Silent Hill 4: The Room

 PC
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 196 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 128 out of 196
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 196
  3. Negative: 24 out of 196
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  1. Mike
    Feb 11, 2005
    6
    Great sound, ok graphics and Terrible gameplay/controls this ruins the whole game!
  2. Panchogul
    Jun 2, 2020
    7
    Lo único malo de este juego es el sistema de inventario y la escasa variedad de armas en comparación a entregas anteriores, el resto estuvo bastante bien.
  3. SMBW
    Feb 21, 2020
    6
    Урезанный по полтергейстам порт на пк, некоторый контент отсутсвует, для полного погружения лучше играть в версию на ps2 либо ps3 через японский ps store, там у игры есть английский. Единственный плюс пк версии, это графика.
  4. ylnylmn
    Aug 17, 2022
    7
    **Bad sides;**
    - 1.Ghosts: Ghosts really ruin the game. Running away all the time is annoying.
    - 2.Puzzles: There is no puzzle that requires intelligence in the game. It's mostly about finding and putting things in their place. This is often frustrating. Because sometimes it's hard to find the item he wants us to find or the action he wants us to do. - 3.Level desing: It is very    **Bad sides;**
    - 1.Ghosts: Ghosts really ruin the game. Running away all the time is annoying.
    - 2.Puzzles: There is no puzzle that requires intelligence in the game. It's mostly about finding and putting things in their place. This is often frustrating. Because sometimes it's hard to find the item he wants us to find or the action he wants us to do.
    - 3.Level desing: It is very repetitive, it is very boring to play the same places for the 2nd time.
    - 4.Enemies: There are too many enemies, so unnecessary. Even dealing with 6-7 enemies in a room on some levels is frustrating. Especially the long snake-like enemies coming out of the ground are terrible.
    - 5.Follower: Dealing with Eileen is torture. He stays behind most of the time.
    - 6.Controls: Camera angle is crazy sometimes.

    **Good sides;**
    - 1. Atmosphere, music and ambiance: Although not as much as the previous games, some parts can be scary. The music playing in the menu and at the end of the game is very nice.
    - 2 Story: Its story is similar but interesting. Again, it is a story that can be deduced from different theories.
    - 3. Room concept: I like it very much. It's a really gloomy environment. The letters we got at the door. Looking through the door hole. Some paranormal happenings in the room. Regenerating our health when arriving in this room early in the game.

    As a result, I did not find what I expected. As I said, the puzzles are weak. And the levels repeat themselves. In particular, there were ghosts that made me tired of this game. Why did you make such a design? Still, it's not a bad game, but even though I've played the first 3 games many times, I'll probably play this game once.    … Expand

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#39 Most Discussed PC Game of 2004
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#24 Most Shared PC Game of 2004

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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
  1. My Gamer
    68
    But, if you are looking to partake in a definitive step forward for the survival horror genre…I’m afraid that Silent Hill 4 does not take it.
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  2. Computer and Video Games
    63
    Tasks as simple as wandering around are frustrated by the controls reversing as the camera angle jumps, while during the frequent combat bits you'll spend more time fighting with the clunking movement mechanism than with the denizens of Silent Hill.
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  3. Stuff
    85
    The large number of cut scenes seems a little distracting at first, but once you get used to them, they add a lot of depth to the game.
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