In a move that is sure to please horror fans, but probably not horror fans in the Pacific Ocean, the much anticipated Silent Hill f has been preemptively banned in Australia.

Silent Hill f has been Refused Classification by the Australian Government, meaning it has been BANNED and cannot be sold in Australia.

Refused Classification (RC) refers to films, computer games and publications that cannot be sold, hired, advertised or legally imported in… pic.twitter.com/0rAJBWMjYG

— Will | Horror Game Central (@ResiEvilCentral) March 22, 2025

Well, officially, it’s been “Refused Classification” by the Australian government but as the tweet above elaborates this is essentially a ban on sales in Australia. This is far faaaar from the first time this has happened, Australia is not exactly lax when it comes to banning pieces of media they deem too extreme for their population.

Fans of Silent Hill outside of Australia, however, are likely to be pleased with this news. Silent Hill is a series with some very heavy messages and imagery, some entries have occasionally veered into territory that could be described as American horror in that it was more slasher that psychological, but the sweet spot of Silent Hill is somewhere between the two. With the property finally making a return after years of being stuck in Konami’s archives first with the remake of Silent Hill 2 and now with Silent Hill f, written by highly acclaimed creator of the When They Cry series Ryukishi07, it’s looking like the series might finally gain proper traction with Konami making their long awaited return to the video game market.

Ryukishi07 is known for not pulling punches with the themes of his visual novels, and now thanks to this ban in Australia more evidence is pointing to this being true for Silent Hill f as well, though keep in mind Australia seems to hand out these bans pretty liberally, so again it’s just a sign and not an indication that things will get dark. Still, Silent Hill f is the only Silent Hill game currently on that list (Homecoming was later released in Australia with a censored version). There’s something to be said about how tragic it is that Australians can’t legally enjoy many games due to government bannings, Silent Hill f only being the latest one, but that’s a discussion for another time.