For years, players & fans begged Konami to do something with the Silent Hill IP. And in 2022, it revealed plans for a full course of exciting releases. This includes Silent Hill 2 Remake, Silent Hill Townfall, Silent Hill: Ascension, and Silent Hill f. All projects are underway with even a film on the way from the original Silent Hill director, Christophe Gans.

However, there was still lingering questions about another Silent Hill project, ‘The Short Message’. Previously, images leaked revealing a new title that did not appear to be the same as the aforementioned games already. Even more, ‘Silent Hill: The Short Message’ was also rated in Korea previously too which signified it is planned to be revealed.

And it did – as well as release at the same time. Konami at the PlayStation State of Play shared Silent Hill: The Short Message is out now on PlayStation 5. You can watch the launch trailer in the video below:

“This game started as something like an experimental project – an opportunity for us to try out different things, see what worked and what didn’t, and grow and polish our horror game expertise. We also had a lot of people who were relatively new in their career but still loved Silent Hill, and who really wanted to be involved in making a horror game, so we used this as a way for our team to build hands-on experience, too,” says producer Motoi Okamoto.

“We wanted to make a new, modern Silent Hill. As part of that we explored how we could incorporate contemporary problems. We ended up looking at how modern youth communicate online and through phones, and the role that could play in a psychological horror story. For instance, a frightening thing about social media is how even insignificant individual comments can, en masse, build and build until they become this overwhelming wave of hate crashing down on you.”

Are you interested in Silent Hill: The Short Message?

Silent Hill: The Short Message is out now on PlayStation 5.

Source: PlayStation Blog