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Silent Hill

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Summary

Silent Hill is a video game series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video game series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67,207 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Keiichiro Toyama[3]
  • Composer: Akira Yamaoka[4], Daniel Licht[5]
  • Publisher: Konami[6], Konami Digital Entertainment[7]
  • Genre: survival horror[8]
  • Developer: Creature Labs[9], Climax Studios[10], Double Helix Games[11], Vatra Games[12], WayForward Technologies[13], Kojima Productions[14]
  • Discography: music of Silent Hill[15]
  • Commons category: Silent Hill[16]
  • Platform: PlayStation (console)[17], PlayStation 2[18], Xbox[19], Microsoft Windows[20], PlayStation Portable[21], PlayStation 3[22], Xbox 360[23], Wii[24], PlayStation Vita[25], PlayStation 4[26]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[27]
  • Language of work or name: English[28]
  • Distribution format: CD-ROM[29]
  • Has part(s): Silent Hill[30], Silent Hill 2[31], Silent Hill 3[32], Silent Hill 4: The Room[33], Silent Hill: Homecoming[34], Silent Hill: Shattered Memories[35], Silent Hill: Downpour[36], Silent Hills[37], Silent Hill: Origins[38], Silent Hill f[39]
  • Official website: https://www.konami.com/games/silenthill/[40]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Silent Hill[41]
  • Topic has template: Template:Silent Hill series[42]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Silent Hill universe[43]
  • Title: サイレントヒル[44]
  • Different from: Silent Hill[45]
  • Units sold: 11,700,000[46], 10,000,000[47], 13,000,000[48], 14,000,000[49]
  • Derivative work: Silent Hill[50]
  • Social media followers: 90,400[51], 101,000[52]

Why It Matters

Silent Hill has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

It has been cited as an influence by Grunn[55], a video game[56].

FAQs

Who did Silent Hill influence?

Silent Hill has been cited as an influence by Grunn[55].

Related Entities

Akira Yamaoka CD-ROM Climax Studios Creature Labs Double Helix Games Kojima Productions Konami Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita Silent Hill Team Silent Vatra Games WayForward Technologies

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'サイレントヒル'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Title: Silent Hill"
  2. 19w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → —
    Genre → —
    Genre → survival horror
    Creator → Keiichiro Toyama
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Franchises/Silent_Hill, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/292908079|Silent Hill (#292908079)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7977|‎Gia"
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