Konami revealed some new details about Silent Hill f protagonist Hinako Shimizu. On the official Japanese website for the game, the developer described the title as a story of beautiful and horrific choices and shared a rough profile of the new Silent Hill protagonist.
Hinako is a teenage girl living in the rural Japanese town of Ebisugaoka, located in a mountain region of Japan. She is described as struggling to meet the idealized image that her parents, her friends, and society push onto her. She used to be a cheerful and lively child, but it’s apparently been a long time since she last smiled.
Her life, though dull and gray, is that of an ordinary teenager. However, her normal life is suddenly shattered when the town is surrounded in fog and undergoes a horrific and disgusting transformation. During her journey, Hinako has to face choices in order to survive, solve the mystery of the town, and to kill that which must be killed.
Furthermore, the ESRB released details about the content of the game. The board assigned it a Mature 17+ rating. The game is described as containing blood and gore, intense violence, and partial nudity. The types of enemies described by the board include humanoid monsters, mutants, and mythical creatures. The ESRB also indicated that Hinako will be using axes, crowbars, knives, and spears to defend herself and kill enemies in melee combat in Silent Hill f, and the description referenced the actions of the character and others.
Some of the gore elements were also described, with some enemy attacks being able to impale Hinako in the neck or get her face ripped apart. Additionally, it seems like there will be a character being burned alive inside a cage, as well as a woman branded by a hot iron. We already saw Hinako’s face being sliced off in the first official trailer for Silent Hill f that appeared during the March 2025 Transmission livestream.
Silent Hill f is currently in development for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Published: Mar 17, 2025 2:00 PM UTC