is a Japanese horror franchise centered on a series of survival horror video games created by Team Silent and published by Konami. The franchise follows various protagonists who encounter supernatural events, occult forces, and manifestations of their fears in different locations, often taking the form of horrific environments and creatures. The series is heavily influenced by psychological horror, with its player characters being mostly "everymen". The franchise has expanded to include various printed works, three film adaptations, and various spin-off games.
The first four games (Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, and Silent Hill 4: The Room) were developed from 1999 to 2004 by Team Silent, a Japanese development team within Konami, and received critical acclaim. The next four games (Silent Hill: Origins, Silent Hill: Homecoming, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Silent Hill: Downpour) were developed from 2007 to 2012 by Western companies, but garnered much less positive reviews. P.T. was released in 2014 and received critical acclaim, which revealed a new game, Silent Hills being developed by Kojima Productions, a Japanese development team within Konami at that time. The game was cancelled in 2015 and the franchise went dormant for nearly 10 years. Since then, Konami has revived the series in 2022 with new entries such as Silent Hill: The Short Message, the remake of Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill f, Silent Hill: Townfall, and the upcoming remake of the first game.
As of June 2026, the games have collectively sold over 17.8 million copies worldwide.
Overview
Main series Silent Hill (1999)
The first installment in the series follows Harry Mason as he searches for his missing adopted daughter in the mysterious Maine town of Silent Hill. Stumbling upon a cult conducting a ritual to revive a deity it worships, Harry discovers his daughter's true origin. Multiple game endings are possible depending on the in-game actions taken by the player. The game was released in 1999 for the PlayStation. In 2009, it became available for download from the European PlayStation Network store for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable, and later that year from the North American PlayStation Network store.
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
The second installment in the series follows James Sunderland as he searches for his deceased wife Mary in Silent Hill after receiving a letter supposedly from her, informing him that she is waiting for him there. After searching and exploring the mysterious town, he ultimately realizes the true nature of her death. The game was released in September 2001 for the PlayStation 2. An extended version of the game was released for the Xbox in December of the same year as Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams in North America and Silent Hill 2: Inner Fears in Europe, and for the PlayStation 2 in 2003 as Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut, with a port of Director's Cut to Microsoft Windows released in February 2003.
Silent Hill 3 (2003)
The third installment in the series follows a teenage girl named Heather as she becomes caught in a conflict within Silent Hill's cult and discovers her true origin. It was released in May 2003 for the PlayStation 2, with a port to Microsoft Windows released in October of the same year. It is a direct sequel to the first game.
Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004)
The fourth installment in the series follows Henry Townshend, who finds himself locked in his apartment as strange phenomena begin to unfold around him and the other residents of the building. It was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Microsoft Windows, and marked the end of Team Silent's work on the series.
Silent Hill: Origins (2007)
The fifth installment in the series is a prequel to the first game and follows trucker Travis Grady, who becomes trapped in Silent Hill after rescuing a girl from a burning house. During his quest to discover the fate of the girl, he encounters characters from the first game and is forced to face his own past. It was developed by British company Climax Studios and released in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable, with a port for the PlayStation 2 released in 2008. This was also the first Silent Hill title developed outside Japan. It is known as Silent Hill Zero in Japan.
Silent Hill: Homecoming (2008)
The sixth installment in the series follows Alex Shepherd, a soldier who has returned from a war overseas. Upon his arrival, Alex discovers that his father has gone missing, his mother has become catatonic, and nobody can provide the whereabouts of his younger brother. The game chronicles Alex's search to find his missing brother. It was developed by American company Double Helix Games and released in 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and in 2009 for Microsoft Windows.
Silent Hill: Downpour (2012)
The seventh installment in the series follows Murphy Pendleton, a prisoner who becomes stranded in Silent Hill after his prison transport vehicle crashes. Announced in April 2010, it was developed by Czech company Vatra Games and released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 13, 2012. It is the only game in the series that can be played in stereoscopic 3D.
Remakes Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009)
Shattered Memories is a re-imagining of the first game, developed by Climax Studios for the Wii and released in December 2009, with ports for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable released in January 2010. The game retains the premise of the original—Harry Mason's quest to find his missing daughter in Silent Hill—but is set in what appears to be a different fictional universe, following a different plot, with characters from the first game appearing altered alongside new ones.
Silent Hill 2 (2024)
A remake of Silent Hill 2 was announced in October 2022 for the PlayStation 5 and PC, developed by Polish company Bloober Team. Akira Yamaoka, the original composer for the series, returned to compose the score for this game and future entries. The remake was released in October 2024.
Silent Hill (TBA) A remake of the first Silent Hill was announced in June 2025. It will be developed by Bloober Team following the success of their Silent Hill 2 remake.
Adaptations Play Novel: Silent Hill (2001)
Play Novel: Silent Hill is a visual novel adaptation of the original Silent Hill, released exclusively for the Game Boy Advance in Japan on March 21, 2001. It has been fan-translated into English.
Silent Hill (mobile game) (2006) Silent Hill is a mobile game adaptation of the original Silent Hill. It was released in Japan for the FOMA phone on July 5, 2006, and for Java ME on January 17, 2007.
Compilations The Silent Hill Collection (2006) The Silent Hill Collection is a re-release of the first four mainline video games in the series for the PlayStation 2. The European release contains Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, and Silent Hill 4: The Room, while the Japanese release also includes the first Silent Hill.
Silent Hill HD Collection (2012)
Silent Hill HD Collection is a high-definition re-release of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, featuring high-resolution visuals, new sounds, new voices, and Trophies/Achievements for both games. Silent Hill 2 includes the option to use both the old and new voices; however, Silent Hill 3 features only a new voice track, as the old voices were unavailable for legal reasons. Silent Hill 2 also features both the main scenario and the Born from a Wish sub-scenario, as seen in later re-releases such as the Director's Cut.
This collection marked the first time Silent Hill 3 was playable on an Xbox console. The collection received mixed to negative reviews due to severe issues with both games, such as significant framerate problems, lockups, and more. While the PlayStation 3 version was patched, the Xbox 360 patch was canceled, and Konami offered refunds to all Xbox 360 owners of the game.
Spin-offs Silent Hill: The Arcade (2007)
Silent Hill: The Arcade is an arcade game that follows two characters, Eric and Tina, who have entered the town of Silent Hill and must battle monsters while uncovering the mystery behind Eric's nightmares about a girl and a steamship. The game has a multiplayer element, where each player can choose to be either Eric or Tina. A second player can join the game at any time.
Silent Hill: Orphan (2007)
Silent Hill: Orphan is a mobile game set in an abandoned orphanage, featuring first-person, point-and-click gameplay.
Silent Hill: The Escape (2007)
Silent Hill: The Escape is a mobile game released in Japan for the FOMA phone on December 19, 2007, and internationally for iOS in 2009. The goal of the game is to guide the player through ten stages by finding a key and opening the locked door. It is played from a first-person perspective. The game received mixed reviews due to its lack of storyline and poor execution.
Silent Hill: Orphan 2 (2008) Silent Hill: Orphan 2 is a mobile game and a sequel to Silent Hill: Orphan.
Silent Hill: Orphan 3 (2010) Silent Hill: Orphan 3 is a mobile game and a sequel to Silent Hill: Orphan 2.
Silent Hill: Book of Memories (2012)
Silent Hill: Book of Memories was released for the PlayStation Vita. Book of Memories utilizes an overhead isometric view, follows a different storyline, and features returning creatures from the series' fictional universe, as well as cooperative gameplay. The game is the first installment in the series to feature multiplayer gameplay, apart from The Arcade. According to series producer Tomm Hulett, Book of Memories' gameplay is largely different from that of previous installments, focusing on cooperative multiplayer action rather than traditional psychological horror.
P.T. and Silent Hills (2014) (cancelled)
During Sony Computer Entertainment's presentation at Gamescom 2014, an interactive teaser titled P.T. (initialism for "playable teaser") was released on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 4. The teaser revealed a new Silent Hill game entitled Silent Hills, being developed by Kojima Productions using the Fox Engine, in collaboration with Hideo Kojima and film director Guillermo del Toro, featuring actor Norman Reedus. On September 1, Sony revealed during its pre-TGS press conference that P.T. had been downloaded over a million times and viewed over 30 million times across platforms. During the 2015 San Francisco Film Festival on April 26, del Toro revealed that he would no longer be involved in the project with Kojima, presumably due to Kojima leaving Konami. Konami later released a statement confirming Reedus's departure but clarified that the series would continue to be developed, with no mention of the current status of Silent Hills. Days later, Konami confirmed that Silent Hills was canceled but was open to future collaborations with Reedus and del Toro. P.T. was pulled from the PlayStation Store and is no longer available for download. Numerous remakes of P.T. have emerged due to the game's extremely limited availability; it remains unavailable on the PlayStation Store and has since been blocked from running on the PlayStation 5.
The cancellation of the game was met with significant backlash from fans, who later started a petition on Change.org asking for Konami to continue the project. The petition has received 194,502 signatures.
Silent Hill: The Short Message (2024)
Following messages from her deceased friend Maya, Anita finds herself at a crumbling and abandoned apartment block in the economically depressed German town of Kettenstadt, infamous for rumors of suicides. Drawn inside, Anita soon finds her sense of reality shattered as she encounters bizarre, otherworldly spaces haunted by a twisted monster.
Silent Hill f (2025)