SILENT HILL: Townfall

SILENT HILL: Townfall is a standalone first-person psychological horror game from Screen Burn Interactive. It centers on Simon Ordell, who returns to the remote Scottish island of St. Amelia and encounters a fog-shrouded community whose past is closely tied to his own.

Instead of a classic radio, Simon carries a CRTV, a small television that picks up unstable signals. The device helps track down dangers, solve puzzles and piece together the fragmented story. Townfall combines exploration, escape, limited combat and narrative puzzles into a compact, standalone Silent Hill chapter.

SILENT HILL: Townfall was released on September 24, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and PC. On PC, the game is available via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The Digital Deluxe Edition offered 48 hours of early access before the regular launch, but remains an edition of the same base game.

Townfall is available natively for PlayStation 5 and PC. On PC, the game is offered via Steam and the Epic Games Store. An Xbox Series version has not been announced.

On PS5, Townfall supports 3D audio, haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and motion controls. The version for PS5 Pro is also optimized.

Townfall is played entirely from the first-person perspective. Simon explores St. Amelia, evades creatures and uses a limited selection of melee and ranged weapons. The CRTV expands the classic Silent Hill radio idea: its signals can locate monsters, reveal clues and decode puzzles.

Stealth plays a bigger role here than in many earlier series entries. Enemies can be watched from cover or diverted with noises. On the TGS 2026 stage, KONAMI also showed in around 50 minutes of live gameplay that Simon can hide in sheds and wardrobes, among other places. The combat shown felt deliberately demanding and made clear that dodging and sneaking are often the better option.

The extended TGS playthrough also showed the CRTV in actual gameplay: the device is not only a warning system but is actively used for puzzles and for navigating St. Amelia. According to series producer Motoi Okamoto, the town is modeled on a real Scottish village, whose believable everyday architecture deliberately contrasts with the surreal events.

The story also responds to playstyle. Townfall has several endings, and which one you get is shaped by your decisions and behavior during the playthrough. On PS5, 3D audio, haptic feedback, adaptive triggers and motion controls enhance the close first-person perspective. Ray tracing supports the switch between the foggy town and the red-tinted Otherworld.

On PC, SILENT HILL: Townfall requires Windows 11, DirectX 12 and 75 GB of free storage. For the official minimum target of 1080p at 30 FPS on low settings, Steam lists a Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-8700K, 16 GB RAM and a GeForce RTX 2060 Super or Radeon RX 6600, among others.

For high settings at 4K/30 FPS with upscaling, Ryzen 7 5700X or Core i7-9700K, 32 GB RAM and RTX 3080 or Radeon RX 7800 XT are recommended, among others.

In the English version, Jovan Adepo voices the protagonist Simon Ordell. Terry O’Quinn takes on the role of Richard, whose voice calls Simon back to St. Amelia, while Kezia Burrows voices Zoe, who contacts him via the CRTV.

The music comes from Anthony Scott Burns aka Pilotpriest. Screen Burn uses a dynamic audio system that adjusts music and soundscape to Simon's actions and the movements of enemies. This means sound is not just accompaniment, but a lasting part of the tension control of the first-person horror.