Konami's upcoming Silent Hill: Townfall places players in 1996 rural Scotland, continuing the franchise's recent trend of setting mainline entries in new locations and time periods. Following last year's Silent Hill f set in 1960s Japan, the new title uses the early internet era as its backdrop, with protagonist Simon experiencing a community on the precipice of technological transformation.

Director Jon McKellan revealed the historical setting was deliberately chosen for thematic purposes, with the dawn of domestic internet access and home computing forming a central element of the game's horror premise. He suggested that the combination of the specific time period, the protagonist's circumstances, and St. Amelia's character create narrative conditions he describes as a perfect storm, implying the game's story hinges on this particular moment when digital technology first infiltrated isolated communities.