{"id":1762187,"date":"2026-02-12T23:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1762187"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:37:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:37:52","slug":"as-silent-hills-stellar-revival-continues-heres-our-first-proper-look-at-next-game-silent-hill-townfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1762187","title":{"rendered":"As Silent Hill&#8217;s stellar revival continues, here&#8217;s our first proper look at next game Silent Hill: Townfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n          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1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-12T23:37:52+00:00\">Feb. 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/heres-our-first-proper-look-at-silent-hill-townfall?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"5bdd12d4-add2-4809-bc3b-1a506db91753\" data-name=\"Silent Hill: Townfall\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Silent Hill: Townfall\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Silent Hill: Townfall\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Silent Hill: Townfall\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Silent Hill: Townfall\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Silent Hill: Townfall\" title=\"Follow Silent Hill: Townfall\"><br \/>\n  Follow Silent Hill: Townfall<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nAfter years in the video game wilderness, Silent Hill finally feels like its back on track (we&#8217;ll ignore the recent movie, however), and hopes are high that its winning streak will continue as we get our first proper look at the next game in the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-townfall\">Silent Hill: Townfall<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTownfall was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/silent-hill-townfall-is-a-new-entry-to-the-series-from-stories-untold-developer-no-code\">one of three Silent Hill games to be announced by Konami<\/a> back in 2022. Two of those are now out &#8211; the excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2\">Silent Hill 2<\/a> remake and last year&#8217;s superb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-f\">Silent Hill f<\/a> &#8211; meaning there&#8217;s just one more to go. And Townfall is, in some ways, the most intriguing of the bunch, given it&#8217;s being developed by Screen Burn (formerly No Code) &#8211; the small Glasgow studio behind the acclaimed Stories Untold and Observation. And, as seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CvN3dP92wxU\">today&#8217;s new trailer<\/a>, Townfall appears to take place in a small British seaside town called St. Amelia.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Silent Hill: Townfall - Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CvN3dP92wxU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CvN3dP92wxU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Silent Hill: Townfall &#8211; Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Silent Hill: Townfall reveal trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CvN3dP92wxU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nAs <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2026\/02\/12\/silent-hill-townfall-reveals-first-person-gameplay-in-a-new-trailer\/\">explained on the PlayStation Blog<\/a>, Silent Hill: Townfall builds its action &#8211; consisting of story-driven puzzles and combat &#8211; around a vaguely Game Boy-like device known as the CRTV. Owned by new protagonist Simon Ordell, it&#8217;s intended to be a fresh (albeit heavily retro-inspired) take on the series&#8217; iconic handheld radio, featuring both audio and video.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nTownfall unfolds in first-person, with players deploying the CRTV to pick up signals around town and reveal more of the story. It&#8217;s also used to solve certain challenges &#8211; Screen Burn mentions &#8220;tactile and intricate&#8221; puzzles &#8211; and to help Simon &#8216;see&#8217; through the environment and locate nearby threats.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/silent-hill-townfall-amelia.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"silent-hill-townfall-amelia.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Screen Burn\/Konami<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nAnd when those threats grow unavoidable, which could be often given enemies &#8220;dynamically hunt&#8221; players, combat also occurs in first-person. Here, players can make use of melee and ranged weapons, but Screen Burn stresses the key to success is knowing when not to fight. &#8220;Using a combination of the CRTV, some environmental opportunities, and an intuitive peek system,&#8221; it explains, &#8220;stealth is an equally important strategy needed to survive.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto adds that Townfall is one of the &#8220;most aesthetic and sophisticated&#8221; entries in the series to date. &#8220;Players who seek a more refined experience will especially appreciate this game,&#8221; he concludes, &#8220;as it offers intellectual discoveries through puzzles and analysis, while the town&#8217;s atmosphere and the portrayal of the Otherworld will entertain players through its aestheticism.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThere&#8217;s no release date for Silent Hill: Towfall yet, but wishlists are now available on PlayStation Store.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>\nAfter years in the video game wilderness, Silent Hill finally feels like its back on track (we&#8217;ll ignore the recent movie, however), and hopes are high that its winning streak will continue as we get our first proper look at the next game in the series, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-townfall\">Silent Hill: Townfall<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTownfall was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/silent-hill-townfall-is-a-new-entry-to-the-series-from-stories-untold-developer-no-code\">one of three Silent Hill games to be announced by Konami<\/a> back in 2022. Two of those are now out &#8211; the excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2\">Silent Hill 2<\/a> remake and last year&#8217;s superb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-f\">Silent Hill f<\/a> &#8211; meaning there&#8217;s just one more to go. And Townfall is, in some ways, the most intriguing of the bunch, given it&#8217;s being developed by Screen Burn (formerly No Code) &#8211; the small Glasgow studio behind the acclaimed Stories Untold and Observation. And, as seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CvN3dP92wxU\">today&#8217;s new trailer<\/a>, Townfall appears to take place in a small British seaside town called St. Amelia.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Silent Hill: Townfall - Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CvN3dP92wxU?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CvN3dP92wxU\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Silent Hill: Townfall &#8211; Reveal Trailer | PS5 Games<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Silent Hill: Townfall reveal trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CvN3dP92wxU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nAs <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2026\/02\/12\/silent-hill-townfall-reveals-first-person-gameplay-in-a-new-trailer\/\">explained on the PlayStation Blog<\/a>, Silent Hill: Townfall builds its action &#8211; consisting of story-driven puzzles and combat &#8211; around a vaguely Game Boy-like device known as the CRTV. Owned by new protagonist Simon Ordell, it&#8217;s intended to be a fresh (albeit heavily retro-inspired) take on the series&#8217; iconic handheld radio, featuring both audio and video.\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nTownfall unfolds in first-person, with players deploying the CRTV to pick up signals around town and reveal more of the story. It&#8217;s also used to solve certain challenges &#8211; Screen Burn mentions &#8220;tactile and intricate&#8221; puzzles &#8211; and to help Simon &#8216;see&#8217; through the environment and locate nearby threats.\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/silent-hill-townfall-amelia.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"silent-hill-townfall-amelia.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Screen Burn\/Konami<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\nAnd when those threats grow unavoidable, which could be often given enemies &#8220;dynamically hunt&#8221; players, combat also occurs in first-person. Here, players can make use of melee and ranged weapons, but Screen Burn stresses the key to success is knowing when not to fight. &#8220;Using a combination of the CRTV, some environmental opportunities, and an intuitive peek system,&#8221; it explains, &#8220;stealth is an equally important strategy needed to survive.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto adds that Townfall is one of the &#8220;most aesthetic and sophisticated&#8221; entries in the series to date. &#8220;Players who seek a more refined experience will especially appreciate this game,&#8221; he concludes, &#8220;as it offers intellectual discoveries through puzzles and analysis, while the town&#8217;s atmosphere and the portrayal of the Otherworld will entertain players through its aestheticism.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThere&#8217;s no release date for Silent Hill: Towfall yet, but wishlists are now available on PlayStation Store.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Silent Hill: Townfall As Silent Hill&#8217;s stellar revival continues, here&#8217;s our first proper look at next game Silent Hill: Townfall And it seems to be set in Britain? 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