Silent Hill 4: The Room

A lot of people seem to have misgivings about this game, and whether it's a "true" Silent Hill. Ultimately, I don't think there is such a thing, as this series is best when it's a horror anthology and less about one foggy town. All the ties to the main series, like James's father and the cult, are fun. But ultimately, this game stands well on its own merits of being a cool, weird, supernatural story. The combat isn't great for an action game, but for a Silent Hill it's honestly the best. Where this game shines is in its story and atmosphere. If you're looking for a solid horror game, I can't recommend too many games more than this one. This PC version has some issues, but they're failrly minor. *NOTE* As of this review, there was a windows update that ruined certain cutscenes in the game. The only fix I know is to roll back to before the August 2025 KB5064081 update for Windows. Hopefully a fix is coming.

I absolutely adore Silent Hill 4: The Room, the only thing keeping it from a 5 star rating from me is the slog that is the second half of this game. Even though I personally feel the end is well worth the slog, I could see why someone would be discouraged after you become Eileen's personal escort. Still, if you're a SH fan, definitely worth a playthrough!

the cinimatics are broken. hopfuly gog fixes it.

This is an underrated part of SH. The walking sound may be annoying at times, and revisiting the map may not be the best idea, but the game's atmosphere and storyline make up for these drawbacks.

I didn't know what to expect at first, but this game clicked with real quick. It's kinda scary, and the levels don't overstay too much I have no idea what the hell is going with the story (half of the game now), but I'm definetly hooked!