Silent Hill The Short Message
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Silent Hill: The Short Message is a New Free Game for PS5

A new Silent Hill game, The Short Message, was revealed at the January 2024 State of Play showcase. As well as its announcement, the game was released immediately as a free download for PS5.

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Silent Hill: The Short Message stars a girl named Anita entering a crumbling apartment building, following messages from her friend Maya. She is searching for something, although what she’s looking for is unclear.

The trailer shows the game as a first-person horror game, where a monster stalks Anita through dark hallways. Themes related to bullying and suicide appear to be prevalent, including graffiti and notes covering the walls.

The full trailer can be seen below:

The Short Message is one of several recent projects in the franchise from Konami. Other Silent Hill projects in the works include Silent Hill: Townfall from No Code (Stories Untold, Observation) and Silent Hill f, which will feature a story written by Ryukishi07 (Higurashi When They Cry). A remake of Silent Hill 2 was also shown during the State of Play presentation.

Silent Hill: The Short Message is available now for PS5.


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Leigh is a staff writer and content creator from the UK. He has been playing games since falling in love with Tomb Raider on the PS1, and now plays a bit of everything, from AAA blockbusters to indie weirdness. He has also written for Game Rant and Geeky Brummie. He can also be found making YouTube video essays as Bob the Pet Ferret, discussing such topics as why Final Fantasy X-2’s story is better than people like to think.