Look, let's be honest about horror games. Uniana has announced that pre-orders for Konami Digital Entertainment's psychological horror title, Silent Hill: Townfall, will kick off on September 4, with the official launch slated for September 24. This fresh entry aims to preserve the franchise's signature psychological dread while serving up a brand new yarn.

The setting whisks you away to the fog-drenched Scottish streets of St. Amelia back in 1996. St. Amelia oozes a distinct atmosphere where reality and hallucination awkwardly hold hands, spinning a yarn about introspection, loss, and karmic retribution. Expect a heavy dose of psychological horror coupled with a narrative that demands your attention.

As the protagonist Simon, you will need to survive by clashing with various foes across St. Amelia. You are given strategic choices ranging from close-quarters melee combat and parrying to ranged firepower. Stealth is also very much on the table, allowing you to skulk in the shadows, make use of the surrounding environment, track enemy positions, and throw them off your scent.

The iconic radio from the franchise returns as a portable television, the CRTV, ready to pick up signals for threat detection, narrative fragments, and puzzle clues. These elements are tightly woven into narrative-driven puzzles that let you reconstruct past events and peek into the town's daily life to unravel the mystery.

In a first for the franchise, the entire game unfolds from a strict first-person perspective. Through Simon's eyes, you get to experience the fog-shrouded town firsthand, soaking in maximum tension and immersive psychological horror within a severely restricted field of view.

If you grab a physical pre-order, you will pocket the 'CRTV Style: Rust' customisation item along with the PS5-exclusive 'CRTV Style: Beach Edition'. Pre-orders for Silent Hill: Townfall are live across various online marketplaces, including Soprano.