The concept of linking the basic psychological horror sequence Silent Hill to the “Soulslike” subgenre would possibly sound unusual, however producer Motoi Okamoto felt the necessity to clear up some confusion amongst followers.
As Konami already revealed, Silent Hill f will function extra fight than earlier chapters, with the objective of constructing it extra participating and accessible to a youthful and wider viewers. Throughout Gamescom 2025 and different occasions, gameplay sequences confirmed how fight has turn into a extra central a part of the expertise. The presence of dodges, parries, and counterattacks with strict timing led some gamers to match it to the Soulslike style.
Addressing the difficulty, Okamoto was clear: Silent Hill f shall be extra action-oriented than its predecessors, however it’s completely not a Soulslike. He stated labeling it that means is “disingenuous.”
“This is without doubt one of the issues that we see — the time period soulslike — being thrown round on the web fairly a bit,” Okamoto defined in an interview with IGN. He continued:
And I feel it’s a label that’s slightly bit disingenuous. Fashionable gamers will see like, oh there’s a stamina meter, there’s a dodge, they usually’re like, ‘Okay, it’s a soulslike.’
Okamoto additionally reminded followers that many mechanics in Silent Hill f come straight from earlier entries within the sequence, lengthy earlier than the rise of Soulslike video games, and have all the time been a part of the action-horror style.
“Take a look at Silent Hill 4 — there’s a cost meter in your assaults, type of like our Focus meter. And even for Silent Hill 3 there’s a stamina meter. You see it afterward. This stuff aren’t new and unique to Soulslike video games,” he concluded. “They’ve been part of motion horror video games for a really, very very long time. When you’ve got these belongings you’re labeled a Soulslike. And we’d prefer to reiterate we’re an motion horror sport, however we aren’t a Soulslike.”
Silent Hill f shall be obtainable on September 25 for PS5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC.
