The beginning of the saga. Few if any sagas have been blessed by such an astonishing way of starting. The game is about Harry Mason looking for his missing child in a vacation resort town called Silent Hill. Cheryl, Harry's 12 year old daughter, has disappeared after a car crash they both had the night before. After recovering consciousness Harry starts looking for her in the desolate town. His only memories before the accident are those of a shadowy girl-like figure standing in the middle of the roadway which, in an attempt to avoid hitting her, Harry accidentally crashes his car. Now it's dawn, and after Harry hears some footsteps all he can do is to follow the sound, wherever it is coming from...
Silent Hill 2
James Sunderland is a broken man. Having lost his wife Mary to illness three years ago, he is both distraught yet uplifted on receipt of a letter which is apparently from her. The letter is asking him to return to a place special to both: the ominous town of Silent Hill. Silent Hill was a special place to the couple, yet when James arrives in his car he finds the tunnel that leads into the town blocked. Proceeding on foot and finally entering the town, it transpires that a lot has changed in Silent Hill. its once busy streets are now empty and the entire town is shrouded in a dense fog. As James battles to uncover the mystery of the letter from his wife, he finds himself face to face with an exact double of the departed Mary, a person that could be her twin which claims to be named Maria...
Silent Hill 3
An ordinary evening. An ordinary shopping center. An ordinary 17 year-old girl, Heather Morris, awaken in the cafe where she has been overcome by a sleep and still not aware. Not aware that a horrible nightmare she watched in her dream and an unusual bloody-red sunset are the portents of all that horror, pain and sorrow which the girl will have to face. Really soon...
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Henry Townshend, a resident of the South Ashfield Heights Apartments building in the town of Ashfield, has been locked in his apartment (room 302) for five days with no means of communication and having recurring horrendous nightmares. Shortly afterwards a large hole inexplicably forms in the wall of his bathroom, and he enters. From there he enters a network of holes leading him through a series of Silent Hill-style worlds.
Silent Hill Origins (Silent Hill Zero in Japan)
Silent Hill: Origins (Silent Hill Zero in Japan) is a prequel to the first Silent Hill game. The game tells the story of a truck driver Travis Grady who gets stuck in the town of Silent Hill doing a routine delivery. The story explains how it all began - the story of Alessa which took place 7 years before Silent Hill 1.
Silent Hill Homecoming
Alex Shepherd, a soldier who has returned from a war overseas, discovers upon his arrival that his father has gone missing and his mother has become catatonic. Joshua, his brother, is the only one who can provide solace, but he soon vanishes. The game chronicles Shepherd's search to find his missing brother in the Town of Silent Hill.
Silent Hill Shattered Memories
The basis for the game's plot is similar to the original: the protagonist, Harry Mason, searches for his daughter, Cheryl, in the mysterious town of Silent Hill following her disappearance after a car accident that left him unconscious. The rest of the story, except for some character names, is radically different.
Silent Hill Downpour
The game begins with a prison truck off the road, and escaped prisoner Murphy Pendleton, as he finds himself in the town of Silent Hill. The protagonist goes on his way to meet with the various mysteries, horrific monsters and the horrors of the foggy town of Silent Hill. In addition to the storyline, the players also have a variety of side quests, which will vary depending on their style of play, revealing further details of mysterious evil forces in the town.
Silent Hills (P.T.) [cancelled]
P.T. (playable teaser) was released for the PlayStation 4 on 12 August 2014 as a free download on the PlayStation Network. It served as an interactive teaser for the game Silent Hills, a cancelled installment in the Silent Hill series. In P.T., the player explores a looping corridor of a haunted house while experiencing supernatural events.
Spin-off titles:
Silent Hill Play Novel
In 2001, Silent Hill: Play Novel was released in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. The game consists of still images and text and is played in the style of a Choose Your Own Adventure book. Full Motion Video sequences from the first game are also included. It deals with Harry's & Cybil's adventures through the town as well as the exploits of a boy named Andy. It is considered a gaiden (non-canon) story and it has not been released outside of Japan.
Silent Hill The Arcade
This is a light gun arcade shooter game based on the Silent Hill series. The game deals with two characters, Eric Lake and Tina Townshend, who have entered the town of Silent Hill after the mysterious return of the "Little Baroness" after it vanished 89 years earlier in 1918, and must battle enemies which include Nurses and Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2. The two-player arcade plays much like The House of the Dead.
Silent Hill DX
Silent Hill DX is the first Silent Hill series installment's conversion for FOMA90X series 3G mobile phones and which is available only in Japan. The game process resembles Silent Hill: Play Novel which was a text adventure although it's not its remake. The game consists of 3 chapters. In the end of each chapter the player is given a password, which is needed to go on to the next chapter. Each chapter's actions take place in different locations, which Harry visits in his search for his daughter Cheryl. Those are: Elementary School, Hospital and a Strange World (in order of appearence). The Game shares the same 5 endings and the same conditions to get them as the original Playstation version. However, you should look forward to get the GOOD+ ending, which is the best one, on your 2nd walkthrough, so you can retrieve the item required for fullfilment of the UFO endning's conditions. The battle is based on random encounters. Harry and his enemies take actions according to the turn-based system which highly resembles the one which is often used in RPG.
Silent Hill Orphan (Silent Hill Mobile in Europe)
This is a cell phone game focusing on solving riddles, released on Japanese market. The multilanguage version (Including English and German) was also released the same year. The story revolves around three main characters, Ben, Moon and Karen, who had been drawn to a mysterious orphanage in Silent Hill where they spent their childhood. It is a first-person point and click adventure which retains most of the psychological thrills, riddles and puzzles of the Silent Hill series.
Silent Hill Orphan 2 (Silent Hill Mobile 2: The Escape in Europe)
Karen returns in this sequel, as the antagonist. The setting is in an abandoned hospital where Karen is. You first play as Lucas, a man with no memory of his past, but hears Karen's voice speaking to him. Eventually we find out that he is for Karen like a son, and later he becomes the antagonist. In the second chapter, you will play as Vincent.
Silent Hill Orphan 3 (Silent Hill Mobile 3 in Europe)
Silent Hill Mobile 3 is the worthy finale of the Silent Hill series which has been acclaimed by critics and fans alike. Reveal the dark secrets of this mysterious town and defeat the horror you are confronted with for the last time. Returning to the creepy orphanage, take control of two different characters, Emilie and Vincent, and try to solve the mystery of what really happened many years ago. Follow the deeply disturbing story in this atmospheric point-and-click adventure, in which you have to pass through the normal world and an alternate version of reality filled with horrifying monsters. The only way to survive is to solve a series of puzzles by gathering clues and useful items. Will you make it out alive?
Silent Hill The Escape
The Escape is the first mobile Silent Hill game for mobile phones presented in 3D format. The game is played in a first person perspective in a maze-like environment, and uses the phone's built-in camera to monitor a user's movements allowing for aiming and reloading of the character's gun. The player will meet various familiar monsters in the game, most prominently, The Nurse.