Annapurna's Silent Hill: Townfall Is Scarier Than It Has Any Right to Be | Hands-On

At Summer Game Fest 2026 I went hands-on with Annapurna's lineup, and there's a lot to be excited about — starting with my most anticipated of the show, Silent Hill: Townfall. Townfall makes a bold move from third-person to first-person horror on Unreal Engine 5, with one-to-one scale, a CRT-style signal device, and a no-HUD design where your character's thoughts surface as on-screen text — and it looks gorgeous. Then The Lost Wild from Giant Ape flips the script on dinosaur games with an “anti-kill,” stealth-survival approach that treats dinosaurs as creatures rather than enemies, plus a supernatural twist. And Demi rounds it out as a cute, casual, Zelda-esque dungeon crawler. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Annapurna's lineup at Summer Game Fest 0:11 Silent Hill: Townfall first impressions 0:49 Unreal Engine 5 & the shift to first-person horror 1:41 The CRT signal device & no-HUD design 2:56 The Lost Wild (Giant Ape): a different dinosaur game 4:18 Playing the “anti-kill” way: stealth & survival 5:22 Demi: a cute, Zelda-esque dungeon crawler 6:12 Wrap-up Enjoying the channel? Hit the Hype button to help more people find this one, and subscribe to Spawn On Me for developer interviews, previews, and reviews. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📺 SPAWN ON ME ▶️ YouTube:    / spawnonme   🎮 Twitch (Live Wed 6PM PST):   / spawnonme   🐦 X: https://x.com/SpawnOnMe 📸 Instagram:   / spawnonmepodcast   🎵 TikTok:   / spawnonme   🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4q7gu7B... 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3wuJxYt 🛍️ Merch: https://spawnonme-1-shop.fourthwall.com 📩 Business / PR: [email protected] KAHLIEF ADAMS 🐦 X: https://x.com/KahliefAdams 📸 Instagram:   / itskahlief   ☁️ Bluesky: itskahlief.bsky.social