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Silent Hill Townfall Update 1.6.0 Adds New Hard Difficulty Mode – Full Patch Notes Listed

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Screen Burn Interactive has released a new Silent Hill Townfall update on PS5 and PC, which includes a new Hard difficulty mode. This offers a rebalance of gameplay elements across all difficulty modes to account for the added Hard mode, offering a ‘smoother difficulty curve’ for players. Among the changes include enemy hearing sensitivity now increasing with the difficulty level, and the severity of the The Weight’s attacks now being limited to Story Mode. You can read the full details in the Silent Hill Townfall update 1.6.0 patch notes below.

Silent Hill Townfall was released for PS5 and PC in September 2026 and takes place in 1996 in the fictional Scottish town of St. Amelia, where protagonist Simon Cordell wakes up with no memory of how or why he’s there. The game is set from a first-person viewpoint and introduces a handheld CRTV device that players can use to detect enemies and aid in puzzle solving, while retaining the creepy atmosphere and fog-drenched locations the series is known for. You can read our full review here.

Gameplay

Addition of a new Hard difficulty mode

Rebalance of gameplay elements across all difficulty modes to accommodate the introduction of the new Hard mode, creating a smoother difficulty curve for players to choose from.

  • Resource adjustment in some sections of the game as part of difficulty balancing.
  • Player position now visible on the map in all difficulty modes.
  • Enemy hearing sensitivity now varies by difficulty, increasing with the difficulty level.
  • The Weight’s attack severity reduction is limited to Story Mode only.

UX / UI

  • Nightmare difficulty warning screen now shown if first playthrough is set to Nightmare difficulty.
  • Difficulty selection description now shows a clearer summary of differences between the options.
  • Improvements to valve status lighting for colourblind players.
  • Additional player hints / tutorials added.
  • Improvements to some puzzle hints and item wording.
  • Restructuring of the Options Menu to better separate options into categories.
  • Renamed the controls remapping menu option so that it does not explicitly mention only control pads, as keyboard and mouse commands can be remapped there too.

Other

  • DLSS Ray Reconstruction option added (PC only).
  • General improvements and bug fixes.