Silent Hill f (PS5) Review

When Konami announced it would be delivering new titles in the Silent Hill franchise, many people, including myself, were a bit skeptical. But then we saw the brilliant Silent Hill 2 Remake from Bloober Team, and got a tease of what Silent Hill f would look like—and I started to get very excited. Now, having played through the full game and gotten a taste of what this latest iteration of the franchise offers, I can safely say Silent Hill f is a return to form and one of the best horror experiences I’ve played in years.

Silent Hill f transports the series from the fog-covered streets of Maine to the rural mountain village of Ebisugaoka in 1960s Japan, creating an atmosphere so authentically unsettling it lingers long after the controller is set aside. The game follows Hinako Shimizu, a teenage girl fleeing her troubled home life, who becomes trapped in her hometown as supernatural forces transform the once-peaceful village into a nightmare landscape. What initially appears to be a... Read more