SILENT HILL: Townfall
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ActionAdventureHorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorExploration

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Game description

Returning to an island town to ‘put things right’, Simon Ordell descends into a world of tense evasion, explosive confrontations, and mind-bending puzzles that slowly surface the truth of St. Amelia.

Basic info

DeveloperScreen Burn
PublisherKONAMI, Annapurna Interactive
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateSep 23, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 11 x64
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel i7-8700K
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6600
Storage75 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 451 reviews from the past 1 year

63.8/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mixed (70%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 14, 2026)

An eerie, carefully crafted town and setting draw praise in 164 reviews of SILENT HILL: Townfall, but slow stealth and stutter weigh on it; it scores 63.8.

👍 Strengths

Story & World is mentioned in 84% of analyzed reviews, and 164 praise the setting and world, with the most upvoted calling its atmosphere eerie and beautifully crafted. Visuals & Sound ranks 384th of 1249: 55 praise the graphics, and others single out the sound design and voice acting. 50 reviews praise the story and puzzles, some finding the puzzle design well made, and others enjoy a blend of survival horror tension and classic series dread.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 1309th of 1396. 92 reviews find it too hard or frustrating, and the most upvoted calls the stealth a tedious waiting game with unfair enemy tracking. 88 report crashes and constant stuttering, and Tech & Support ranks 1169th of 1399. 31 criticize combat feel, some finding fights in tight spaces repetitive. Others call the story a generic tale of corporate corruption without the mystery fans expect, and Content Volume ranks 1269th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“St. Amelia setting and atmosphere are eerie and beautifully crafted” · 164 reviews
“setting and graphics are amazing” · 55 reviews
“enemy variety is thin, otherworld locations look poorer than main town” · 23 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty -1.26 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Negative “stealth becomes tedious waiting simulator with unfair enemy tracking and frustrating puzzle design” · 92 reviews
Positive “constant tension from stealth mechanics creates engaging experience” · 4 reviews

Progression 4% · Onboarding 20% · Freedom 14% · Strategy 18% · Controls & feel 25%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 84% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.23 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “St. Amelia setting and atmosphere are eerie and beautifully crafted” · 164 reviews
Negative “no psychological horror, oppressive atmosphere or dread; red lighting does not equal horror” · 7 reviews

Story 64% · Characters 20%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.89 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “enemy variety is thin, otherworld locations look poorer than main town” · 23 reviews

Volume 12% · Replayability 9%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.24 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “setting and graphics are amazing” · 55 reviews

Audio 33%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Community -1.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.27 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “unbalanced combat with overpowered enemies and limited resources on normal difficulty” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 9% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.58 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “crashes and constant stuttering, poor performance optimization” · 88 reviews
Positive “averages 30-40 fps on Steam Deck, 50-65 fps on Steam Machine with good settings” · 3 reviews

Stability 15% · Developer support 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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