Silent Hill: The Short Message
| Silent Hill: The Short Message | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Motoi Okamoto |
| Producer(s) | Motoi Okamoto |
| Programmer(s) | Yuya Yamaguchi |
| Artist(s) | Chihiro Tanaka |
| Writer(s) | Kiichi Kanoh Motoi Okamoto |
| Composer(s) | Akira Yamaoka |
| Series | Silent Hill |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 5 |
| Release | 31 January 2024 |
| Genre(s) | Psychological horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Silent Hill: The Short Message is a 2024 psychological horror game developed and published by Konami Digital Entertainment (with additional development by HexaDrive) for PlayStation 5. The game was announced and released for free on 31 January 2024 and became available for PlayStation Plus members. It follows a teenage girl who receives bizarre text messages from a friend who committed suicide and must look for clues in an abandoned apartment complex in Germany, while a monster covered in cherry blossom petals pursues her and cannot be attacked.
Silent Hill: The Short Message is played from a first-person perspective with no combat. Bullying, the impacts of social media, and suicide are the primary themes of the game. It received mixed reviews; while some critics praised its visuals, atmosphere, themes, and being available for free, others criticized its gameplay, dialogue, and chase sequences.