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Silent Hill: The Short Message 2024
Silent Hill: The Short Message is a 2024 psychological horror video game developed by Konami Digital Entertainment and HexaDrive, published by Konami Digital Entertainment for PlayStation 5. Announced and released for free on January 31, 2024, it was made available to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The game stars teenage girl Anita Planert, who gets strange text messages from a deceased friend who died by suicide. She searches an abandoned apartment complex in Germany, pursued by a monster covered in cherry blossoms.
The game is played from a first-person viewpoint and contains no combat. Players must evade enemies rather than fight them. Themes include bullying, social media effects, and suicide. Reviews were mixed; some appreciated its visuals, atmosphere, themes, and free access, while others criticized gameplay, dialogue, and repetitive chase scenes.
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Crew
- Director
- Motoi Okamoto
- Designer
- Motoi Okamoto
- Programmer
- Yuya Yamaguchi
- Artist
- Chihiro Tanaka
- Writer
- Kiichi Kanoh, Motoi Okamoto
- Producer
- Motoi Okamoto
- Music
- Akira Yamaoka
Details
- Developer
- HexaDrive, Konami Digital Entertainment
- Publisher
- Konami Digital Entertainment
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Modes
- Single-player
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Series
- Silent Hill
