Review Analysis Silent Hill: The Short Message | Review Thread

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Platform: PS5
Release: 1/31/2024
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
Genre: Horror

Trailers:

Silent hill: The Short Message (Launch Trailer) | State of Play

Following messages from her friend Maya, Anita finds herself at a crumbling apartment block, infamous for rumors of suicides.
Drawn inside, Anita soon finds her sense of reality shattered as she encounters bizarre, otherworldly spaces, haunted by a twisted monster.
Maya's message was clear — "can't leave til you find it" — but what is it that Anita is really looking for?

An all-new, modern SILENT HILL experience, powered by the latest in game technology, now available free to play exclusively on PlayStation® 5.

MetaCritic - 47/100 (Based on 5 Reviews) - 6.8/20.0 Based on User Scores:

Critic Reviews:

Screen Rant - 80/100

For a free game that shows the first glimpse of what Konami is truly going to do with the franchise, Silent Hill: The Short Message is absolutely worth experiencing.

GamesRadar+ - 6.0/10.0

Silent Hill: The Short Message is an interesting, if not amazing rebirth for the series that proves it can be reanimated for a modern audience. Atmospheric and full of potential it bodes well for future instalments.

MetrogamesCentral - 4.0/10.0

Another disappointing Silent Hill revival, that gets some of the visuals and tone right but is let down by a hackneyed script and frustrating chase sequences.

PushSquare - 4.0/10.0

Incredibly bland gameplay and some overly frustrating chase sequences make Silent Hill: The Short Message a chore to play much of the time. While there are some intriguing full-motion cutscenes and heavy story details, they're not worth pushing through the dull sequences in between to experience them. Silent Hill: The Short Message is completely free, though, so all it's asking for is 90 minutes of your time to see if you enjoy it more than us.

Gamespot - 3.0/10.0

The Short Message is desperate to be understood and devoid of novelty, leaving no room for interpretation, no sense of lingering mystery, and no strong impression for anyone who may be playing a Silent Hill game for the first time. Its unintended short message ends up feeling unfortunately obvious: Do not download.