Silent Hill
Silent Hill is a 1999 survival horror video game developed by Konami's Team Silent and published by Konami for the PlayStation. It is the first installment in the Silent Hill video game series. The game follows Harry Mason as he searches for his missing adopted daughter in the eponymous fictional American town of Silent Hill. Stumbling upon a cult conducting a rite to revive a deity it worships, he discovers her true origin. Five game endings are possible, depending on the actions taken by the player, including one joke ending.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- Konami
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 23 February 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami, Team Silent |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation |
| Genres | Horror |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q753164, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Silent Hill? How long to beat it
Total play time for Silent Hill is about 14.6 hours to do everything, and around 7.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 7.1h | 861 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 8.1h | 436 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 14.6h | 49 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Silent Hill sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Silent Hill lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 58ahead of 12% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 62ahead of 96% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Silent Hill
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Common questions about Silent Hill
What platforms is Silent Hill on?
Silent Hill is available on PC, PlayStation. It first released in 1999.
Who made Silent Hill?
Silent Hill was developed by Konami, Team Silent and published by Konami.
How long does it take to beat Silent Hill?
about 7.1 hours for the main story, 8.1 hours with the main extras, 14.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.