Konami’s upcoming Silent Hill sequel, Silent Hill f, has shipped early for some lucky players.
While the official release date isn’t until 25th September – or 23rd September for those who coughed up for the digital deluxe edition – it appears some retailers have broken the street date, putting the highly anticipated sequel into the hands of fans early.
Reddit user MaximilianZammit, in his thread entitled “Wasn’t expecting to get this today lol”, acknowledged that they’d already played for almost an hour, adding: “I’ve had a few scary encounters. One jumpscare that got me”.
Wasn’t expecting to get this today lol.
byu/MaximilianZammit insilenthill
Other players who’ve received the game early have also confirmed that the physical edition features a reversible cover (although this may not be true for all territories, of course).
For now everyone seems to be behaving themselves and keeping their spoilers to themselves, but if you’re keen to go into Silent Hill f spoiler free, then now may be a good time to preemptively mute certain terms and take a social media break. You know. Just in case.
Update 1.30pm UK: I spoke too soon – clips are now surfacing in the usual places, so be careful out there!
Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto recently called comparisons of the upcoming Silent Hill f to soulslike games “disingenuous”, insisting “a lot of these things we actually pulled from classic Silent Hill titles”. The comment came as previews of the upcoming horror emerged online. While we already knew the combat would have a “heavier focus on melee and be more action-oriented compared to last year’s Silent Hill 2 Remake”, fans have expressed concern about how enemies react, degradable weapons, and “soulslike” boss encounters.
Silent Hill f was unveiled as part of Konami’s four-game series revival back in 2022. It’s being developed by Neobards Entertainment, with creature and character design by Kera, a script by When They Cry writer Ryukishi07, and music from the series’ usual composer, Akira Yamaoka.
