Silent Hill f Overview — Setting, Story and How It Fits the Series

What is Silent Hill f?

Silent Hill f is a survival horror game released on September 25, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. It is a standalone spin-off — the first mainline-style Silent Hill entry set entirely in Japan rather than in or around the American town of Silent Hill.

You play as Hinako Shimizu, a teenage girl in Ebisugaoka, a fictional mountain town in 1960s Japan. When an unnatural fog and a creeping floral corruption swallow the town, Hinako has to survive the things moving inside it while confronting what is happening to her own life and family.

Who made it?

• Developer: NeoBards Entertainment
• Publisher: Konami
• Writer: Ryukishi07 — creator of the When They Cry series, which is why the game’s horror leans heavily into social pressure, family and small-town suffocation rather than cult lore
• Creature design: illustrator kera
• Music: series veteran Akira Yamaoka alongside Kensuke Ushio

How does it connect to the series?

The connection is thematic, not narrative. Ebisugaoka has its own “Otherworld”-style corruption — the rust and industrial decay of the classic games is replaced by red spider lilies and fungal growth, giving f its signature beauty-and-rot look. Series staples remain: fog, monsters that mirror the protagonist’s psychology, ritual and judgment undercurrents, and a multiple-endings structure.

What kind of horror is it?

• Melee-focused combat — weapons have durability and stamina management matters more than ammunition stockpiles
• A Sanity system — focus abilities and certain charms trade against Hinako’s mental state
• Puzzles with a separate difficulty setting — action and puzzle difficulty are chosen independently
• Choice-driven endings — see the endings guide for how the run decides them

If you are coming from our Silent Hill: Townfall coverage, expect the same DNA — fog, judgment and collectibles that feed the narrative — wrapped around very different combat. New players should start with the beginner guide.