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Silent Hill

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First release
Feb 24, 1999
Developer
Team Silent
Publisher
Konami
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle · Action, Horror, Survival
Platforms
PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

Silent Hill is the first installment in the Silent Hill series of psychological survival horror video games. Unlike earlier survival horror games that focused on protagonists with combat training, the main character Harry Mason is an average man. The gameplay consists of combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving. The controller vibration is used to indicate Harry's heartbeat and will vibrate on low health. The player must regularly enter an inventory screen to check Harry's health, use items, and equip different weapons.

Also known as SH1, SH, 寂静岭, Jijing Ling
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Storyline
Harry Mason and his daughter Cheryl are driving to their favourite vacation spot. Late that night, a figure suddenly appears from out of the darkness. Harry turns the wheel in panic, and the car careens off the road, knocking harry unconscious. Awakening sometime later, he realizes that Cheryl is missing. Stumbling out of the wreckage, he heads towards the small town of Silent Hill.Read more

Harry Mason and his daughter Cheryl are driving to their favourite vacation spot. Late that night, a figure suddenly appears from out of the darkness. Harry turns the wheel in panic, and the car careens off the road, knocking harry unconscious. Awakening sometime later, he realizes that Cheryl is missing. Stumbling out of the wreckage, he heads towards the small town of Silent Hill.

Release dates
PlayStation
Feb 24, 1999
PlayStation
Mar 04, 1999
PlayStation
Jul 16, 1999
All 7 release dates
PlayStation 3
Sep 10, 2009
PlayStation Portable
Sep 10, 2009
PlayStation 3
Q4 2009
PlayStation Portable
Q4 2009
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
6h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
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At a Glance

Critic Score
82
Main + Extras (IGDB)
6h
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IGDB · recorded 27 Oct 2026
Also in 4 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 27 Oct 2026