Summary
To the surprise of many horror fans, Konami has released a brand-newSilent Hillgame on PS5 completely free of charge.Silent Hill: The Short Messagewas one of twoSilent Hillprojects that were given the spotlight at the latest PlayStation State of Play event.
ManySilent Hillfans are eagerly looking forward totheSilent Hill 2remake, which is in development atLayers of Fearstudio Bloober Team. TheSilent Hill 2remake was featured prominently at the latest State of Play, with a brand-new gameplay trailer that showed off some of the new game’s creatures and revamped combat. But while many fans tuned in to the State of Play expecting to seeSilent Hill 2, it’s safe to say that there weren’t many who expected to seeSilent Hill: The Short Message.
Silent Hill: The Short Messageis afirst-person horror gamethat Konami made as an experimental project. Developed in collaboration with Hexdrive,Silent Hill: The Short Messagedeals with “contemporary problems” and tackles themes like social media and cyberbullying.Silent Hill: The Short Messageis free to download on PlayStation 5 right now, so anyone interested in checking out the new horror experience can do so immediately.
Silent Hill: The Short Message Trailer
LongtimeSilent Hillfans will recall that this isn’t the first time that Konami surprise-dropped a first-person project for the franchise. A decade ago, Konami releasedP.T., the “playable teaser” meant to hype Hideo Kojima’sSilent Hillsgame. Unfortunately,Silent Hillswas canceled and Kojima split from Konami. Eventually, the publisherremovedP.T.from the PlayStation Storealtogether. This has helped some PS4 consoles gain some value on the secondhand market, but has otherwise left PlayStation gamers disappointed.
While unlikely, it’s entirely possible that history could repeat itself withSilent Hill: The Short Message, so horror fans should be sure to snag it immediately. It’s unclear at the time of this writing ifSilent Hill: The Short Messagehas any kind of major connection tootherSilent Hillprojects, so fans will have to play through it for themselves to find out.
Silent Hill: The Short Messageand theSilent Hill 2remake aren’t the only games in the beloved survival-horror franchise that are in the works.Silent Hill: Townfallandthe mysteriousSilent Hill fare also in development. Fans should be able to expect more information on those projects at some point after theSilent Hill 2remake releases to the masses.
