Players have already started playing the new horror game, and the first reviews have been positive. David Jaffe believes that Silent Hill 2 fans should consider an important feature of the game: there is a lot of stealth gameplay, which pushes the horror into the background.
Don't buy Silent Hill Townfall if you don't like stealth. (...) It's a beautiful game; the environment and atmosphere are magnificent. But I can't get into it because every five minutes I'm holding this gadget, weapons wear out and break, and I constantly have to use stealth. (...) There's too much of it.
You need to understand what you're getting into here. There's so much stealth that you quickly forget about the horror. The game didn't scare me because I was constantly focused on stealth.
Negative reviews have already appeared on Steam, where players also criticize the large amount of stealth. Currently, 73% of users recommend the game. Access to it is currently available to Deluxe Edition buyers, with the full release scheduled for September 24.