Silent Hill 4: The Room

Good gaiden game. Don't need to play the rest of the series to understand the main story beats. Technically Silent Hill 1 sets 4's story in motion but it isn't required playing. Good references to previous games too. This is the last "true" Silent Hill game; the last SH game developed by Team Silent. The sequels after this, in my opinion, lose the essence of what SH was. Gameplay is separated between first-person in your apartment (think of it as a hub area to store items, save, etc.) and third-person in a "dream" world. 30% of time spent in first-person apartment, 70% spent in third-person. This is a more actiony survival horror. You have limited item space and you'll mainly be utilizing melee weapons with the occasional firearm. Biggest criticism of the game is you have to run through all the levels twice though the second time through is slightly different. You get chased by powerful enemies and it's an escort mission the second time through. Monster designs are distinct from the other 3 in the series thus far. You had a different main artist working on it. Bit of a different flavor but do well and are quite horrifying in their own right. Port of this game works great. Now we just need SH 1-3 ports made by competent developers.

Silent Hill 4 being officially available again on PC is great news for every fan of the franchise, whether they love this divisive title or not. This is my third time buying the game, having the PS2 and physical PC versions. I'm so happy this game is available again, and really hope Konami follows suit with the original 2 and 3 PC ports rather than the HD collection. It's also nice to think maybe the very first game could come to PC as well. Silent Hill has gotten me to make a GOG account! If this game goes to Steam, I'll be buying it there as well. If you're having trouble running the game, pcgamingwiki has a few fixes/fan mods. I suspect they will come into play in this GOG port as well, but I suspected that going into this purchase. I'm just happy a Japanese Silent Hill game can be widely available again.

great to see konami releasing their old games on gog but also touching the pc versions up with minor enhancements. Seriously this game is very under-appreciated, it does some really cool things and i personally find it the scariest of the original 4. Fingers crossed they bring back the rest of team silent games. Happy October.

One of the most innovative and surreal horror games ever made. Take note though, it can be a bit uneven. I recommend checking out a few tips before starting your game. If you go in with the right expectations, you're in for a real treat. Silent Hill 1- 3 next, pretty please.

I joined GOG just to get this game. The original 4 Silent Hill games are masterpieces, each one bringing their own unique flavor to the table to create the best quadrilogy in all of video game history. I admit I was worried about how it would run, as many older ports suffer from performance issues in one way or another, but I can say its as smooth as butter. Playing this game after so many years is like coming home. Home to a spooky, murderous home, but home nonetheless. I feel like, or at least I hope, that Konami is getting the message lately. Silent Hill still has a very dedicated fanbase. The (hopeful) day SH2 is released on GOG I'll probably cry.