Konami revealed new footage for their upcoming standalone horror game, Silent Hill f, at Anime Expo 2025. The company hasn’t officially released the footage online, which showcased gameplay from an opening segment of the title. Instead, the gameplay was leaked by an attendee who recorded the trailer online despite restrictions on filming.
The leaked gameplay was uploaded to YouTube by CGMagazine, offering a sneak peek into an early snippet of the game. The gameplay appeared to be an in-engine cinematic sequence but offered minimal insight into actual gameplay. The footage showed the protagonist, Shimizu Hinako, walking along a path and approaching a shrine where a prompt to pray popped up.
Redditor SOGxTheKing shared on r/GamingLeaksAndRumors that the presentation featured the game’s director, composer, and writer, who discussed their insights into Silent Hill f’s development process. They further stated:
“I was at the event itself, where no pictures or video were allowed, which is why you won’t see much. The only gameplay they actually had was a 30-second snippet of Hinako just walking down a path and walking up to a shrine, where it gave a prompt to pray, then they walked away, and that was pretty much it. After that was a cutscene of Hinako talking with this boy about their childhood in an area, and when she turns around, he’s gone.”
While not much is known about Silent Hill f’s gameplay elements, exploration, or puzzle-solving, it’s confirmed that the game is set in 1960s Japan in the remote town of Ebisugaoka. Players will take control of teenager Shimizu Hinako as she confronts humanoid embodiments of her repressed fears. Four characters have been confirmed so far: Hinako, Iwai Shu, Nishida Rinko, and Igarashi Sakuko.
Earlier, producer Motoi Okamoto stated in an interview that Silent Hill f’s combat system will be “unique”, putting a stronger emphasis on melee combat and action-packed encounters.
Silent Hill f is slated for release on September 25, 2025, and will be available on the Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, and PC. Considering the leaks went against Konami’s instructions at the panel, the publisher might take down the footage pretty soon.
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