Silent Hill
1999 horror video game
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Summary
Silent Hill is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,107 views/month, #127 of 19,301).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Keiichiro Toyama[3]
- Screenwriter: Keiichiro Toyama[4]
- Composer: Akira Yamaoka[5]
- Publisher: Konami[6]
- Genre: psychological horror fiction[7], survival horror[8]
- Followed by: Silent Hill 2[9]
- Developer: Konami[10], Team Silent[11]
- Part of the series: Silent Hill[12]
- Platform: PlayStation (console)[13], Microsoft Windows[14]
- Game mode: single-player video game[15]
- Soundtrack release: Silent Hill Original Soundtracks[16]
- Distribution format: compact disc[17]
- Input device: DualShock[18]
- Country of origin: Japan[19]
- Publication date: February 23, 1999[20], July 16, 1999[21], March 4, 1999[22]
- Distributed by: PlayStation Store[23]
- Narrative location: United States[24]
- ESRB rating: Mature 17+[25]
- CERO rating: C (Ages 15 and up)[26]
- PEGI rating: PEGI 16[27]
- USK rating: USK 18[28]
- Programmer: Hiroyuki Owaku[29]
- Takes place in fictional universe: Silent Hill universe[30]
- Title: Sairento Hiru[31], Silent Hill[32]
- Game artist: Masahiro Ito[33]
Why It Matters
Silent Hill has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]