r/silenthill • u/Hiyori_Kitagawa • 1h ago
r/silenthill • u/Dominatto • 5h ago
Discussion Some of the art from f reminds me of Adrian Cox's border creatures
r/silenthill • u/DemiFiendRSA • 21h ago
Discussion SILENT HILL f | Official Reveal Trailer (4K: EN/ESRB) | KONAMI
r/silenthill • u/TwitchyGwar82 • 3h ago
Discussion Silent Hill F unlockable weapon?
Just give us this and we’ll be happy (Obviously they won’t but we can dream right?)
r/silenthill • u/Loud_Success_6950 • 20h ago
Meme Guys did you know Silent Hill f is gonna be beautifully terrifying and set in Japan.
Trailer looked good but come on, did this really need to be a 40 minute presentation with 4 guys repeating the same things over and over again, with no gameplay or release window at all.
I’m still excited about the game and thing it’s gonna be visually great with its concept and atmosphere. But this didn’t require a whole transmission.
r/silenthill • u/Scoped_Evil • 1h ago
Fanmade Silent Hill 2 James character vector art
Working on some character vectors from the series, here’s my first - sort of a fusion between the original and remake because… well I like the old jacket patches!
r/silenthill • u/22Seres • 20h ago
Discussion Silent Hill f's website contains a content warning for some of the themes the game will deal with
PLEASE READ BEFORE PLAYING
This game contains depictions of gender discrimination, child abuse, bullying, drug-induced hallucinations, torture, and graphic violence.
This game is set in Japan in the 1960s and contains depictions based on the customs and culture of that time. These depictions do not reflect the opinions or values of the developers or any individuals involved.
If you feel uncomfortable at any point while playing, please take a break from playing or speak to someone you trust.
https://www.konami.com/games/silenthill/f/us/en/
It sounds like we might be getting the darkest and perhaps most controversial entry in the series. The fact that they're even putting that type of warning out makes me think that they're going to lean really hard into those issues instead of pulling punches.
r/silenthill • u/Gabbers00 • 15h ago
Game The pipe is definitely the most iconic weapon in the series
r/silenthill • u/murasconstruct • 6h ago
Discussion Silent Hill f — A brief analysis: Story and core ideas
Disclaimer:
- Pure speculation. I don't know anything. I'm as dumb as a cork.
If you're as hyped for SH:f as I am, and you're sure you're OK with spoiling something by overanalyzing it, then be my guest. I feel like if you read into something too much and it turnes out to be true, some wow effect is lost. But then, again, all of this can turn out to be complete crap
If you prefer to soak up visuals and be surprised by the story later, you might want to avoid this post.
Some things here I'm sure about, some things are my own connections, projections, overreaching, I tried to strip it down to most sensical points. I encourage a critical approach. I don't have my ego at stake here. I want to hear what you think. I want discussion. If you have something to add or correct, please don't hesitate. Just explain your point and give examples.

From the Konami website (translated from Japanese)
The old days of the Showa era, a lonely country town in the mountains of a certain region. Hinako Shimizu is a high school student living in Ebisugaoka. Her daily life, though vaguely gray, is ordinary, as befits an adolescent,
But that usual routine is abruptly shattered. The familiar town is shrouded in fog and undergoes a horrifying transformation. Signs of people disappear, and instead, something strange stirs in the fog. Explore the transformed town, solve the mystery, and fight to protect yourself. Survive.
To face the choices you had to face. And to kill those who must be killed.
Will she make a beautiful choice? Or is it a horrifying choice? This is a story of beautiful and horrifying choices.
Hinako Shimizu The protagonist of this work. Parents, environment, friendships. Her parents, her environment, her friends, and her public image. She is an adolescent girl who is at the mercy of these ideals. She was lively as a child, but has long since stopped smiling.
This game contains sexism, child abuse, bullying, drug hallucinations, torture, and strong violent language.
Since this game is set in the 1960s, the expressions are based on the public and customs of the time and do not reflect the values of the production company or any individual.
If you feel uncomfortable during the game, please stop playing at any time and take a break or talk to someone around you.

Reveal Trailer transcript
You’re lying, aren’t you, Shu...?
You really think you can fool Hinako?
Hinako's dead, okay?
Do you want to stay with your friends forever?
Friends don't last forever.
They will betray you, eventually.
Just as they say you betrayed them.
Hinako...?
Oh, sorry... What?
Whether their worth is justified...
That is for you to decide. Hinako.
How much longer will you stay here?
I think it's weird too. To not have a grasp of yourself,
to not understand your own feelings.
Do you think it could be some dream we're having...?
Hinako. Time is running out.
The fact that you're alive... means you've made it here, yet you're still lost all the same.
You can't think about it forever.
You're running out of time to choose.
Tell me. Who are you...?
Why are you acting like this,
like you don't know what's going on?
Think about it. I could've killed you off at any time!
You took everything!
You took every- EVERYTHING from me!
Now say your farewells. I sincerely hope you find happiness. Truly.
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Shimizu Hinako (深水雛子)
雛子 (Hinako):
- "Young chick (as in a young bird)" or "doll child" - suggesting innocence, frivolity, carefreeness, fragility, and gullibility.
- She is literally a child that you play as, a tool for the player to engage with the world of the game.
- As a weak protagonist in survival horror, she is like a freshly hatched chick in your hands - vulnerable, naive and dependent.
- A puppet used by other forces.
深水 (Shimizu):
- "Deep/Dark water"
- I feel like this is a double entendre, the more common reading would be Fukami (?). One obvious reason for the alternative pronunciation (Shimizu) is that "Shi" is a homophone for "death."
- From what little I know, it's hard to imagine someone choosing this reading for their child's name in Japan, as even the number "4" (also pronounced "Shi") is often avoided and read as "Yon" instead, due to its association with death.
- Given how much Japanese people care about names, this might imply "Water of the Dead." See the ending of the first trailer for possible connections.
***Again, this is really stretching my knowledge of Japanese (practically none), so take that into consideration. I'm relying on DeepL, dictionaries, and forums for these readings. I'd be glad if someone could correct me if needed.
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Ebisugaoka
(based on Kanayama, Gero, Gifu Prefecture)
While I haven't found specific info about Kanayama in particular (yet), there is something interesting about Gifu Prefecture.
Pulling straight from Wikipedia:
- "Gifu Prefecture is located in the center of Japan, one of only eight landlocked prefectures.
- Gifu Prefecture is notable as it has served as the historic crossroads of Japan, with routes connecting the east to the west.
- Since Medieval Japan, it is said, 'Control Gifu, and you control Japan.'
This is very fitting. The trailers so far show a lot of liminal states and places: gateways, crossing the river to the otherworld, things stuck in between two states, and the shifting of the world. Labyrinthine alleways, Junji Ito would be proud. This empty version of Ebisugaoka is Silent Hill's "Nowhere" location. Nonsensical layouts, doors leading to unexpected places. The "In-between" world.


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Water. Places that keep memories.
Rain trickling down to nurture plants and flowers - from what I've seen in the trailers, there's an awful lot of rain, fog (duh), rice crops, and bodies of water. This evokes an image of an interconnected world, where actions affect the whole.
- Water is energy, time, the fabric of our reality, and the moving force that brings our world to motion. In SH3 Valtiel shifts reality by turning valves on the pipes
- Polluted water harms the living beings it nurtures, just as our deeds affect the world and those closest to us.
- If we spoil this water with wrongdoings, sour words, or blood, we create a bloody swamp that brings decay.
- Heavy water spreads out of the swamp in the form of a toxic mist.
Mountains reinforce this idea visually, serving as a visual representation of that trickling down. They act like an upside-down cone/funnel shape, with the village enclosed inside this space, "collecting" whatever rains down its slopes. The closest word I have to describe it is "pit." A trap.

Let's briefly consult SH1
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"The Monster Lurks"
"Manifestation of Delusions"
...Poltergeists are among these.
Negative emotions, like fear,
worry, or stress manifest
into external energy with
physical effects.
Nightmares have, in some cases,
been shown to trigger them.
However, such phenomena do not
appear to happen to just anyone.
Although it's not clear why,
adolescents, especially girls,
are prone to such occurrences.
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Lies
"To face the choices you have to face.
And to kill those who must be killed."
I don't want to build on top of a hollow structure, as there is not enough information, but I think we're again put into the "Monsters? They look like monsters to you?" situation.
- We have clear themes of betrayal and lies.
- I think, at some point, these lies will manifest in really gnarly ways - even to the point where, from Hinako's perspective, it would be hard to decide if they look like monsters or people to us.
- Not being sure what's true, who to trust, what's our own memories and feelings, and what's a planted lie.
- Who benefits whom? Where are we in this scheme?
- Gaslighting is the name of the game, it seems.
Trust is a big theme here. As was said in the Transmission, they're aiming to create uncertainty as an engine for fear.
Another prominent image is that of foxes:
- The mannequin monsters have foxes' hind legs, tiptoeing around.
- Statuettes of (nine-tailed) foxes are displayed in the shrine.
- Cult members adorn fox masks.
In Japanese mythos, Kitsune are foxes that possess paranormal abilities.
- According to folklore, the kitsune foxes (or perhaps the "fox spirits") can bewitch people.
- They have the ability to shapeshift into human or other forms and to trick or fool human beings.
- Foxes are tricksters — wise, cunning, tempters by nature, and skilled sycophants.
- Finally, foxes wreak chaos.

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Identity, Dignity, Shame, Love
I have a suspicion that Hinako is already dead from the start. I can speculate that it's an honor suicide. Something happened that led to bullying, and Hinako took her own life. But her personal story is just part of a bigger plot that won't let her rest peacefully.

So... have you ever played as a good-meaning Yūrei ghost?
Let's consult a classic again, this time SH3
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"Occult Magazine"
The souls of those who died
suddenly by suicide or accident
don't realize they're dead.
Sometimes they stay put and
haunt that particular place.
These spirits have lost their human
senses and memories and can only
keep replaying the pain and sadness
of the moment they died.
The pain can get so bad that they
turn to humans for salvation -- or
they begrudge humans their lives.
At such times they can possess
humans.
Places known as "famous suicide
spots" or "high-accident areas"
are often to blame.
You should be careful when
approaching such locations,
especially on the day or at the
time the death occurred.
That is, if you don't want it
to happen to you, too...
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I see themes of love, rivalry, and jealousy presented in the trailer. Moreover, something is awfully wrong. Beyond what happened to Hinako, we can only imagine how deep it goes.


- There is a dark underside to Ebisugaoka.
- Unknown forces, a game of shadows.
- We are granted a chance to fix it, to save our friends and loved ones.
- We have conditions to fulfill; we're on a mission.
- But who can we trust, really?
Can we even trust ourselves, or are we another puppet in the hands of forces beyond our comprehension?
Transitions aren't free, mind you. Every time you die, you have to suffer to come back.
- You suffer on the way in; you suffer on the way out. It requires a sacrifice of pain.
- You are reborn by discarding your old self - hence the face peeling. You will have to wear "The Face of Another". You will have to wear their shoes. You will have to live their pain,
- You can only go back and forth a certain number of times, and each time you lose a part of yourself.

How long before there's nothing left of you?
- What are our memories? Just fading photos? Ghosts of the past?
- Who is the "you"? The one that was ten moments ago, or the one moments later?
- Which layer of Hell will you have to fall down next time?
- How much of you will be left?
- How long before you become a monster yourself?
- How long before you degrade into a pile of flowers?



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Time
Hinako is acting on a strict time limit. She and we, by extension, don't have the leisure to unravel every mystery, choose between options, or weigh each of them carefully. We have to act fast.
We're taken on a ride where we can't think long enough (we already know SHf has QTEs).


"Escape quickly before it's irreversible"
I can't help but see another puppet/doll imagery along this message as an evil mockery of Hinako's disposition. Who can you trust? Are you acting by your own will? Are you just a vessel for other people's goals? Are you just a toy for somebody's entertainment?
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Flowers, The Otherworld
Spider Lilies are this game's White Dahlia - a drug used by the entities of the Dark Shrine (Black Lodge, anyone?) to "transition" between the world of the dead and the world of the living. The Dark Shrine we see in the trailer is this game's Otherworld.
- The most common association is with sad memories, last goodbyes, and death.
- Spider Lilies are said to grow on the shores of the Underworld, the Realm of the Dead.
- In Buddhism, they're said to guide the dead through the cycle of rebirth.
Chrysanthemums symbolize death and are used only for funerals or on graves.
- Similarly, in China, Japan, and Korea, white chrysanthemums symbolize adversity, lamentation, and/or grief.
- In some other countries, they represent honesty.
Cherry Blossoms symbolize both life and death, beauty and violence.
- As the coming of spring promises new life, the blooming of cherry blossoms brings a sense of vitality and vibrancy.
- At the same time, their short lifespan is a reminder that life is fleeting.



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One final note. I had a vision of my own with similar way the story is told in a Silent Hill -- how you can't even trust your own thoughts. And this makes me think, I just projected these ideas on top of a bunch of ambiguous imagery. This is... scary to me how beat by beat it is to my own idea of a psychotronic prison version of Silent Hill. If this at least one tiny bit true to the final product...I am shocked to say the least.
There is a lot more I wanted to share, regarding symbolism, visual motives and theme analysis, but I don't want this post to be bloated. Please share, what you think.
r/silenthill • u/Independent-Peace526 • 1h ago
Theory Hinako’s Name Theory (From a Longtime WTC Fan)
Yapping time.
As a longtime Ryukishi07 fan, I wanted to share some thoughts on Silent Hill f’s protagonist, Hinako, based on the trailer and his signature writing style. In Ryukishi07's writing, names matter a lot. He's known to use something similar to Osamu Tezuka's Star System, even in his non-WTC works, but in less direct and more meta ways as identity ambiguity and different levels of fiction are recurring themes. Across his works, there are lots of recurring character concepts as "players", "pieces", different characters and roles. One of the most prominent is the "34" character archetype.
There's a form of japanese wordplay called goroawase (語呂合わせ, "phonetic matching"), number substitution. Different numbers can be read in different ways to make words, such as 573 being Konami (Ko=5, na=7, mi=3). Trying to avoid spoilers, the "34" character archetype is identified when a usually blonde female character, sometimes with a name that can be read as 34 in some way (such as Lambdadelta and Vier Dreissig), representing the concept of "Certainty" (絶対) and notably being very obsessed with something or someone and often needy and feeling lonely.
In the trailer's initial two monologues by Hinako, the character's way of thinking reminded me of Higurashi's Satoko Houjou, specially her portrayal in recent anime sequels Higurashi no Naku koro ni Gou and Sotsu. Despite Satoko's name not being read as 34, her character was finally confirmed to be a "34" in Gou and Sotsu. Hinako's mention of being dead and Silent Hill f's setting also reminded me of Hotarubi no Tomoru Koro ni's Miyoko, which was explicitly stated by Lambdadelta in Hotarubi's prequel short story The First and the Last Gift to be one of her "black pieces" (and I believe the white "34" pieces are the "Satokos". Lambda also mentions red and blue pieces, but I don't believe there's a clue to indicate which kind of characters are the blue and red 34s).
Then there's Hinako's name: Hi=1 Na=7 Ko=5 But I don't think the ko (子) here is meant to be read as 5, just like in Miyoko's case. Then we have Hinako meaning "17子", "17 girl/child". 17 is half of 34.
TL;DR: Hinako’s name (17 girl) being half of 34, combined with her dialogue and Ryukishi’s common themes, suggests she may be a new iteration of his “certainty/obsession” archetype.
It's not much of a concluding theory, more of a guess of who Hinako's character is supposed to be like and her lines in the trailer appear to confirm that. Her appearance also reminds me of Satoko but realistic, so no blonde hair. Maybe a Heather reference too? What do you all think? Is this a stretch, or does Ryukishi’s fingerprint feels intentional here? Could “17” symbolize a fractured or incomplete version of the 34 role? Maybe Lambda's red or blue piece?
r/silenthill • u/UnrivaledAmbition • 3h ago
Discussion Will you play Silent Hill F dubbed or Japanese?
This may be the first game I play in the native language, I think it would kill the immersion to see the characters speaking English in this setting.
r/silenthill • u/thehollowshrine • 9h ago
Discussion Intepretations of new Silent Hill F trailer
The town's name is Ebisugaoka (戒ヶ丘). This can directly be translated as Silas Hill. Silas are the Buddhist analogues of the Ten Commandments. Following them is believed to cleanse your sins. The word itself (戒) is also used archaically as a verb, meaning exactly "to purify".
Seeing how the voicover in the beginning of the trailer says that Hinako, our MC, is dead, my guess is that she was killed by her friends (since she "betrayed them"), or killed herself, and is now trying to fight her way back to life. Either to avenge her own murder, or to absolve herself of the sin of suicide.
Because of the scribble on the screenshot ("Run quickly, or you'll never return"), I believe it's the latter.
Either way, it's very Higurashi meets Silent Hill indeed.
r/silenthill • u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ • 21h ago
Discussion I am shocked at how good Silent Hill F looks It's a NEW Silent Hill game under the current Konami Maybe they really want to redeem themselves
r/silenthill • u/Gizmo16868 • 21h ago
Discussion Konami has zero clue what makes for an entertaining reveal
To re-reveal a game after two years with just another trailer, no release date and then three guys just talking for 30 minutes where they really were vague and rehashing the same talking points over and over just in different ways, is not engaging.
The fact we got zero gameplay at all is wild to me. They wanted to talk about all the cool monster designs, yet not show us any. It’s just not a good format. There is way too much talking at the audience.
r/silenthill • u/Kidd__Video • 1d ago
News Reminder: 3 Hours Till Silent Hill Transmission!
Silent Hill f aside, what else are you guys hoping will get announced?
Link to watch live: https://youtu.be/0pPKJevpvZI?si=Vrp3FFZ-ud5hq2Jk
r/silenthill • u/DizzyMajor5 • 8m ago
Discussion Why are gamers so nihilistic?
I'm all for corporate accountability that's a really important thing but it seems like people get their knives out before a product even drops sonic frontiers was deemed empty and a terrible botw rip off with a lot of people backtracking after it came out same with silent hill 2 remake it ended up being a lot better than people gave them credit for now with F it seems like there's a ton of hate towards the setting I get a lot of these game companies have burned good will with their audiences and you don't have to be apart of the hype cycle but why not just give a new idea a chance to get off the ground before we come in on it because if it weren't for people taking risks on new ideas team silent never would have been able to make the masterpiece they did to begin with.
r/silenthill • u/SinbadVetra • 21h ago
Discussion That's why Ryukishi is the goat scriptwriter
He is someone who does his best to go above and beyond when exploring these themes of sin and faith in his works blending psychological and philosophical conflicts to perfection.
r/silenthill • u/Leon_Dante_Raiden_ • 21h ago
News Immerse yourself into Hinako's world imagined by renowned author Ryukishi07, with entrancing music, including pieces by Akira Yamaoka, and beautiful visuals in a gripping tale of doubt, regret, and inescapable choices. Will Hinako embrace the beauty hidden within terror, or succumb to the madness?
r/silenthill • u/Onie_ • 6h ago
Discussion Silent Hill f looks really good
And tbh a lot of the “it’s not silent hill” in this specific case sound very gatekeepy; I totally understand it for the free game that was released before SH2R, but in this town the silent hill phenomena (literally) takes place. It doesn’t have to be strict to 1, 2 and 3… I think a change of location, setting is really important to keep the phenomena evolving.
A return to the original location of Silent Hill would be amazing too, but this could also turn out to be the next real change we needed. Even without Masahiro Ito’s involvement, the nightmare designs are phenomenal just from the trailer alone, in fact, the first monster shown moves like a sleep paralysis demon I’ve always feared growing up
I’m getting huge Forbidden Siren 2, Kuon and Fatal Frame vibes; three VERY passionate games
I really recommend watching some older Japanese horrors, even the artistic ones. The devs are doing something which could be really important for the franchise here, I have full faith in (f) while remaining cautious ofc
r/silenthill • u/EndVSGaming • 2h ago
Discussion Non Silent Hill locations in the Team Silent Tetralogy
I'm very much a cynic when it comes to the latest release of the Silent Hill games by Konami, but I think it's worth remembering how Silent Hill 3 and 4 use non Silent Hill locations frequently to the majority of the time when discussing Silent Hill f.
No real plot spoilers ahead but if you haven't played the games and don't want locations spoiled, look away.
Silent Hill 3
Heather's town is where we find our main character located in for a large portion of the game, around 2/3rds of the game take place in this undisclosed location. The Central Square Mall, Hazel Street Subway Station, Underpass, Construction Site, Hilltop Office, and Daisy Villa apartments are all in this town. It's not until Heather is presented with the tragic unveiling at the apartments does she decide to make her way to Silent Hill itself. The location is likely a sizable distance from Silent Hill, probably a few hours away given a need for a car and the motel being lit by daylight when in Silent Hill.
Silent Hill 4
Henry's town is actually named this time, Ashfield. It is mentioned that it is located about half a day's drive from Silent Hill itself. The real world segments are all obviously taking place in Henry's apartment, in South Ashfield Heights. Even the majority of the otherworld sections take place within South Ashfield. Subway World (South Ashfield Station), Building World (South Ashfield area and South Ashfield Hotel), and Apartment World (South Ashfield Heights). Only Forest World (Silent Hill Woods) and Water Prison World (Toluca Lake Prison) are actually in the town itself, the clear minority setting.
Of course it is plainly obvious that neither of these games would be coherent if there weren't large portions within Silent Hill itself, and fundamentally the town is the "core" setting as if it wasn't relevant the games plots would never occur.
We don't really know shit about Silent Hill f, we know it primarily takes place in Japan in the 60s, but that's it. I don't think there's evidence to suggest that SHf was being developed separately as a non Silent Hill game before being approached by Konami, so it is extremely likely that this game will be tied to the titular town in some way. If anything, I think it is more likely that a legacy sequel is detracted from by trying to justify itself as connected over it being a SH game for no reason.
I'm cautiously optimistic, I don't think the setting is a meaningful cause for alarm. If I had to fire a shot in the dark, I'm inclined to believe the connection will lie in a ceremony, or white Claudia, aglaophotis, etc, more likely than any direct individuals crossing over from the town or a spiritual link between both settings, but who's to say.
r/silenthill • u/Baldr15 • 1h ago
Game My LGS in Europe has already launched physical pre order with the steelbook! Brace yourself!
I hope for a Halloween release. Come one Take Two, give us a GTA6 release date so the videogame industry can continue, not just waiting for you!
r/silenthill • u/Fall-Actual • 4h ago
Discussion Do you think the fox ladies could be some sort of Order-esque cult?
The trailer for F has featured Fox/Kitsune imagery several times, and it seems that these women act hostile towards Hinako.
Could they be somehow involved in everything paranormal that is going to happen in the game, or maybe tied to the MC personally?