The Horror Game Awards 2025 kicked off last weekend on Saturday. 13, at the Kensington Conference and Events Center. Hosted by its co-creators Will Penkeyman and Phil Dickens, as well as co-producer Ash Millman, the awards ceremony aims to celebrate horror games and the game developers behind them. And one game in particular won big this year: Silent Hill.
While Silent Hill didn’t do as well at the Game Awards (where it was nominated in four categories, including Best Story), it diced and sliced its competition at the Horror Game Awards.
by Konami Silent Hill follows Hinako Shimizu, a high school student who lives in Ebusigaoka, a fictional Japanese village, in the 1960s. What was once a bustling and active mining town has become largely abandoned, and the decadent state of the world is reflected in the protagonist. Even among her friends, she is considered an outcast due to her position in society. However, it is Hinako who must deal with the nightmarish events that arise when a mysterious fog passes through Ebusigaoka, changing everything.
Polygon’s review of the game praised Silent Hill for his the art, the characters and the story. “This is an absolutely beautiful game, with exceptional art direction and character design, expertly rendered in almost photorealistic (but still dreamy) detail. Konami, developer NeoBards, and writer Ryukishi07 make many bold stylistic choices.”
We are not the only ones who love Silent Hill. NeoBard’s survival horror game from publisher Konami won four awards in total at the Horror Game Awards: the Technical Achievement Award, the Best Story Award, the Best Performance Award, and the all-important and highly sought-after Game of the Year Award.
After years of Silent Hill games that didn’t really achieve their goal (Silent Hill HD Collection And Silent Hill Downpour I think), the critical success of Silent Hill makes us excited to see what Konami has in store for the franchise in the future.
