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Silent Hill: Townfall Could Mark the Return of Old-School Survival Horror, Prioritising Atmospheric Mystery and Deep Themes Over Hand-Holding and Action IGNs analyse argumenterer for, at Silent Hill: Townfall kan genfinde den mystik, som ifølge skribenten mangler i mange moderne survival horror-spil. Artiklen kritiserer blandt andet overdreven forhåndsmarkedsføring, mere actionpræget gameplay og tydelig forklaring af temaer i nyere titler som Resident Evil Requiem og Silent Hill f. Townfall er endnu ikke udgivet, så vurderingen bygger på forventninger.

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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation: First Impressions of an Early Slice of Gameplay from an FF7 Veteran | IGN Preview IGN har prøvet en tidlig, lineær sektion af Final Fantasy VII Revelation, som foregår ved North Crater og fokuserer på historien frem for spillets åbne verden. Demoen introducerer Materia-fragmenter til hurtigere opgradering, forbedret automatisk opsamling og nye kampmuligheder gennem Cid, Vincent og FITS-systemet. Sværhedsgraden virkede lav i demoens første kapitel, men kan ændre sig inden udgivelsen.

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Konami Planning 'Second and Third Waves' of New Silent Hill Games as It Looks Into 'A Number of Projects' Konami planlægger flere nye Silent Hill-spil efter en succesfuld første bølge, oplyser producer Motoi Okamoto i et interview med Famitsu. Selskabet vil endnu ikke afsløre konkrete detaljer, men arbejder allerede på en række projekter. Den første bølge omfattede blandt andet genindspilningen af Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill f og Silent Hill: Townfall, mens Bloober Team også arbejder på en genindspilning af det originale Silent Hill.

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'We're Moving Fast' — Blumhouse Partners With MatPat to Make Amanda the Adventurer Movie, Confirms More Indie Horror Game Adaptations Are Coming Blumhouse har indgået et samarbejde med YouTube-profilen Matthew “MatPat” Patrick om at filmatisere virale indie-horrorspil. Den første planlagte film bliver Amanda the Adventurer, som følger et mysterium omkring et uhyggeligt animeret børneprogram. Projektet er stadig i udvikling, men parterne forhandler allerede med manuskriptforfattere og instruktører om at få filmen realiseret.

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Magic: The Gathering at NYCC Live Blog – Get Ready for Darkhold Destiny Wizards of the Coast har annonceret Darkhold Destiny, et nyt Marvel-sæt til Magic: The Gathering under Universes Beyond-brandet. Afsløringen fandt sted i forbindelse med New York Comic Con, men kortene og sættets konkrete mekanikker er endnu ikke offentliggjort. IGN beskriver sættet som en mere original fortolkning af Marvel-universet, der passer bedre til Magic-verdenen end tidligere crossover-sæt.

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Gears of War: E-Day Sales Start Soft as Analyst Warns Game Pass Is 'Cannibalizing' Premium Revenue on Xbox En analyse fra Alinea Analytics anslår, at Gears of War: E-Day solgte omkring 230.000 eksemplarer på PC og Xbox i den første uge. Tallet er ikke bekræftet af Microsoft og omfatter 168.000 Steam-salg samt 62.000 salg i Xbox-økosystemet. Samtidig skulle cirka 1,7 millioner have spillet via Game Pass, hvilket ifølge analysen har flyttet interessen fra køb til abonnementer.

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'Scrib Doon!' — LucasFilm Games Producer Responds after Galactic Racer Character Biddy Blas Goes Viral Figuren Biddy Blas fra Star Wars: Galactic Racer er blevet viral på sociale medier på grund af sin overdrevne stemmeskuespil og komiske dialog. Lucasfilm Games-producent Craig Derrick har reageret på den store opmærksomhed og takket fans for interessen. Figuren kan blandt andet narre spillere med en eksplosiv gave, mens spillets multiplayer-grænse snart bliver udvidet.

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'We Are Not Against Creativity' — Skate Developer Addresses Community Mods After ReSkate Goes Viral Skate-udvikleren Full Circle anerkender fan-modifikationer efter den store interesse for ReSkate, en uofficiel platform med offline-spil, private servere og brugerskabte baner. Studiet vil dog slå ned på mods, der omgår betalt indhold eller udnytter uudgivne funktioner. Samtidig arbejder Full Circle på officielle værktøjer, der skal give spillerne større frihed til at skabe indhold.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Launch Rollout Adds DMZ Early Access Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 giver forudbestillere tidlig adgang til både kampagnen og den genarbejdede DMZ-spiltilstand. Kampagnen åbner 16. oktober, DMZ følger 20. oktober, mens den fulde lancering finder sted 23. oktober på pc og konsoller. Infinity Ward beskriver DMZ som en mere omfattende extraction shooter med vedvarende progression i det åbne område Hajin Exclusion Zone.

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October’s Humble Choice Lineup Is Officially Live, Featuring Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Psychonauts 2, and 6 More Games Humble Choice’ens oktoberudvalg 2026 er lanceret med otte pc-spil til 14,99 dollar om måneden. Pakken inkluderer blandt andet Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Psychonauts 2 og Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. Medlemskabet giver også en gratis måned med IGN Plus, rabatter i Humble-butikken og et bidrag til velgørenhedsorganisationen Hilarity for Charity.

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'It's Not an Industry Secret' — Wardogs Dev Holding Back Certain Features Because of Xbox Series S, but Working to 'Very Low-End Hardware' Has Its Benefits Udvikleren Bulkhead siger, at Xbox Series S begrænser, hvilke funktioner der kan tilføjes til Wardogs, blandt andet dynamisk vejr, fordi konsollens ydeevne sætter en nedre grænse. Samtidig har arbejdet med den svagere hardware gjort det lettere at optimere spillet til mindre kraftige pc’er. Wardogs kommer først til konsoller i 2028, mens sæson 2 lanceres 15. oktober.

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Wardogs Season 2 Adds a New Gambling Mechanic That Lets You Bet on Yourself — Here's How It Works Wardogs Season 2 lanceres 15. oktober med blandt andet et nyt vejrsystem og regn i kampene. En ny Wager Vendor-mekanik lader spillere satse på egne præstationer, eksempelvis et bestemt antal drab eller genoplivninger, med mulighed for store gevinster eller tab. Funktionen bliver dog først tilgængelig, når spillerne har opbygget nok penge i spillet.

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'It Should Just Be More Performance' — Wardogs Dev Says PS6 and Xbox Project Helix Ports Should Be Relatively Straightforward Udvikleren Bulkhead forventer, at Wardogs relativt enkelt kan bringes til Sonys kommende PlayStation 6 og Microsofts Project Helix. Studiet planlægger en konsoludgave af spillet til 2028 og er allerede i dialog med platformsejerne. Wardogs er i øjeblikket tilgængeligt på PC i early access, mens sæson 2 lanceres i næste uge med blandt andet regn som ny gameplayfunktion.

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'There Is a Genuine PR Issue With Lonestar' — Wardogs Dev Explains Why Blue Team Loses More, Confirms Plan to Address the Balance in Season 2 Udvikleren Bulkhead erkender, at det blå hold Lonestar i Wardogs taber markant oftere end de øvrige hold. Holdets sejrsrate er dog steget fra cirka 10 procent i alfaen til omkring 20 procent efter lanceringen. I sæson 2 flyttes alle holds spawnområder på Bakurani, mens Lonestar også får blandt andet erfarings- og pengebonusser. Sæsonen lanceres 15. oktober.

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'It Completely Changes the Game' — Wardogs' New Rain System Will Have a Major Effect on Gameplay in Season 2 Wardogs’ anden sæson lanceres 15. oktober og introducerer regnvejr som en fast del af udvalgte kampe. Regnen reducerer sigtbarheden, gør kortet mørkere, dugger vinduer til og kan med torden maskere skud og andre lyde. Udvikleren Bulkhead forventer, at ændringerne vil påvirke spillestile markant, mens yderligere vejrtyper som sne og nattemørke fortsat overvejes.

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Wizards of the Coast Announces Dungeons & Dragons: Star Wars Tyro Squadron With First Look at Official Art Wizards of the Coast har annonceret Dungeons & Dragons-eventyret Star Wars: Tyro Squadron samt en større regeludvidelse baseret på Star Wars-universet. Kampagnen foregår under den originale trilogi og lader spillerne slutte sig til en hemmelig oprørscelle, udføre missioner og udforske nye dele af galaksen. Flere detaljer ventes afsløret ved Star Wars Celebration i april 2027.

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'A Celebration of Everything Dead Space' — New Battlefield 6 Event Has Players Storming Area 51 Battlefield 6 får et ikke-kanonisk Halloween-event med Dead Space-tema, hvor spillerne skal kæmpe mod Necromorphs omkring Area 51. Eventet begynder 20. oktober og giver adgang til særlige kosmetiske genstande frem til 7. november. Samtidig lanceres spillets femte sæson med nye Las Vegas-baner, en Area 51-bane og den hurtigere battle royale-tilstand Rapid Royale.

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'It's Every Motherf***er for Himself!' — The San Andreas Mission You Need to Play to Understand What's Great About GTA 6 IGN fremhæver missionen “Reuniting the Families” fra GTA: San Andreas som et vigtigt eksempel på Rockstar Games’ filmiske spildesign. Missionen fører spilleren gennem et motel fyldt med skudvekslinger, scripted events og intense biljagter, hvor det åbne bymiljø afløses af en mere lineær oplevelse. Artiklen sætter missionens dramatiske stil i relation til forventningerne til GTA 6.

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GTA 6 on Switch 2? 'That's a Conversation for Take-Two and Rockstar,' Nintendo Says Nintendo of Americas direktør, Devon Pritchard, siger, at en mulig Switch 2-version af GTA 6 må drøftes mellem Take-Two og Rockstar Games. Der er derfor endnu ingen annoncering om spillet til Nintendos nye konsol. Switch 2 er kraftigere end forgængeren og kan allerede køre krævende spil som Cyberpunk 2077 og The Witcher 3.

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Militsioner Is a Roguelike Where You Need to Escape from (or Befriend) a Giant Cop IGN har prøvespillet Militsioner, et usædvanligt indiespil hvor spilleren forsøger at undslippe en by, mens en gigantisk politimand overvåger området. Spillet giver stor frihed til at udforske, løse problemer og påvirke politimandens humør, blandt andet ved at skaffe ham en doughnut. Previewet afslører også roguelike-elementer, oversvømmelser og en række ubesvarede mysterier.

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'I'm Losing 10 Years of Hard Work' — YouTuber's Channel Permanently Banned Over Censored Hellraiser: Revival Gameplay Video Den franske YouTuber J0nathan har fået sin kanal permanent lukket efter en gameplayvideo fra Hellraiser: Revival, selv om nøgenheden i spillets åbningsscene var dækket med sorte bokse. YouTube henviser til reglerne om seksuelt indhold, mens skaberen siger, at andre videoer med den samme scene stadig er tilgængelige. Kanalen havde omkring 190.000 abonnenter og over 3.000 videoer.

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Just Hit Its Lowest Price Ever on Nintendo Switch 2 — No Amazon Prime Membership Required Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade til Nintendo Switch 2 er sat ned til 25 dollar hos Amazon, hvilket ifølge IGN er spillets laveste pris nogensinde. Tilbuddet kræver ikke længere et Amazon Prime-abonnement. Den fysiske udgave leveres som et Game-Key Card, så hele spillet skal downloades fra internettet, og den inkluderer både hovedspillet og Yuffie-episoden INTERmission.

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Everything To Know About the PUBG MOBILE Brainrot Royale Pumpkin-themed Update - IGN PUBG Mobile har lanceret version 4.6 med en græskarpræget opdatering til spiltypen Brainrot Royale. Opdateringen tilføjer blandt andet den tidsbegrænsede Ghost Ship-begivenhed, Pirate Coins, nye genstande som en magisk kost og et system til at fusionere Brainrots til stærkere versioner. Spillere får også flere sociale funktioner, større basekapacitet og forbedringer af lagerstyringen.

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Pokemon TCG's Delta Reign Expansion Is Finally Up For Preorder On Amazon and Target — And One Box Is Already Under Market Price Forudbestillingerne til Pokémon TCG-udvidelsen Mega Evolution—Delta Reign er åbnet hos Amazon og Target via tredjepartssælgere. Booster Bundles, Elite Trainer Boxes og 36-pak displaybokse kan bestilles til priser tæt på eller under markedsniveau. Udvidelsen udkommer 6. november, mens de omtalte Amazon-leverancer foreløbig er sat til 10. november.

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NieR Creator Yoko Taro Says He Would Retire From Making Video Games but Fear of Dementia Keeps Him Working NieR-skaberen Yoko Taro siger, at han egentlig gerne ville gå på pension, men fortsætter med at arbejde af frygt for at udvikle demens efter pensioneringen. Ved en japansk spilkulturfestival fortalte han også, at flere af hans projekter er blevet aflyst, selv om han har arbejdet på dem. Taro mener samtidig, at nye teknologier som AI giver yngre spilskabere flere muligheder, men også skærper konkurrencen.

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Silver Pines Is the Silent Hill Metroidvania Mash-Up I Never Knew I Needed IGN fremhæver Silver Pines som en vellykket blanding af survival horror og metroidvania. Spillet kombinerer 2,5D-udforskning med begrænset inventar, klodset kamp, gåder og værktøjer, der åbner nye områder. Anmeldelsen roser især den trykkende stemning, de gennemtænkte mekanikker og atmosfæren, men understreger, at vurderingen stadig er foreløbig efter cirka fem timers spilletid.

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Silent Hill: Townfall Could Mark the Return of Old-School Survival Horror, Prioritising Atmospheric Mystery and Deep Themes Over Hand-Holding and Action

IGNs analyse argumenterer for, at Silent Hill: Townfall kan genfinde den mystik, som ifølge skribenten mangler i mange moderne survival horror-spil. Artiklen kritiserer blandt andet overdreven forhåndsmarkedsføring, mere actionpræget gameplay og tydelig forklaring af temaer i nyere titler som Resident Evil Requiem og Silent Hill f. Townfall er endnu ikke udgivet, så vurderingen bygger på forventninger.

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This is an IGN opinion piece from Ceridwen Millington, who has craved horror of all stripes ever since she stumbled through Silent Hill 3’s wretched amusement park. Or perhaps since she first got blown to bony gibs in Half-Life. You might today find her at home in the esoteric weirdness of MyHouse.WAD.

Survival horror is back at the top. Franchises synonymous with the genre, like Silent Hill and Resident Evil, are releasing some of the modern age's most popular titles. Indie games inspired by the genre's past seem to be getting released in droves, too, with the likes of Crow Country and Signalis echoing the classics of the original PlayStation. It's a triumphant change from yesteryear – horror was smothered by action in the mid '00s (just look at the trajectory of EA’s Dead Space trilogy) and in the '10s a promised Silent Hill reboot never made it to shelves. But the enormous, record-breaking success of recent survival horrors might suggest a couple of things: that there was an appetite for genuine survival horror all along, and that we're in the new glory days.

The upcoming Silent Hill: Townfall might perhaps help affirm the latter. But, at least right now, it's impossible to accept that we’ve made it into a new golden age when the genre’s current state still makes you miss the glory days. For all of survival horror’s recent triumphs, the biggest names in the business seem to have forgotten one of the genre’s vital components: mystery. There’s little more terrifying than the unknown, after all.

Some would argue that the genre necessarily changes shape, given its knotty history. A major and commercially successful change can be seen in the introduction of the first-person perspective. Popularised by Amnesia: The Dark Descent and PT, it represented a move away from the genre's conventions – and one that has become central to its second wind. The third-person perspective was bundled up with a range of staples: collecting items, exploring carefully designed environments, moderately challenging puzzling, and switching between combat and evasion. The first person perspective is very much about vulnerability, of forcing terror into your face and giving you little time to react. By reducing your field of vision, it quite literally introduces mystery to the frame – what horrors lie beyond the edges of the screen? This brought Resident Evil back to the fore with its seventh mainline installment, the game’s opening hours putting relentless stalkers right in your face.

But these shocking, very real scares are being eroded over time as studios move towards safe bets. This year’s Resident Evil Requiem exemplifies a deliberate caution around leaning too hard in any direction. There are plenty of fearsome threats in the sequences in which you play as Grace Ashcroft, including a giant pursuing man-baby, an unstoppable girl descending from the ceiling, and numerous unique denizens in the game's starting location. But all of these were revealed in pre-release marketing, stripping Requiem’s most fearsome chapter of its mystery for those who followed the game’s production. Furthermore, Grace’s horror-forward sequences are paired with the chainsaw-slinging, roundhouse-kicking action that makes up Leon’s section of the game, a homage to the very familiar days of Resident Evil 4 and 5 which ultimately devolves into a motorbike chase that feels lifted straight from anime. The game's story becomes subsumed by this balancing act, atmospheric narrative playing second fiddle to people pleasing. The mystery is lost as Requiem plays beloved hit after hit.

The best Silent Hill games function like artworks, where characters, motivations, and themes are beguiling hooks.

A similar phenomenon can be seen in last year’s Silent Hill f, the series' first totally original, full-scale title since 2012. The story promises a different approach than others, taking the horror staple of misogyny and considering it through the lens of '60s Japan. Hinako, the game's protagonist, discovers in true franchise style that her town has become fog-laden and populated by horrible creatures. However, it sacrifices any interesting interaction with its deeper themes by presenting them overtly rather than through unease and mystery. Within moments of the game starting there's a grouchy dad whose attitude sledgehammers home what to expect of the narrative. And as you explore the village, you aren't asked to interpret the elegantly designed creatures, with Hinako finding the time to write succinct descriptions in her journal. Imagine the damage Silent Hill 2 would have wrought on its tale if James had spelled out the psychological meanings of the nurses and Pyramid Head as he encountered them. The best Silent Hill games function like artworks, where characters, motivations, and themes are beguiling hooks. Instead, Silent Hill f has the melodrama and obviousness of a teen drama.

Silent Hill never previously leapt wholesale into battle like Resident Evil did, but fighting has been put at the core of Silent Hill f. It was generally more practical to run, to avoid wasting a perfectly good health item so as not to end up in a bad spot later. Fundamentally, the protagonists were everyday people; not superhuman or even capable fighters. Hinako, despite being a seemingly combat-inexperienced schoolgirl, is able to go toe-to-toe with a range of enemies and dodge, counter, special attack, and survive multiple stabbings. It's rare here to feel like a vulnerable person stuck in nightmares, rather than a gamer looking for the next weapon. Breakable pipes and a rare need to run can't mask that fear feels deliberately softened, the vulnerability of survival horror having been undermined in order to drive sales.

Many of the things that new games are doing have been done before, and done with more faith in their audience. One of Silent Hill f's themes is beautiful horrors. As the world changes we begin to see a twisted splendor, the town consumed with blood-red flowers and pulsing pink flesh. But I couldn't help but notice this had already been done in The Song of Saya, a 2003 visual novel that, through static images and sound, presents a similar - but more transgressive - tale of a viscera-filled, upended world and twisted perceptions of beauty. Silent Hill’s approach just feels like bringing a well-worn trope to life. There’s no surprise in this concoction, given the developers were outspoken on trying to craft a beautiful nightmare.

It’s hard to imagine that notorious The Song of Saya didn’t play a part in Silent Hill f’s creation: the latter's writer, Ryukishi07, has created horror visual novels himself. It's unfortunately the case that a visual novel like that isn't backed by a company with colossal revenue, nor will it likely get widespread recognition of its role in horror. Where recent Silent Hill and Resident Evil prepare us for what to expect in their marketing and sanded-off narratives, The Song of Saya leaves us shocked and unsure what to feel. There’s uncertainty from what to take away from the tale, its loved-up protagonists being not just morally compromised but heinous, if pitiable, criminals.

On Rule of Rose's 20th anniversary, it’s never been more clear that the trust it put in its players is exceedingly rare.

Many obscure parts of the survival horror’s history have had lasting impact, even if they’re not powered by colossal IPs. Clock Tower 3, Haunting Ground, and Rule of Rose are a particularly notable and similar trio, games that had a mixed reception but are now both extremely rare and - by dedicated fans - extremely venerated. One of the things that is obvious across all three titles is their playfulness and absurdities, even considering their serious themes.

Clock Tower 3 is undoubtedly the most striking example of seemingly contradictory-vibes, thanks to its direction by extreme horror maestro Kinji Fukasaku (best known for the Battle Royale movie). Its heroine, Alyssa, must contend with both the cruelty of serial killers and the threat of a vague “possession” now that she’s turning 15. This doesn’t stop Fukasaki and his then-innovative motion capture turning out camp, eccentric, and unforgettable performances. Meaningful themes aren’t presented sombrely and in a didactic fashion, with messages around misogyny left to the subtext. The experience is all the more worthy of reflection for not being plainly laid out.

Most interesting narratively is Rule of Rose, a deeply obscure title best known for commanding a high price on the second-hand market. This year marks its 20th anniversary, and with those two decades of hindsight it’s never been more clear that the trust it put in its players is exceedingly rare. The story follows a young woman, Jennifer, who finds herself deposited at a creepy orphanage - but little time elapses before it bizarrely becomes an airship. It’s not perfect from a gameplay perspective, with the emphasis on backtracking and item collection occasionally getting excessive. Yet this is a trade-off for a world that you belong in and come to know. Grief and suffering aren’t bludgeoned into you immediately as being the core ideas, but are things which come to suffuse the game through surreal vignettes. And, foundational to the experience, it trusts the players to stick with its ambiguities - Jennifer never scribbling down clear analysis in her journal.

Rule of Rose is particularly beloved by devotees of the era because of how it avoids clear-cut answers. It’s more than a female-led twist on Lord of the Flies with its non-linear, dreamlike tale, with a few scenarios playable in any chosen order. The devious nature of this fairy tale is best represented by one of the most unsettling bosses; seemingly doted upon by the orphanage’s lead staff member, she turns from a bedbound child into a “mermaid princess.” What this means is a clawing, vomiting, half-limbless figure swinging from the ceiling of her mortuary-like room. There’s much speculation online as to what’s actually happening here. Abuse? Suicide? The simple powerlessness of childhood? Players are willing to overlook the questionable gameplay; the extensive Wiki suggests a thirst to dig deeply into ideas instead.

There are recent games that have tried to ape the triumphs of the genre’s earlier entries, but most of them seem to be for a hardcore audience looking for raw challenge over genuine horror. It’s a shame, for instance, to pick up an atmosphere-drenched title that doesn’t over-explain its narrative and systems, only to be hampered by limited saves and hard-to-avoid deaths. Difficulty-focused titles like Remothered: Tormented Fathers should exist, but the experience of playing them is almost like playing a different genre. There’s little today that aims for that still-potent original survival horror mix of innovation, mystery, fear, and meaningful narrative.

Silent Hill: Townfall looks to respect that central tenet that glues the genre’s wider ideas together. It remembers that a compelling mystery guides a player through exploration, combat, and the fear that would otherwise root them to the ground. There is genuine mystery around Townfall’s story and themes, maintained even for journalists who have already played a few hours at trade shows. Assumptions can be made from the fact that protagonist Simon has a cannula in his veins, and that the game’s first monster’s body is bound by belts in a way that mirrors straitjacketing. But it seems that the story is more than just a straightforward look at horrific healthcare: there is clearly a knot of issues mouldering at the core of St. Amelia, with the small Scottish town abandoned and apparently in the grasp of a disdained corporation. Story seems to be at the forefront of the game, but importantly not frontloaded or plainly spelt out in journals, and so it’s pleasantly impossible to know how this will all unfurl.

The problem with survival horror’s wider resurgence is a repeat of what undermined the genre historically: mechanics and structure moving so far away from the core that they can no longer reasonably be called survival horror. People who have held the torch for it across so many years have held that love because it’s not driven by modern trends; that it prioritises atmosphere, themes, and deep cuts for its influences, like ‘70s Italian horror. Silent Hill: Townfall seems to realise that the genre is more than cherry-picking elements; more than taking some horrible creatures or sweat-inducing mechanics. Maybe this can encourage other developers to realise that people don’t fear the conventions of survival horror, and take the admirable, classic-creating risk of bringing true, distinctive, and - above all - ambiguous fear to the fore.

Ceridwen Millington is a journalist, gamer, and reader who is almost always ready to dive into horror.

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Silent Hill: Townfall Could Mark the Return of Old-School Survival Horror, Prioritising Atmospheric Mystery and Deep Themes Over Hand-Holding and Action

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