SILENT HILL f sets its psychological horror in Ebisugaoka, a small mountain town in 1960s Japan. When a sudden fog turns the secluded town into a nightmare, Shimizu Hinako must find her way through its twisted paths. The story is self-contained within the SILENT HILL series, with its own setting, characters and mystery shaped by renowned author Ryukishi07.
Exploration pairs with complex puzzles and encounters with grotesque monsters, while cryptic remarks and eerie events leave open whether Hinako’s experiences are real, imagined or tied to ancient local beliefs. The game’s unsettling aesthetic joins beauty with horror, and immersive 3D audio is designed to make even faint movements feel close. Its central tension is not only survival, but the doubt and difficult choices surrounding Hinako.
The play format is single-player, centering the experience on Hinako’s story rather than shared sessions. The first playthrough reaches a fixed conclusion; from the second onward, choices shape the outcome across five endings.
