Screen Burn Interactive has released Silent Hill Townfall update 1.4.0 for players to download, which comes with major changes to The Weight enemy, which had been causing players more than a few headaches. Among the key changes made include improvements to AI, which results in its behaviour changing so that it no longer ‘camps’ in front of the player’s objective for lengthy periods, as well as the removal of the instant death grab attack for Story Mode and Normal difficulti settings. Other changes include reducing enemy sensitivity to the sound of firearms and of the player running, full details of which can be seen in the patch notes below.
Silent Hill Townfall was released for PS5 and PC on September 24, 2026. Be sure to have a gander at our full review here. The game takes place in 1996 in the fictional Scottish town of St. Amelia, and follows Simon Ordell, who wakes up at the docks with no memory of how or why he is there. He soon discovers the town is shrouded in fog and populated by grotesque creatures, and must get to the bottom of what’s happened in St. Amelia while using a CRTV handheld device to aid him in solving puzzles and tracking foes.
System Changes
・Gameplay & AI Improvements for The Weight:
– Grab attacks now deal heavy damage instead of causing instant death on Story Mode and Normal difficulties.
– Searching behaviors have been improved to prevent The Weight from ‘camping’ in front of the player’s objective for long periods of time.
– Searching behaviors have been improved to prevent The Weight from repeatedly searching the same location and remaining there for long periods of time.
– Hunting behaviors have been improved to prevent The Weight from tracking the player too aggressively.
・Gameplay & AI Improvements for enemies:
– Enemy sensitivity to the sound of firearms has been reduced.
– Enemy sensitivity to the sound of the player while running has been reduced.
– Enemy sensitivity to the sound of the player entering a hiding space has been reduced.
– The frequency of enemy counterattacks after successful player attacks during melee combat has been reduced.
– With the exception of The Weight, grapple attempts from enemies while the player is actively blocking with a melee weapon have been removed.
– Players are now given more time to react to enemies after escaping a grapple.
・Puzzle Information Design Improvements
– A collectible manual for the “Remote Systems Control” console that can be viewed for quick reference while operating the console has been added.
– The pipe layout for the “Aux Line” puzzle has been updated to improve clarity.
Bug Fixes
・Fixed a progress-blocking issue in Part 5 where glass could prevent the player from entering the CEG Tower.
・Fixed an issue in Part 5 where the names of the Projector Slides could incorrectly display the same name.
・Fixed several areas where the player could go out of bounds and break the sequence of the game.
・Fixed an issue where the Letterbox option would not be visible when playing on an ultrawide monitor.
・Added missing key bindings for AZERTY keyboards.
·Improved frame pacing and further reduced instances of streaming stutter.
[Source – Silent Hill Townfall Patch Notes]