SILENT HILL: Townfall

Back to St. Amelia

According to Konami and Steam, you play Simon Ordell, called back to the Scottish island of St. Amelia in 1996. He finds a fog-covered, seemingly abandoned town. The game is fully first-person: you explore, avoid threats and survive with limited weapons and tools, including the CRTV, a pocket television that detects unstable signals. Combat mixes melee weapons, parrying and firearms, and narrative puzzles move the story forward. Steam describes it as a complete, standalone game.

Platforms and languages

The game launched on September 23, 2026 on PS5 and PC (Steam). According to PlayStation, voices are in English only, with French text.

What critics say

All three reviews used here were played on PS5. PlayStation LifeStyle (9/10) calls it one of the most tense survival horror experiences in recent years, closer to Alien: Isolation than to the PS2-era Silent Hill games, but finds some puzzles and environments hard to parse and the ending requirements obtuse. DualShockers (9/10) praises the atmosphere, story, stealth and puzzles, but regrets the lack of enemy variety. COGconnected (91/100) likes the suffocating atmosphere and the feeling of vulnerability, but finds combat not visceral enough.

Editions and prices

Checked on November 12, 2026: the standard digital edition costs €49.99 on Steam, with no discount, and €39.99 on the PlayStation Store on sale until November 21, 2026 (usual price €49.99); the Deluxe Edition costs €59.99 on the PlayStation Store. E.Leclerc sells the boxed PS5 Day One Edition new for €39.99, in stock, with free in-store delivery.

Who is it for?

Fans of psychological horror and atmosphere. Those expecting the classic gameplay of the PS2-era Silent Hill games may be surprised, according to PlayStation LifeStyle.

Press average

The rating block above shows the press average calculated from original reviews played on PS5, checked on November 12, 2026: PlayStation LifeStyle 9/10, DualShockers 9/10 and COGconnected 91/100. Each score is converted to a 20-point scale and averaged with equal weight. This summary is not a hands-on review.