Konami has surprise dropped a brand-new title in the Silent Hill franchise today.

Announced at Sony’s State of Play, Silent Hill: The Short Message is available for free on PS5. This short-form video game follows a young protagonist named Anita, who runs into strange encounters. A new trailer for the game can be seen below.

Game producer Motoi Okamoto said this about the new title:

“We wanted to make a new, modern Silent Hill. As part of that we explored how we could incorporate contemporary problems. We ended up looking at how modern youth communicate online and through phones, and the role that could play in a psychological horror story. For instance, a frightening thing about social media is how even insignificant individual comments can, en masse, build and build until they become this overwhelming wave of hate crashing down on you.
Life under that shadow is only becoming more and more complex and challenging, and it leads to more and more people struggling in their lives. Especially for anyone growing up with that hanging over them – people who are feeling isolated in society, being hammered with insults and abuse online, dealing with bullying and ostracization in school. These are young people who are finding themselves up against a whole tide of serious issues.
We chose to set our story around young characters like this. Characters who are genuinely suffering and lost, where even one more minor setback can wind up pushing them even deeper into a spiral of anguish. But, in the same way, even the smallest kindness can be the thing that pulls them back from the brink. And that’s what also makes this game a message, from us to everyone living with that ever-present conflict and pressure.
We hope you’ll all give Silent Hill: The Short Message a try, and enjoy Konami’s vision of an all-new, contemporary Silent Hill.”

This isn’t the only Silent Hill news dropped today as a new trailer for the Silent Hill 2 remake was released. The remake will be released this year on the PlayStation 5 and PC.