Silent Hill Townfall Review: A Brutal, Clever Journey Beyond the Iconic Town

Silent Hill Townfall isn’t the first game in the series to move beyond its original American setting. 2025’s Silent Hill f, for example, takes place in rural Japan during the 1960s.

That shift has sparked a broader question among fans: can a game remain part of the Silent Hill series if it isn’t set in or around the eponymous fictional town?

Silent Hill Could Explore New Regions

Konami series lead producer Hajime Okamoto said the team is considering a range of possible locations for the next game, including “other parts of Europe” and “Latin America.”

Vicki Blake, a games journalist and self-proclaimed “Silent Hillian,” told me that the latest games exceeded her expectations. However, she still isn’t convinced that these new entries truly live up to the Silent Hill name.

Townfall Takes Silent Hill in a New Direction

After playing Townfall, I can understand why Konami is encouraging other studios to bring new life to the franchise and take it to different destinations.

Townfall is a brutal, grueling journey. It can be uneven in places, but it is also clever, filled with the immense tension and inventive game design needed to move the nearly 30-year-old series forward.

Okamoto has also expressed his desire to release a Silent Hill game every year, whether it is a remaster, remake or completely new entry.

If more new studios can keep their games feeling this fresh, we might end up like one of the series’ many troubled protagonists. At this point, I forget why the city in the title was necessary.