In 1960s Japan, Shimizu Hinako's secluded town of Ebisugaoka is consumed by a sudden fog, transforming her home into a haunting nightmare.
As the town falls silent and the fog thickens, Hinako must navigate the twisted paths of Ebisugaoka, solving complex puzzles and confronting grotesque monster...
2025,
NeoBards Entertainment Ltd., ESRB Rating: Mature 17+...
System requirements
Windows 11 x64, Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti or AM...
Description
In 1960s Japan, Shimizu Hinako's secluded town of Ebisugaoka is consumed by a sudden fog, transforming her home into a haunting nightmare.
As the town falls silent and the fog thickens, Hinako must navigate the twisted paths of Ebisugaoka, solving complex puzzles and confronting grotesque monsters to survive.
Immerse yourself into Hinako's world imagined by renowned author Ryukishi07, with entrancing music, including pieces by Akira Yamaoka, and beautiful visuals in a gripping tale of doubt, regret, and inescapable choices. Will Hinako embrace the beauty hidden within terror, or succumb to the madness that lies ahead?
Discover a new chapter in the SILENT HILL series, blending psychological horror with a haunting Japanese setting.
A self-contained story within the SILENT HILL series
This game is a self-contained story within the SILENT HILL series. Set in 1960s Japan, SILENT HILL f presents a new side of psychological horror.
A story set in 1960s Japan
The setting of the game, a small mountain town in 1960s Japan called Ebisugaoka, as well as the story and characters, have been created just for this game.
A psychological mystery written by Ryukishi07
From the cryptic lines spoken by Hinako’s friends to the eerie events unfolding around her, the story keeps you guessing.
Are the strange phenomena real? A product of Hinako’s imagination? Or something born from ancient local beliefs?
A haunting blend of beauty and horror, with sound inspired by Japanese tradition
A grotesque yet aesthetic world is brought to life in stunning 4K visuals.
Immersive 3D audio surrounds the player, amplifying tension and unease—even the faintest movement behind you feels disturbingly close.
Multiple endings
Your first playthrough ends in a fixed conclusion. But from the second onward, your choices shape the outcome.
There are five endings in total—revisit the game to uncover the full truth behind the mystery.
Complete the game with action difficulty set to "Story" or higher.
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43.75%
Wise Researcher
Complete the game with puzzle difficulty set to "Hard".
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43.75%
Puzzle Master
Complete the game with puzzle difficulty set to "Lost in the Fog".
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31.25%
Fervent Collector
Obtained all the items that increase inventory size.
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37.5%
Omamori Sage
Obtained all the hidden omamori.
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31.25%
The Truth about the Tsuneki Family
Obtained the following documents: "Housemaid's Note" "Family Physician's Log" "Strict Mother's Letter"
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31.25%
Fate of the Apostate
Obtained all the following documents: "Diary of Revenge"
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37.5%
A Miko Possessed
Obtained all the following documents: "Sakuko's Diary"
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31.25%
Good Intentions...
Obtained all the following documents: "Clinical Trial"
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31.25%
Goodies
Contents
Standard Edition
Digital Deluxe Edition
Base Game
Pink Rabbit Costume
Digital Soundtrack (Bonus Application) (MP3)
Digital Soundtrack (Bonus Application) (WAV)
Digital Artbook (Bonus Application)
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This game contains depictions of gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, torture, and graphic violence.
This game is set in Japan in the 1960s and contains depictions based on the customs and culture of that time. These depictions do not reflect the opinions or values of the developers or any individuals involved.
If you feel uncomfortable at any point while playing, please take a break from playing or speak to someone you trust.
Recommended system requirements:
This game contains depictions of gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, torture, and graphic violence.
This game is set in Japan in the 1960s and contains depictions based on the customs and culture of that time. These depictions do not reflect the opinions or values of the developers or any individuals involved.
If you feel uncomfortable at any point while playing, please take a break from playing or speak to someone you trust.
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Bought the game on Steam and I've really enjoyed it.
I wish they had released on GoG at the same time, or at least announced it was coming as I would have purchased it here.
SPOiLERS
The game was never about feminism, anti-marriage, anti-family, and the usual men are bad crap. It's mainly about societal pressure, peer pressure, loss of trust, financial struggle, bad parenting, forced arranged marriage, losing one's own identity and freedom to make own choices, which are real world issues even today. Hinako is treated as a pariah due to being a tomboy, which was a typical thing to do in 1960s Japan. Her father used to be a kind and respectable man, but became abusive (frequently drunk and angry) after a failed business venture that saw his money get stolen by someone he trusted for years, landing the family in financial debt. Her mother being subservient and complicit to whatever her husband does just made things worse for Hinako.
Then her older sister Junko, who was her main emotional support for years, ended getting married, which left Hinako betrayed and abandoned. The arranged marriage was decided to get family out of debt (because the would be husband, Kotoyuki, is rich), something Hinako does not want, due her fear of getting into a similar abusive marriage just like her mother. Then there's her "close friends", Shu the partner, is the only one who cared, but went about the wrong way by giving a medicine (which intent was to help Hinako reflect and think clearly) that just contributed to Hinako's emotional and mental breakdown. Rinko, who became very jealous because Hinako excelled in sports, and wanted Shu for herself, while Sakuko, who has special needs, felt betrayed (very similar to Hinako losing Junko's emotional support) upon finding out Hinako was getting married.
Hinako endures all these elements and forces that want to change her to who she is not, which results in two sides of her clashing, one that wants to resist and freely explores other options in life, while the other just willingly give in to marriage and let go her original identity and freedom. The whole thing initially makes Hinako develop twisted views towards marriage and mistrust towards people (men and women alike).
The TRUE ENDING though shows, that Hinako has overcome all these emotional and mental problems, has earned that much needed freedom and peace of mind to decide things for herself (instead anyone deciding for her), free to explore various options in life, which includes possibility of getting married (to Kotoyuki) someday. The game also shows that men are also pressured by society, family and peers as well, since Kotoyuki was also forced into the marriage (to Hinako) by his family as well. He too was also happy to be free and explore other options in life, which includes getting married to Hinako someday.
Once you get to the big reveal, the story is really simple and everything is spelled out. There's a very important difference between SHf protagonist versus other SH games. I can't say much more than that without spoilers. That's what makes this hard to recommend. If you're on the fence, I'd say avoid spoilers if you can (because that'll ruin any tension in the game), and wait for it to hit $40 so the weak story doesn't feel like you wasted your money.
The biggest change from previous games (that I can mention without spoilers) are the environments. If you remove the monsters in SHf, all the locations are pretty nice. In past games, removing the monsters leaves the gloomy locations that you still want to escape. That, and the focus on over the top combat makes SHf feel more like a Resident Evil game. Which isn't bad, but if you want more classic SH, you'll be disappointed around the half way point when SHf turns full combat.
The game starts off great, I was excited, pumped to check out a new installment of Silent Hill.
By the time the initial playthrough is over, most people will probably be like me, and at least start NG+ before realizing there is little to gain from additional playthroughs if you have deductive reasoning skills and can read metaphors.
Without getting into politics or perceived cultural norms, the game is ok. Not great. Not terrible. Merely ok. What kills a really strong start is, during the last quarter of the game you are forced to fight, and fight often, where prior to this point, you really only needed to fight a few enemies.
The over reliance on combat for the final quarter tarnishes what could have been a decent story. Cultural aspects, again aside.
No spoilers but the game isn't bad story wise because of a female main character. The game's story becomes bad when you realize what it's trying to say.
I am not from Japan, but I have known many people from the Japanese culture and ancestry, and I do not think they would find much honor in the story writer's choice of how to portray everyone but the main character.
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