ESRB Rates Silent Hill: Townfall Mature 17+, Confirms Scotland Setting
The ESRB listing provides the first concrete gameplay details for Silent Hill: Townfall since its 2022 announcement, indicating development is far enough along for a 2026 release.
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The ESRB has published a rating for Silent Hill: Townfall, the next entry in Konami's horror series. The Mature 17+ rating confirms the game is set on a fictional Scottish island, features jump scares, frequent bloodshed including a man being eaten by a monster, and combat with mutated creatures using pistols, shotguns, and axes. The game was announced in 2022 and received a new trailer in February 2026. It is scheduled for release in 2026 on PC and PS5.
The North American rating board ESRB has published a rating page for Silent Hill: Townfall, assigning it a Mature 17+ rating. The listing reveals the game is set on a fictional island in Scotland and includes jump scares, frequent bloodshed such as a man being eaten by a monster, and combat with mutated creatures using pistols, shotguns, and axes. Puzzle-solving is also confirmed. The rating matches that of Silent Hill f and the Silent Hill 2 remake. Silent Hill: Townfall was announced in 2022 with no major updates until a new trailer in February 2026. It is scheduled for release in 2026 on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, and on PS5.
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