Summerford is Silent Hill meets 1986 rural England Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Summerford is Silent Hill meets 1986 rural England Hand of God. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 18 Jan 2020 13 comments Fancy an old-school Silent Hill-type game set in 1986 rural England? Summerford has your back. Summerford, from the wonderfully-named Noisy Valley Studios, is inspired by the "golden age" of survival horror, and classics such as the original Silent Hill, Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark. It's a third-person action adventure game that revolves around exploration, puzzle-solving and planning to survive. You play as Sam, an urban explorer in her late 20s who gets seperated from her friends. The creepy trailer is below: The developer took to reddit to discuss the work, saying that while Summerford is inspired by the horror classics, it modernises some of the more archaic elements, such as controls and user interface. Noisy Valley Studios is a three-person team of family developers who all grew up in "a middle of nowhere rural location in Kent". Summerford, however, is inspired by places such as the Isle of Wight and the Cotswolds, alongside more local areas. "We're trying to create an English village that feels real, so while Summerford was a reasonably pretty area in the past, we're trying to develop something less like the classically beautiful English villages you see in most media and make something a bit more real," Wayward1 said. "That is to say, it has less world heritage sites and more fish and chip shops. "We don't want to give too much away but story right now, but we're bucking the trends slightly in that we'll be going for a more classic horror story rather than deeply psychological - think closer to Silent Hill 1 and Resident Evil than say, Silent Hill 2, albeit less camp than the traditional nineties storytelling." Summerford has a Steam page here, and it's due out later in 2020. Certainly one to watch. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 60 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 60 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store