The upcoming Silent Hill F was originally going to be set in the real ‘Silent Hill’, but a large landmark ruined the mood.
In an interview with Famitsu held at Anime Expo 2025, the game’s writer Ryukishi07 explained that he looked into setting the game in Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture.
Although Silent Hill F is set in a fictional town called Ebisugaoka, it is indeed based on Kanayama, which is located in Gero in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture.
Silent Hill F follows high school student Shimizu Hinako, who explores her hometown as it becomes “engulfed in fog and shifts nightmarishly”.
The game, which is said to be more action-oriented than other series entries, is developed by NeoBards and will release for consoles and
