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Silent Hill: The Short Message

Released: 1/31/2024

Following messages from her friend Maya, Anita finds herself at a crumbling apartment block, infamous for rumors of suicides. Drawn inside, Anita soon finds her sense of reality shattered as she encounters bizarre, otherworldly spaces, haunted by a twisted monster. Maya's message was clear — "can't leave til you find it" — but what is it that Anita is really looking for?

Following messages from her friend Maya, Anita finds herself at a crumbling apartment block, infamous for rumors of suicides. Drawn inside, Anita soon finds her sense of reality shattered as she encounters bizarre, otherworldly spaces, haunted by a twisted monster. Maya's message was clear — "can't leave til you find it" — but what is it that Anita is really looking for?

Following messages from her friend Maya, Anita finds herself at a crumbling apartment block, infamous for rumors of suicides. Drawn inside, Anita soon finds her sense of reality shattered as she encounters bizarre, otherworldly spaces, haunted by a twisted monster. Maya's message was clear — "can't leave til you find it" — but what is it that Anita is really looking for?

Critics
58
Metacritic
61

Score Breakdown

58.4

Critic Average

26 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

61

Metacritic User Score

693 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
-2.6
Combined Disparity
-2.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

25 launch window (96%)1 late (4%)

Review summary

Updated Sep 9, 2025

Based on 26 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 58.4/100. Critics score this game 2.6 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 26)+
  1. Lee MehrviaCubed3
    Sep 9, 2025·Late review
    30/100View review
    Metacritic 61/100 · -31.0 pts
  2. Róbert HerdaviaSomHráč.sk
    Mar 16, 2024·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Metacritic 61/100 · -1.0 pts
  3. Kazuma HashimotoviaSiliconera
    Feb 17, 2024·Launch window
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 61/100 · +9.0 pts
  4. Lasse LatersviaGamesFinest
    Feb 17, 2024·Launch window
    50/100View review
    Metacritic 61/100 · -11.0 pts
  5. Josh WiseviaThumbsticks
    Feb 13, 2024·Launch window
    60/100View review
    Metacritic 61/100 · -1.0 pts