Maybe you’re craving some Silent Hill gameplay to tide you over until Silent Hills is released. Maybe you’re just looking for an awesome mod to try out. Why not both? Silent Hill Alchemilla is a Half-Life 2 mod that aims to recreate the brilliant atmosphere of the Silent Hill games. This game is not a previous game rebuilt on the Source engine, but rather a game made completely from scratch with “its own history on its reasons”.
Alchemilla is our attempt to build the atmosphere of the famous game Silent Hill on the Source Engine. This is not a remake of any game from Silent Hill series, it is a completely original story with its own secrets to solve. This game is primarily designed for fans of original series.
Important points we are trying to take from this are:
1. Interesting quests.
2. Psychological horror.
3. Original atmosphere of Silent Hill.
To archive this we are using gameplay elements that are canon for Silent Hill series. The dark ambiance and environment design are also giving the feeling of that original atmosphere. We are also making various puzzles that require mathematical, logical or even philosophical knowledge.
We are looking forward to your advices and criticism.
The game is currently not complete, but a demo is available for download in Russian and English, check out the download page here.
The game is in first person, which is a step away from how Silent Hill is traditionally played, but if anything, this just makes the game more terrifying. The sounds, the lighting, the atmosphere all come together in one nice horrifying bundle. There’s still a lot to be done, but updates and hotfixes are frequent. I look forward to seeing the completed mod.
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