As Silent Hill turns 20, we remember why it was great Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. As Silent Hill turns 20, we remember why it was great My memory is foggy. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 31 Jan 2019 94 comments Resident Evil 2 is all the rage right now, but spare a thought for another survival horror classic: Silent Hill. Silent Hill is 20-years-old today. It launched first on 31st January 1999 on the PSX in North America (it hit Japan in February and then Europe in March), and quickly found a sizeable audience of survival horror fans. Konami's Silent Hill is famous for its creepy environments, fog-filled streets and nightmarish set-pieces. You play Harry Mason, who's on the hunt for his missing daughter in the fictional American town of Silent Hill. Obviously, things take a turn for the worse. In 2014, Kristan Reed penned a Silent Hill retrospective for Eurogamer. Here's a snippet: "Silent Hill has always felt like picking through the broken glass of a particularly paranoid dream. You know the framework, and possibly some of the specifics, but peering into the bleakness may not be such a smart idea. You probably won't enjoy what you find lurking, but you embrace the hurt regardless." Silent Hill, alongside Resident Evil, is considered one of the defining titles in the survival horror video game genre. It spawned a number of sequels, and even a film. The series has lost its way in recent years, however, with the Hideo Kojima-fronted game Silent Hills canned by Konami amid the celebrated designer's exit from the company. Oh well. You've still got P.T. on your PlayStation 4 hard drive, right? So here's to you, Silent Hill. Perhaps one day you'll return to us, flashlight in hand, ready to creep us out with multiple endings for a new generation. 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. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 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. 61 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