Silent Hill: The Short Message Crosses 3 Million Downloads

Despite mixed reviews at launch, the free first-person horror title continues to achieve new milestones. It’s available on PS5.

Hexadriveā€™s Silent Hill: The Short Message has crossed three million downloads since launching in January. Available free for PS5, its last major milestone was passing 2.5 million downloads this past May.

The Unreal Engine 5-developed first-person horror title focuses on Anita, who awakens in the rundown apartment complex. Maya, her best friend, informs her that she canā€™t leave until she finds ā€œit.ā€ Throughout the journey, Anita remembers their relationship while avoiding a mysterious cherry blossom-covered monster.

Silent Hill: The Short Message received mixed reviews when it launched, with many criticizing the overall gameplay, dialogue and story-telling. You can check out our review here.

As for the franchiseā€™s future, Bloober Teamā€™s Silent Hill 2, a remake of Konamiā€™s 2001 classic, launches on October 8th for PS5 and PC. Check out the latest gameplay here. Other titles like No Codeā€™s Silent Hill: Townfall and NeoBards Entertainmentā€™s Silent Hill f are also in the works, though release windows have yet to be announced.

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