Silent Hill is an award-winning and critically acclaimed franchise of survival horror video games from publisher Konami, almost all of which feature the eponymous town of Silent Hill as its center stage. Meanwhile, State of Survival is a free to play/pay zombie strategy game from developer and publisher FunPlus. What do these two vastly different video games have in common, you might ask? Well, normally, not much. Even the apparent zombie commonality is highly debatable. However, for today’s story, they now have something in common.

FunPlus and Konami are proud to announce an upcoming Silent Hill crossover event for State of Survival. This event will run from October 29, 2025 to December 10, 2025; and will have its starring feature be “a special SILENT HILL storyline in Story Missions (Tower Defense Mode)”. In addition, there will be a bunch of mini-events taking place during this crossover event. You can see the full list of those events below:

Main Events 

  • Hero Release: Heather Mason (Evolvable to Starshine tier).
  • Story Missions (Tower Defense Mode): Unlock after obtaining Heather Mason to experience a special SILENT HILL storyline.
  • Solo Boss Fight – “Monster Hunt”: Take on twisted creatures solo for event tokens.
  • Alliance Boss Battle: Team up with your alliance to take down large-scale enemies.
  • Mini-Games:
    • Foodie Challenge – A lighthearted mini-game featuring a competitive eating contest.
    • Vehicle Parkour – A fast-paced driving or obstacle course challenge.
    • Match-3 Puzzle – A themed puzzle mode for additional rewards.
    • Clue Collection – Gather clues to uncover the mystery of the crossover story.

Rewards & Collection

  • Card Collection Album: Complete the SILENT HILL collaboration set for bonus rewards.
  • Token Exchange Shop: Spend earned tokens in the crossover store for exclusive rewards.
  • Extended Sign-In & Season Pass: Continue earning collaboration bonuses until the event closes.

Silent Hill x State of Survival Forming Unexpected and Bizarre Crossover

I don’t think anyone would’ve expected this, and not in a good way.

Honestly, I’ve never heard of State of Survival prior to this. Not only is it a genre of video game that I don’t usually, but free to play games are more than a bit iffy for me due to a lot of them ending up being free to pay games. And frankly, this crossover event with Silent Hill is just jarring to the extreme. There’s just such a huge tonal clash between the two games that it feels like trying to force a square peg through a round hole at Mach speed, trying to turn a pure survival horror game into something more resembling Call of Duty.

Plus, there’s just something…off about how the trailer depicts Heather Mason. Almost like she’s a damsel in distress to rescue, which also clashes completely with how she is in Silent Hill 3. All in all, this will be a crossover I will ignore, but your mileage may vary. If you want to check it out for yourself, State of Survival has its own official website.

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