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Updated · Kotaku · Aug 20

Konami Unveils 19-Minute Silent Hill: Townfall Trailer Ahead of September 24 Launch

Updated

Updated · Kotaku · Aug 20

Konami Unveils 19-Minute Silent Hill: Townfall Trailer Ahead of September 24 Launch

Q: With Townfall replacing the classic radio with a mysterious CRTV, what terrifying secrets will players tune into this September?

Players will be tuning into a device that appears to be far more than a replacement for Silent Hill’s classic radio. In Silent Hill: Townfall, the handheld CRTV is central to both the horror and the investigation, letting Simon Ordell detect nearby creatures, trace objectives, uncover hidden clues, and solve puzzles by tuning unstable audio and video signals in real time. The footage and preview coverage suggest the CRTV will expose terrifying fragments of St. Amelia’s buried past: distorted transmissions, static-laced messages, environmental hints, and possibly communications from Zoe Ellis, a local nurse whose voice reaches Simon through the device. That makes it not just a warning tool, but a storytelling mechanism tied directly to the game’s themes of memory, trauma, guilt, and delusion. What players are likely to “tune into” this September, then, are the town’s secrets themselves: clues to why Simon has returned, what happened to St. Amelia in 1996, and what connection he has to the island and its inhabitants. The CRTV also seems designed to intensify vulnerability, forcing players to actively scan their surroundings rather than rely on a passive alert. Townfall’s new trailer indicates those secrets will be delivered through analog-horror style sound and imagery, with music, static, and ambient noise driving the fear as much as the monsters do. Silent Hill: Townfall launches September 24, 2026, on PC and PlayStation 5.

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A 19-minute gameplay trailer shows Silent Hill: Townfall’s opening on the foggy Scottish island of St. Amelia, following Simon as a voice tells him to “set things right.”
The footage centers on survival-horror mechanics: a handheld CRTV replaces the series’ radio, guiding objectives through tuned signals and warning of nearby enemies, while stealth distractions and guns return.
One standout scene has Simon restore power with a prepaid electricity card, a real UK payment system that the report says initially looked like evidence of an evil utility-company plot.
The demo also layers in mystery—Simon wears an IV and blood bag, finds a locked organ container, and passes protest signs demanding justice—without explaining what he is meant to fix.
Townfall launches September 24 on PC and PlayStation 5 as part of Konami’s broader Silent Hill revival.