10 Best Horror Games Inspired By Silent Hill

When it comes to horror gaming, The Silent Hill series is regarded as one of the best in the genre, and it’s influenced plenty of other releases.

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Undoubtedly one of the most influential horror video game series of all time, Silent Hill was at the height of its popularity during the fifth and sixth console generation. Unfortunately, the ensuing gaming generations would see nary but a trickle of poorly-received spin-off games, culminating in the infamous cancellation of Silent Hills.

However, with rumors cropping up concerning the return of the long-dormant franchise, it’s time to reminisce over the influence of these titles and recount a few memorable releases that were undeniably influenced by the survival horror series.

10 Cry Of Fear

Beginning life as a mod for the original Half-Life game, Cry of Fear is perhaps one of the most notorious free-to-play titles currently available on Steam. Originally introduced to Valve’s platform in 2013 and spurred on by a playthrough by at-the-time horror Let’s Play-er PewDiePie, Cry of Fear is a disturbing, deeply engaging romp through the inner psyche of a mentally ill man.

Strikingly similar to the Silent Hill series in nearly every way, this FPS survival horror experience will test the mettle of even the most seasoned genre veteran.

9 The Evil Within 2

Helmed by Resident Evil contributor Shinji Mikami, 2014’s The Evil Within was celebrated by horror fans as a return to form for survival horror gaming. Grueling, twisted, and maniacal, it required players to have nerves of steel, particularly for those looking to get through its legendarily-difficult Akumu mode.

Though the original certainly felt inspired by Silent Hill, we’ll give the nod to the 2017 follow-up The Evil Within 2. Set inside a warped, artificially-constructed reality that takes the form of a crumbling suburban town swarming with monsters, the parallels to the Silent Hill games are obvious.

8 Condemned: Criminal Origins

A launch title for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 title, 2005’s Condemned: Criminal Origins harkens back to a time during which AAA horror titles pulled no punches. Unremitting in its visceral, gritty nature, Condemned brought survival horror to a new generation and was successful enough to spawn a sequel.

Primarily remembered for its primal first-person melee combat, the game tasked players with scrounging for weapons like pipes bits of lumber with which to fend off foes. There was something both satisfying and shocking about getting up-close-and-personal while pummeling enemies to death, and it made the experience all the more unforgettable. Of course, the game’s run-down buildings and their insane denizens are extremely reminiscent of the first four Silent Hill titles.

7 Deadly Premonition

Perhaps the best example of a “cult” game ever, Deadly Premonition is a very love-it-or-hate-it sort of experience. A survival horror game like no others, the game puts its quirky set of characters and bizarre plot far ahead of gameplay to mixed results.

Essentially playing like a mix between Silent Hill and Shenmue, Deadly Premonition features a ton of open-world traversal and a massive amount of dialogue encounters. It’s weirdly written and can be borderline hilarious at times, but it also juxtaposes these things with moments of utter terror that make the whole thing seem almost purposefully at odds with itself. Despite its divided reception and dated design, it’s one to check out, for sure.

6 Dementium: The Ward

Released in 2007 for the Nintendo DS, Dementium: The Ward was one of the very few horror titles to release on Nintendo’s mid-2000s handheld console. Originally pitched to Konami as an installment in the Silent Hill franchise, the series’ influence on the title is beyond obvious.

Featuring a plot surrounding the horrific mental manifestations of a potential murderer, everything from the survival horror gameplay to the freakishly-polygonal monsters screams Silent Hill. While it’s a fairly rare title these days, horror fans who manage to track down a owe it to themselves to check out the Silent Hill DS entry that almost was.

5 The Park

Though almost every Silent Hill installment featured some sort of combat, the emphasis of the games was never on fighting monsters. Instead, Konami’s horror franchise was far more interested in exploring the depths of the human psyche, allowing for some truly creative and uniquely disturbing experiences.

The same could be said of The Park, a walking simulator horror spin-off of the MMORPG The Secret World. Exploring the tale of a single mother questing to find her missing son in an abandoned, run-down amusement park, the title weaves a desperate narrative of selfishness, mental illness, and a desperate need to right the wrongs of the past.

4 Visage

One of the most intensely horrifying games to come out in recent years, Visage is a clear homage to the infamously-de-listed Silent Hills P.T. demo. With setpieces and elements more or less ripped straight out of Konami’s teaser, Visage is, in some ways, the Silent Hill game we never got.

Focusing on a series of disturbing hauntings and told the perspectives of multiple protagonists, Visage was made memorable thanks to its starkly realistic, almost matter-of-fact presentation. The relatable setting and at-times photorealistic visuals allow for an uncanny feeling of dread, and it’s the sort of thing we’d love to see Konami incorporate should they ever bring their beloved survival horror series back.

3 The Suffering

Released in 2004, The Suffering tells the tale of a death row inmate desperate to escape confinement after a cataclysmic event strikes the prison in which he is held. However, as he struggles to free himself, he is met with a series of supernatural terrors seemingly sent on providing punitive measures.

Famous for its morality system, elements of the game would change depending on how players interacted with NPCs. Though rough around the edges by today’s standards, The Suffering was an ambitious horror title that deserved more recognition than it received.

2 Siren

The PlayStation 2 was a veritable breeding ground for seminal horror titles that are still talked about today. From Haunting Ground to Fatal Frame, fans of the horror genre owe it to themselves to go back and check out these older titles.

However, the Siren trilogy is arguably the crème de la crème of forgotten horror gems. A brutal, unmistakably Japanese survival horror title developed by SCE Japan, the first Siren game feels like a Silent Hill game dialed up to eleven. Famous for being one of the only examples of second-person gaming whereby players get to see through the eyes of pursuing monsters, Siren on the PS2 evokes a sense of fear unattainable through any other medium.

1 Rule of Rose

Perhaps the rarest North American PS2 release in the console’s history, Rule of Rose is a horror game that primarily takes place aboard a zeppelin run by a cult of orphaned children. Though not as overtly terrifying as Silent Hill, the title certainly offers up some creepy vibes which the uninitiated will find off-putting.

More or less a puzzle adventure title which sees protagonist Jennifer and her dog Brown hunt for clues to get to the bottom of the mysterious cult, the game takes clear influence from pioneering survival horror titles of the fifth and sixth console generations, particularly in terms of setting and atmosphere.

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