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Games like Silent Hill Homecoming

If Silent Hill Homecoming is your kind of game, the closest matches are Manhunt, The Evil Within 2 and The Evil Within — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Silent Hill Homecoming is a third-person survival horror adventure released in 2008 by Double Helix Games and published by KONAMI. Players follow protagonist Alex Shepherd as he investigates his brother's disappearance, journeying from the small town of Shepherd's Glen into the foggy streets of Silent Hill. The game features dodge-based combat with emphasis on evading attacks over direct confrontation, otherworld transformations that create dynamic environments, puzzle-solving sequences, resource management, and save-point restrictions. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, bleak, dark, and tense, with reviewers highlighting how monster designs reflect psychological themes and how the narrative explores guilt and redemption. The game is currently priced at $7.99 and runs at a playable state on Steam Deck.

About Silent Hill Homecoming: In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.

2008Adventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 64Windowsby Double Helix Games
Silent Hill Homecoming — Steam game cover
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Boss fights emphasize dodging over brute forceCombat feels weighty despite flawsMonster designs reflect psychological themesAtmosphericBleakDark

Players who liked Silent Hill Homecoming also play

Steam players who put hours into Silent Hill Homecoming also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Manhunt

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Top pick for Silent Hill Homecoming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.

    2008Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Evil Within 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Second-strongest match for Silent Hill Homecoming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

    2017ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Evil Within

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Silent Hill Homecoming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Resident Evil Village

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Ranked #4 for Silent Hill Homecoming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

    2021Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Beast Inside

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Ranked #5 for Silent Hill Homecoming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Friday the 13th: The Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Ranked #6 for Silent Hill Homecoming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Jason is back! Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors. This is the game you’ve been waiting for; the chance to kill or be killed on Friday the 13th!

    2017ActionSteam ↗
  7. Remothered: Tormented Fathers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Ranked #7 for Silent Hill Homecoming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Outlast 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Silent Hill Homecoming fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Silent Hill Homecoming

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. SILENT HILL 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Reviewers of Silent Hill Homecoming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. OMORI

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Silent Hill Homecoming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Void Stranger

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Silent Hill Homecoming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Place your faith and embrace the Void.

    2023IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Resident Evil 4

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Reviewers of Silent Hill Homecoming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dead Space

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Silent Hill Homecoming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sanitarium

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Reviewers of Silent Hill Homecoming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

    2014Adventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Alien: Isolation

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Reviewers of Silent Hill Homecoming cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    2014Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Cat Lady

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Reviewers of Silent Hill Homecoming cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

    2013IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Silent Hill Homecoming at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Silent Hill Homecoming on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Silent Hill Homecoming on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Silent Hill Homecoming on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Silent Hill Homecoming on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Silent Hill Homecoming on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Silent Hill Homecoming on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Sally Face - Episode One

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Silent Hill Homecoming on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.

    2016IndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Streets of Rogue

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Silent Hill Homecoming on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Evil Within 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

    2017ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Evil Within

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Resident Evil Village

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Silent Hill Homecoming.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.

    Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

    2021Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Silent Hill Homecoming

Does Silent Hill Homecoming run on Steam Deck?
Silent Hill Homecoming is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Silent Hill Homecoming cost?
Silent Hill Homecoming is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Silent Hill Homecoming?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Silent Hill Homecoming are Manhunt, The Evil Within 2, The Evil Within.
Who developed Silent Hill Homecoming?
Silent Hill Homecoming was developed by Double Helix Games and published by KONAMI.

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