Silent Hill: Townfall reviews are in, and the first-person Silent Hill spin-off from Scottish studio Screen Burn holds a Metascore of 81 from 64 critic reviews on Metacritic, with 80% of those reviews positive and none negative. The game launches on PlayStation 5 and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store) on September 24, but Digital Deluxe Edition buyers received 48-hour early access from September 22. On the Philippine PlayStation Store, the Standard Edition is $49.99 (around ₱3,100) and the Deluxe Edition $59.99 (around ₱3,800).
What the critics say
Metacritic's tally splits 51 positive and 13 mixed. The high end is enthusiastic: Radio Times gave it 100, calling it "a stunning spin-off that expands what a Silent Hill experience can be, with creative puzzles and analogue nostalgia," while GamingTrend's 90 praised Screen Burn's "masterful storytelling." Press Start Australia (85) found it "blends stealth, action and horror effectively," and TechRadar Gaming (80) called it "a competent blend of stealth, exploration, and puzzle-solving" that develops pacing issues late on.
TheGamer's roundup puts the OpenCritic average at 82 and collects the middle of the pack: TheGamer and Push Square each gave 3.5 out of 5, and Digital Spy 5 out of 5. TheGamer's reviewer, Kaitlyn Peterson, wrote that Townfall "succeeds most when replicating what's come before" while honouring "what made the originals so enjoyable" at modern standards.
The common complaint: stealth
The lower scores share one criticism. Gfinity's 70 summed it up as "a masterclass in atmosphere and puzzle design undermined by exhausting stealth mechanics and uneven narrative payoff." Townfall is built around evasion rather than combat, with limited weapons and tools, so how much a player enjoys its second half appears to depend on tolerance for repeated hide-and-sneak sequences. The atmosphere, puzzles and audio draw praise across the review set regardless of score.
What Silent Hill: Townfall is
Townfall is the first major Silent Hill game played in first person. According to Konami's US release announcement, players take the role of Simon Ordell, who is summoned back to the isolated island of St. Amelia "to put things right" and finds a fog-covered town holding fragments of a troubling past. The main gameplay device is a pocket CRT television, the "CRTV," used to tune into signals and detect what is nearby.
Per Wikipedia's entry, the game is set in 1996, runs on Unreal Engine 5, and offers five endings, two of them only through New Game Plus. Screen Burn Interactive was formerly known as No Code; Jon McKellan directs and writes, with music by Pilotpriest. Jovan Adepo voices Simon, with Kezia Burrows and Terry O'Quinn in supporting roles. The game is co-published by Annapurna Interactive and Konami, the series owner, and follows Konami's broader Silent Hill revival.
Editions, Philippine PlayStation Store prices and unlock times
The Philippine PlayStation Store listing prices in US dollars and marks both editions PS5 Pro Enhanced.
| Edition | PH PS Store price | Approx. pesos | Extras |
|---|
| Standard | $49.99 | around ₱3,100 | Pre-order bonus CRTV styles "Rusted" and "Beach Edition" (PS5) |
| Digital Deluxe | $59.99 | around ₱3,800 | Digital artbook, digital soundtrack, Simon's alternate outfit, 48-hour early access |
Physical copies are PS5-only; Konami Europe lists a SteelBook pre-order collectible at select EMEA retailers, but no Philippine physical distributor or peso price has been announced. Datablitz lists the game on its pre-orders page, though this article could not verify a peso price there.
On timing, Game Rant's schedule gives the PS5 full release as 1:00 p.m. on September 24 in Tokyo, which is 12:00 noon in Manila. Deluxe early access unlocked at midnight on September 22 in Tokyo, or 11:00 p.m. on September 21 in Manila. Game Rant notes PC uses a rolling launch, so Steam and Epic timing may differ from console.
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