The first brand-new Silent Hill game in more than a decade releases this Thursday, September 25. Fresh off its sublime Silent Hill 2 remake, Konami has delivered another memorable survival horror game with Silent Hill f. The standalone spin-off earned a 9/10 in our review[1] and currently holds an 86 critic average on Metacritic[2] (a GameSpot sister site). If you haven’t preordered the physical edition for PS5 or Xbox Series X yet, check out the Amazon-exclusive edition of Silent Hill f[3] while it’s still in stock. As of September 23, Amazon is still offering release-day delivery, too.
The Amazon-exclusive version comes with a double-sided poster and retails for the same $70 price as the standard edition at other retailers. It’s actually one of several soon-to-be-released games with Amazon-exclusive double-sided posters in the box. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles[4] and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds[5] also come with exclusive posters at Amazon.
If you’re unsure if you want to play on console or PC, the preorder deal at GameSpot sister site Fanatical may make that decision a bit easier. Fanatical is offering a 25% discount on Steam keys for the standard and Digital Deluxe Editions. With the preorder deal, you’ll only pay $52.49 for the standard edition[6] and $60 (was $80) for the Deluxe[7].
Silent Hill f Preorder Bonuses
All Silent Hill f preorders come with the following in-game items:
- White Sailor School Uniform (Costume)
- Omamori: Peony (Equip via Bonuses menu)
- Item Pack: Shriveled Abura-age, Divine Water, First Aid Kit
My Best Plus/Total members[8], meanwhile, can get a free $10 gift card with their preorder[9] of the PS5 or Xbox Series X physical edition.
The standalone spin-off is set in 1960s Japan and stars a high school girl named Shimizu Hinako. Silent Hill f has an unsettling, incredibly well-realized game world filled with creative monstrosities. The nuanced writing and overarching plot is compelling and does an admirable job exploring heavy themes. It’s also just a lot of fun to play thanks to a varied combat system.
$70 | Releases September 25[10]
Amazon’s exclusive Day One Edition is available to preorder for PS5 and Xbox Series X[11]. The free double-sided poster will be included inside the box with launch editions (while supplies last).
If you already preordered your copy of Silent Hill f from Amazon before the Day One Edition was revealed, you don’t need to do anything since Amazon simply updated its existing store page to add the bonus and Day One box art.
$60 (was $80) for PC | $80 for Console[12]
Silent Hill f’s Digital Deluxe Edition retails for $80 and includes 48-hour early access starting September 23. In addition to the preorder bonuses, you’ll get the following extras:
- Digital Art Book
- Digital Soundtrack
- Pink Rabbit Costume (in-game cosmetic)
Steam key preorders at Fanatical are available for $60, saving you $20 off the MSRP.
The standalone spin-off is set in 1960s Japan and stars a high school girl named Shimizu Hinako. It’s the first game in the series that takes place in Japan. When Shimizu finds herself trapped in a strange, unsettling version of her hometown of Ebisugaoka, and she needs to confront a series of twisted creatures and challenging puzzles to make it out alive.
Silent Hill f has an unsettling, incredibly well-realized game world filled with creative monstrosities. The nuanced writing and overarching plot is compelling and does an admirable job exploring heavy themes. It’s also just a lot of fun to play thanks to a varied close-quarters combat system that favors melee attacks instead of gunplay.
If you’re looking forward to Silent Hill f but haven’t played the great remake of Silent Hill 2, you can get a discounted copy for PC or PS5. The PC edition is on sale for $52.49 (was $70)[13] at Fanatical, and the PS5 version is $48 at Amazon[14] and Walmart[15].
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References
- ^ 9/10 in our review (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ Metacritic (www.metacritic.com)
- ^ Amazon-exclusive edition of Silent Hill f (www.amazon.com)
- ^ Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (www.gamespot.com)
- ^ $52.49 for the standard edition (clicks.trx-hub.com)
- ^ $60 (was $80) for the Deluxe (clicks.trx-hub.com)
- ^ My Best Plus/Total members (sovrn.co)
- ^ get a free $10 gift card with their preorder (sovrn.co)
- ^ $70 | Releases September 25 (www.amazon.com)
- ^ preorder for PS5 and Xbox Series X (www.amazon.com)
- ^ $60 (was $80) for PC | $80 for Console (clicks.trx-hub.com)
- ^ PC edition is on sale for $52.49 (was $70) (clicks.trx-hub.com)
- ^ Amazon (www.amazon.com)
- ^ Walmart (sovrn.co)