The fog of Silent Hill swallows the town before it swallows James, and you along with him.

First signal, and a strong one: on pure gut feeling, the community places it ahead of 94% of all games. And the detail backs that up criterion by criterion, though it pays to stay careful given how few votes there are. Rediscovery sits near the very top, ahead of 96% of titles on a handful of duels: the thought of living that descent again for the first time clearly stirs something. Connection and sound follow, both above average. The feel of a controller in hand lingers around mid-pack, and so does the desert island. That is the logic of this game: you do not love it for its controls, you love it for what it leaves inside you long after.

In survival horror, plenty of games bet on reflex scares. Silent Hill 2 always played a different tune, one of psychological unease and grief, closer to a novel than a ghost train.

So, who is it for? For you if you accept discomfort as part of the trip, if atmosphere and story mark you more than flawless gunfeel. A lot less if you want twitchy thrills and immediate action with a controller in hand.