod to their work on Silent Hill: Townfall with the name Screen Burn capturing the "ghost of an image burned into an old CRT screen" and how a video game can be burned into someone's memory.[7] Screen Burn is an independent studio with development undertaken by a small team of only 30 people with Leanne Loombe, head of games at Annapurna, saying that the studio was "afforded the development time to really realize their creative vision" given their size.[8]

Gameplay

Silent Hill: Townfall is the first Silent Hill title to be presented from a first-person perspective, drawing comparisons to P.T., a demo for Hideo Kojima's cancelled Silent Hills project.[9] It was always planned to be a first-person game as Screen Burn's previous games were also first-person and were already comfortable with the perspective.[10] Simon's handheld CRTV, one of the central mechanics in Townfall, necessitated the use of a first-person perspective due to the visual nature of its display. The player would be unable to see the handheld CRTV display in third-person without rendering it onto a UI element which McKellan commented would begin to "feel like a mini-map" that would feel "really out of place for Silent Hill".[10]

Narrative

Silent Hill: Townfall is set in the Scottish coastal town of St. Amelia which was based on the real Scottish coastal village of St Monans in Fife.[11] It is the second Silent Hill title to be set outside of the United States after 2025's Silent Hill f went to 1960s Japan. Series producer Motoi Okamoto felt that "Silent Hill was becoming slightly repetitive" due to its use of similar locations as most titles were set in the United States. Okamoto explained that gameplay and locations became too similar between Silent Hill titles and Konami instead wanted to reinterpret "Silent Hill not as a physical location but as a phenomenon, a state of mind".[12] Screen Burn were given the freedom to create their own kind of horror.[5] Writer and director Jon McKellan said that the narrative was informed by real life references, including "things that have happened to me or members of the team".[12] McKellan explained that there are "very specific reasons why" the game is set in 1996 such as it being "on the cusp of when technology started to explode in the home" such as the personal computer and the internet.[13]

Like Silent Hill f, Silent Hill: Townfall contains five different endings with McKellan calling it a "wide linear" experience.[14] McKellan said that subtle choices and actions contribute to the ending rather than a stark "A/B choice" that determines the ending.[14] Two of the endings are accessed through New Game Plus.[15]

Casting

On 25 August 2026, Silent Hill: Townfall's English voice cast was revealed with Jovan Adepo starring as Simon Ordell.[16] Kezia Burrows stars as Zoe, a nurse who reaches out to Simon through the CRTV.[17] Terry O'Quinn portrays Richard, described as an "enigmatic man who summons Simon back to St. Amelia".[17]

Announcement and release

Silent Hill: Townfall was first announced in a 2022 teaser trailer.[18] On February 12, 2026, its first trailer was released during Sony's State of Play presentation.[19] More information was revealed during a Silent Hill transmission that same day.[20] During the June 2, 2026 State of Play, the release date was announced as September 24, 2026.[21]

Notes

  1. ↑ Pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition grants 48-hour early access beginning on September 22, 2026.

References

  1. ↑ Colp, Tyler (February 12, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall ditches tradition and goes full first-person survival horror". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Phillips, Tom (February 13, 2026). "First-Person Silent Hill: Townfall Transports the Series' Survival Horror to Scotland". IGN. Archived from the original on February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Ian Carlos (February 12, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall takes the series' trademark fog to an eerie coastal community". Engadget. Archived from the original on February 13, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ "SILENT HILL: Townfall". Annapurna Interactive. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Bonthuys, Darryn; Indovina, Kurt (July 29, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall Devs Were Given The Freedom To Make Their Own Kind Of Horror". GameSpot. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ Kobari, Sachie (July 30, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall Developers discuss the Scottish setting, retro technology, first-person combat". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ Hood, Vic (July 23, 2025). "Silent Hill: Townfall developer No Code rebrands as Screen Burn". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  8. ↑ Sinha, Ravi (February 13, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall is Among Annapurna's Biggest Games Ever Published". GamingBolt. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ Higham, Michael (July 29, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall Might Be Exactly What the Series Needs | IGN Preview". IGN. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Gurwin, Gabe; Indovina, Kurt (July 29, 2026). "Here's Why Silent Hill: Townfall Is A First-Person Game". GameSpot. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  11. ↑ McKay, Gabriel (February 13, 2026). "This Fife town is about to be the setting for the new Silent Hill game". The Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  12. 1 2 Stuart, Keith (July 29, 2026). "Silent Hill is coming to Scotland: but what else will Townfall bring to the series?". The Guardian. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ Blake, Vikki (July 29, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall promises to "massively subvert" your expectations, and it's left me painfully excited". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  14. 1 2 Glennon, Jen (July 29, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall will officially feature 5 endings, just like Silent Hill f". Polygon. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  15. ↑ Koepp, Brent (July 29, 2026). "Silent Hill Townfall Story Length Leaked, and It Has Five Endings". Vice. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  16. ↑ Miller, Matt (August 25, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall Cast Impresses In New Trailer". Game Informer. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  17. 1 2 Bardhan, Ashley (August 25, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall goes Until Dawn mode with celebrity cameos from The Odyssey and Lost actors". GamesRadar+. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
  18. ↑ Ngan, Liv (October 19, 2022). "Silent Hill: Townfall is a new entry to the series from Stories Untold developer No Code". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  19. ↑ Wales, Matt (February 12, 2026). "As Silent Hill's stellar revival continues, here's our first proper look at next game Silent Hill: Townfall". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on February 18, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  20. ↑ Bonthuys, Darryn (February 12, 2026). "Silent Hill Transmission February 2026: Start Time, How To Watch, And What To Expect". GameSpot. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ Okamoto, Motoi; McKellan, John (June 2, 2026). "Silent Hill: Townfall launches September 24 on PS5". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
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