Silent Hill: Townfall, the latest entry in the iconic horror video game series, was revealed at Gamescom 2026. This new title is a standalone spin-off, offering the first full-length first-person experience in the Silent Hill franchise. It was originally promised by the now-cancelled Silent Hills project, which was to be directed by renowned game designer Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro. The project’s playable teaser, known as "P.T.," became a cult classic in the horror gaming community. Set in the fictional Scottish town of St. Amelia, the game's environment is praised for its authenticity. The developers have taken inspiration from the Scottish east coast, where fog is a common summer occurrence, adding to the eerie atmosphere. The game is being developed by Screen Burn Interactive, a Glasgow-based studio known for their work on first-person titles such as Stories Untold and Observation. Despite the Scottish setting, the characters in Silent Hill: Townfall are not Scottish in origin, unlike the critically acclaimed game Still Wakes The Deep. The protagonist, Simon Ordell, played by actor Jovan Adepo, is an outsider who receives instructions from a mysterious voice to come to St. Amelia and "make it right." During the Gamescom demo, Simon is seen emerging from the water at the town’s harbor, wearing a red wristband and medical tubes connected to his other hand, suggesting he has escaped from a hospital. The town of St. Amelia is depicted as a desolate, abandoned place with 'house for sale' signs and shuttered shops. A public phone booth near the town square rings and goes dead when picked up, and dialing "100" prompts a message: "save yourself," which is how players save their progress. The game includes unsettling scenes, such as a man being fed fluid from a tube connected to the sky, whose voice is the same one that called Simon to St. Amelia. Protest signs and banners hint at a crime linked to a company with the acronym 'CEG.' The game is rich in detail, allowing players to examine flyers on a community noticeboard and use a double-sided map that must be manually flipped. A portable CRTV (cathode ray television) can be tuned using analogue controls and helps detect nearby enemies through static and noise. While combat remains a challenge, with enemies appearing as deformed, nightmarish figures, the game’s mundane horror elements, such as the fear of what might be inside a locked box meant for human organs, create a deeply unsettling experience. A unique Scottish-themed puzzle involves using a prepaid card from a newsagent to top up an electric meter. Silent Hill: Townfall is scheduled to release for PlayStation 5 and PC on September 24, 2026.