Silent Hill F Was Going To Be Set In The Real Japanese Location, But Mount Fuji Wouldn’t Move

While deciding on a location for Silent Hill f, the production team hit a snag when they tried to use the real “Silent Hill” as the setting—Mount Fuji killed the tone.

As revealed in March 2025, Silent Hill f is all about atmosphere. The development team leaned into the idea of “finding the beauty in terror” as the guiding vision for the game’s grotesque imagery. It was also confirmed that this instalment would mark a first for the franchise: it would be set in Japan, not the fictional American town of Silent Hill. According to a new Famitsu interview with the developers (as reported by VGC), lead writer Ryukishi07 said the team initially considered Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture as the setting for Silent Hill f.

In the (Google Translated) Famitsu interview, the development team explains that finding the right location was key in developing the heavy atmosphere associated with the Silent Hill franchise. Ryukishi07 explains that using real-life settings as the... Read more