Silent Hill: Townfall, developed by Screen Burn Interactive, follows American Simon Ordell as he arrives in the abandoned Scottish seaside town of St. Amelia to uncover mysteries surrounding a tragedy linked to the Chapman Energy Group. The game uses a first-person perspective and a handheld CRTV device that displays enemy locations through different frequencies, creating tension through exploration and avoidance rather than combat.
A roundup of PC game releases for the week of September 21–25, featuring major titles like Silent Hill: Townfall and Control: Resonant alongside smaller indie releases, including a pinball game that incorporates Western philosophy.
Silent Hill: Townfall is a licensed game by Screen Burn set in the fictional Scottish island of St Amelia, where three characters navigate a mysterious disaster through interconnected stories of trauma. The game captures Silent Hill's strengths in psychological horror and metaphorical storytelling, though it relies heavily on stealth mechanics and doesn't fully escape the franchise's familiar tropes.
Silent Hill: Townfall, a Scottish-set first-person horror game by Screen Burn, receives mixed reviews with a Metacritic score of 81, praised for atmospheric detail and compelling puzzles but criticized for frustrating stealth mechanics. Critics commend its world-building and thematic exploration of corporate exploitation and personal trauma, though some find its gameplay fails to sustain its narrative tension.
This week's Japanese game releases feature Silent Hill: Townfall and GOBBLE as major highlights, available across PlayStation 5, PC, and Nintendo Switch platforms. The week also includes Dragon Quest XI S for Switch 2 and CONTROL Resonant across multiple systems, with dozens of additional titles launching digitally and physically.
YouTuber CohhCarnage shared nearly three hours of early gameplay footage from Silent Hill: Townfall, a psychological horror game set in 1996 Scotland where players control Simon Ordell in first-person mode, using evasion, combat, and puzzle-solving to uncover the truth of St. Amelia. The game releases September 24 on PC.