Игроков ждут различные инновации в привычном геймплее. Например, Алекс обучен продвинутой боевой системе и сможет применять на практике множество оборонительных и атакующих приемов. Поэтому встречи с ужасными порождениями Зла, наполняющими улицы заброшенного города с приходом тьмы, будут еще более зрелищными и захватывающими. Кроме того, вам придется по ходу игры не раз решать разнообразные головоломки, используя найденные предметы для того, чтобы шаг за шагом раскрывать страшные тайны Silent Hill.

На E3 2008 Konami официально подтвердила порт на ПК. Выход игры ожидается в сентябре этого года.

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The official announcement of Silent Hill: Homecoming named the protagonist as Alex Shepherd, a war veteran who returns home from an overseas tour of duty to find that his father and younger brother are missing, and his mother has gone into catatonia. Alex begins to search for his brother, leading him to Silent Hill after searching his hometown of Shepherd's Glen, where he will have to traverse real world areas covered in fog, and also the "Otherworld" version of the same maps. EGM magazine confirmed that there will be a female supporting character named Elle, who is an old school friend of Alex. It is unknown whether she will be a playable character at the moment. A trucker speculated to be Travis Grady of Silent Hill: Origins also appears to transport Alex to Silent Hill. Silent Hill 2 's Pyramid Head has also been shown in screenshots, although the storyline explanation for his appearance is unclear.

Combat in the game will take into account Alex's experience as a soldier, and the psychological aspects of other installments of the game will have a part in Homecoming. Confirmed enemies in the game include the nurses and a new androgynous creature called "Siam", as well as "Schism", a humanoid with a massive, seemingly pointed head split down the middle, and "Smog", an emaciated corpse covered in boils who spews poisonous gas which resembles the Lying Figure from Silent Hill 2. The game play will feature real time wounds that show up on both Alex and his enemies. New fighting techniques will be offered as way for Alex to deal with enemies, including grappling and evasive maneuvers. Enemies will have upgraded artificial intelligence, adding new ways to attack or avoid enemies. The game engine used allows all this, and also incorporates realistic physics. For example, if the player bumps into a table, the table itself will move as well as any objects on it. Such interactions with anything in the environment can bring a monster's attention to Alex.

It is rumored that the developers are once again planning to create multiple endings based on the way players do things in the game, continuing the tradition of the other games in the Silent Hill series. Acts of aggression, kindness and interactions with other people met in the game will impact how it ends. The developers have also stated that the popular UFO ending will return.

At E3 2008, Konami has announced that Silent Hill: Homecoming will have a PC version and that Pyramid Head will have an yet unknown role in the game

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Alex Shepherd, un soldat vétéran de 22 ans, mis au repos dans un hôpital militaire d'outre-mer après avoir survécu à une grave blessure. Convaincu que son jeune frère, Joshua, est en danger, il quitte précipitement l'établissement pour rejoindre son village natal de Nouvelle-Angleterre, Shepherd's Glend. Il découvre sa mère dans un état catatonique tandis que son frère et son père ont disparus. La ville insulaire baigne dans un brouillard suspect...

Ensuite, d'après le site Kotaku.com, Konami a officiellement annoncé la sortie PC du jeu, ce qui devrait rendre fous de joie les fans de la sèrie qui n'ont pas de consoles next-gen. Cependant, on ne connait pas encore la date de sortie exacte.