Silent Hill: Townfall’s developers say its 1990s setting and retro technology are intended to turn players’ nostalgia into unease. The upcoming horror game replaces the series’ familiar radio with a portable CRT device that players must depend on, making unreliable analogue technology part of the tension.

Writer-director Jon McKellan said the team designed moments to undermine players’ familiarity with older gadgets, which can now feel unstable and difficult to trust. The article’s author questions whether this will affect players differently by generation, particularly those already comfortable with CRTs and older technology; Townfall is expected to release around 24 September.