Konami Digital Entertainment and NeoBards Entertainment’s new survival horror game, Silent Hill f, has achieved the best sales debut for the series in Japan since Silent Hill 2 on PS2.
According to Japan’s latest weekly sales chart (via Twitter/X user Genki_JPN), the Silent Hill franchise has made a major comeback in the country. Silent Hill f, the newest entry in Konami’s long-dormant survival horror series, debuted this week with impressive sales of 57,475 physical units during its first week since release. Not only did this get the game the top spot on the sales chart, it also turned out to be the strongest opening for the franchise in over two decades.
Silent Hill Series First Week Sales Data For Japan
The first week sales data for the Silent Hill series in Japan can be seen below.
- Silent Hill (PS1): 100,840
- Silent Hill 2 [All Versions] (PS2): 69,285
- Silent Hill 3 (PS2): 46,715
- Silent Hill 4: The Room [All Versions] (PS2): 34,972
- Silent Hill: Origins [All Versions] (PSP): 19,784
- Silent Hill: Downpour (PS3): 12,205
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories [All Versions] (PSP): No data
- Silent Hill HD Collection (PS3): 6,931
- Silent Hill: Book of Memories (PSV): No data
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii): 2,700
- Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (PS2): 1,906
- Silent Hill 2 (PS5): 29,374
- Silent Hill f (PS5): 57,475
Looking at the above sales history in Japan, Silent Hill f’s first week comfortably surpasses most previous entries. The original Silent Hill for PlayStation launched back in March, 1999, with 100,840 units sold in its first week. No Silent Hill release since then had managed to break into those heights again. Silent Hill 2 on PlayStation 2 remains the franchise’s most comparable launch, selling 69,285 copies in its first week when it released in September, 2001.
In contrast, later titles saw progressively smaller debuts. Silent Hill 3 (2003) opened at 46,715 units, while Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004) launched at 34,972 units. The decline continued into the handheld and later console generations, with Silent Hill: Origins (PSP) selling 19,784 units, and Silent Hill: Downpour (PS3) launching with just 12,205 units. The spin-off Silent Hill: Book of Memories on PS Vita and the HD Collection struggled even further, selling under 10,000 units during their respective launch weeks.
Over a decade later, the Silent Hill 2 remake showed signs of renewed interest in the series, with first week sales of 29,374 in Japan. Silent Hill f has now taken things one step further. With 57,475 units sold on PS5, the game has outperformed every release in the series since Silent Hill 2 on PS2.
