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Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut	2002
Silent Hill 3	2003
Silent Hill 4: The Room	2004
Silent Hill: Homecoming	2008
Silent Hill 2	2024

Silent Hill 4: The Room is a singleplayer cinematic camera survival horror game in the Silent Hill series.

The PC version lacks the soft shadows and some of the "hauntings" from the PlayStation 2 version.^[1]

Key points

Must be installed on the main storage device. See Issues fixed.

Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS. See High frame rate.

Some of the "hauntings" from the console version are missing. See Restore missing hauntings.^[2]

General information

Silent Hill Memories - Informative site

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM v5 DRM.
GOG.com		Port of the European PC version.^[3]

Essential improvements

Silent Hill 4 PC Fix by Steam006

Adds new features such as widescreen resolutions, cutscenes at 30 FPS, restored PS2 brightness levels and fixes some of the bugs found within the game.

Instructions

Download Silent Hill 4 PC Fix by Steam006.
Open the ZIP file and copy the contents to <path-to-game>.
Open Silent_Hill_4_PC_Fix.ini to modify options.
Run the game from DLLInjector.exe.

Notes

It's possible to add DLLInjector.exe as a custom executable via GOG Galaxy.

Adding the game as Windows Security exception may be necessary to prevent any issues with DLLInjector.exe.

Password: pcgw

Silent Hill 4: The Room 16:9 FMV Pack by CataBridge

A modified in-game video pack that lets you watch the FMVs in 16:9 Widescreen without the 2Dfix option of the ThirteenAG patch.

Without the 2Dfix option you can now view the FMVs in 16:9 Widescreen without losing any effects.

Recommended to be used with Steam006's Fix.

Instructions

Download the archive here.
Copy the contents to the game directory and overwrite files when prompted.

Notes

Compatible with the GOG version.

Converted from the PS2 version.

Restore missing hauntings

Instructions

Download Ultimate ASI Loader and extract its contents.
Rename dinput8.dll to dsound.dll and move it to the game directory.
Download Silent Hill 4 randomizer and extract its contents.
Move data and scripts folders to the game directory.
Go to the scripts folder, open randomizer.ini and set everything to 0, except for RestoreHauntings which must remain set to 1.

Notes

Not compatible with retail copies.

Skip intro Splash Screens

Should not be combined with Steam006's Fix.

Use Silent Hill 4 Widescreen Fix by ThirteenAG

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\input.ini^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saves\^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Native for the GOG version. See Widescreen resolution for retail versions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Native for the GOG version. See Widescreen resolution for retail versions.
Field of view (FOV)	Use sh4tool.
Windowed	Present in GOG version. See Windowed for retail versions.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Present in GOG version (2x-16x).
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Present in GOG version (MSAA 2x-8x).
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Present in GOG version.
60 FPS	30 FPS cap for gameplay in retail and digital releases. 15 FPS cap for cutscenes in physical release. See High frame rate.
120+ FPS

Recommended in-game settings: Brightness = 4, Contrast = 8 and all gamma to 1.0.

Widescreen resolution

Most of these fixes are included in Steam006's Fix.

Silent Hill 4: The Room Widescreen Fix by ThirteenAG

A D3D8 wrapper which adds some fixes and new features, such as:

Widescreen support.
Disabling cutscenes letterboxing.
Cutscenes at 30 FPS instead of 15 FPS.
Disabling hardware check before launch.
UI/HUD width correction in widescreen.

Enabling this latter option disables shader effects and makes some UI elements look strange.

Silent Hill 4: The Room Wrapper by Nemesis

A wrapper for the North American version which adds some fixes and new features, such as:

Ability to change the resolution.
FOV correction in widescreen.
Disabling cutscenes letterboxing.
Cutscenes at 30 FPS instead of 15 FPS.
Disabling blur in cutscenes (change all values to 0).
Pause background will render at native resolution.
60 FPS support. Experimental; Has serious issues.

Not compatible with the GOG release.

Windowed

Force windowed
Download and run DxWnd as administrator. Click on Edit, then Add. Set name and executable path. Set Acquire admin caps. Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed. Click on Mouse tab, set Mouse Clipper to On. Click OK, then File and Save. Run the game directly from DxWnd.

High frame rate

Enable 60 FPS support

Download Silent Hill 4 Wrapper by Nemesis.
Open the 7z file and go to Nemesis 60FPS.
Copy the contents to the game directory.

Notes

Causes Henry to be unable to move in attack stance.

Cannot finish the game because of a game-breaking bug during the final boss.

Disable blur in cutscenes

Disable blur
Install Silent Hill 4: Wrapper by Nemesis. Edit `sh4w.ini` and change all blur values from `-1.0` to `0.0`.

Fix the flickering screen on Windows 8/8.1

Use d3d8to9
Download d3d8to9. Copy `d3d8.dll` to the game directory.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse deceleration present.
Mouse sensitivity		Can be adjusted via Steam006's Fix. But the X and Y axis have different speeds/sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Can be adjusted via Steam006's Fix. But the X and Y axis have different speeds/sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		See Force feedback driver for XInput for XInput controllers
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller support

Controller support was fixed in the GOG version.^[4]

A fix is required for the game to properly recognize XInput triggers and right analog stick when assigning controls.

Fix button assignment^{[citation needed]}
Download and run XInput Plus. Set Target Program to `SILENT HILL 4.exe`. Go to the DirectInput tab and check `Enable DirectInput Output`. Assign LT/RT to `Button11/12`. Assign Right Stick to `Z Rot/Z Axis`. Click Apply and a DLL file will be added to the game directory.

XInput Plus replaces the dinput8.dll included in the Wrapper by Nemesis.

Use XInput Plus and Wrapper by Nemesis

Clean up the game directory to its initial state; delete all DLLs besides checkdx.dll,drc.dll and dsetup.dll.
Open the Wrapper by Nemesis archive, extract Nemesis 60FPS or Nemesis Wrapper folder to the game directory (based on your preferable frame rate) and rename it to scripts.
Delete the dinput8.dll and rename sh4w.dll to sh4w.asi in the scripts folder.
Download the latest Ultimate ASI Loader, extract dinput8.dll, rename it to d3d8.dll and place it to the game directory.
Now you can install XInput Plus.

Alternatively, the GOG version can be launched through Steam as a non-Steam game. Steam Input's community controller configurations can then be used.

Alternative: Use Steam Input^[5]
Add the game to Steam as a non-Steam game. Path to executable is `<path-to-game>\SILENT HILL 4.exe`. Launch through Big Picture mode. Check the community-made configurations for an applicable set of bindings.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM and SE
Surround sound		Dolby Digital 5.1. May get up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Set Dolby Digital in-game and use DSOAL to get HRTF.^[6]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Fan translation. Download.
French				European retail and GOG only
German				European retail and GOG only
Italian				European retail and GOG only
Japanese
Polish				Fan translation. Download.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation. Download.
Russian				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish				European retail and GOG only
Turkish				Fan translation. Download.

Issues fixed

Game closes itself briefly after launching

White screen shows up twice, but no logos are visible when they should be. Game closes itself immediately after.

Install the game on the main storage device^[7]

Game fails to run

Some systems that meet the technical requirements may still fail to run the game.

Use Silent Hill 4 Widescreen Fix

Bypass initial check^[8]
Go to the game directory. Delete or rename `CheckSpec.dll`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz or AMD Athlon	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti ATI Radeon 8500 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1b compatible	Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 64 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Hauntings - Silent Hill Memories - last accessed on 2023-02-17
↑ http://www.silenthillmemories.net/sh4/hauntings_en.htm
↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/silenthill/comments/j8dcbu/a_deep_analysis_of_silent_hill_4_gog_port/
↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/silenthill/comments/q7ncnl/silent_hill_4_on_gog_now_has_native_controller/
↑ Verified by User:Shooterboss on 2021-08-11
Just uploaded a community controller configuration on Steam for this game.
↑ Silent Hill 4: The Room w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)
↑ Verified by User:Shooterboss on 2021-08-11
↑ dns/Silent-Hill-4-Wide-Screen-Patch: Silent Hill 4 with Wide Screen support - last accessed on 2017-01-21

[gamedir-4] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Hauntings - Silent Hill Memories - last accessed on 2023-02-17

[2] ttp://www.silenthillmemories.net/sh4/hauntings_en.htm

[3] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/silenthill/comments/j8dcbu/a_deep_analysis_of_silent_hill_4_gog_port/

[5] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/silenthill/comments/q7ncnl/silent_hill_4_on_gog_now_has_native_controller/

[6] Verified by User:Shooterboss on 2021-08-11
Just uploaded a community controller configuration on Steam for this game.

[7] Silent Hill 4: The Room w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio)

[8] Verified by User:Shooterboss on 2021-08-11

[9] s/Silent-Hill-4-Wide-Screen-Patch: Silent Hill 4 with Wide Screen support - last accessed on 2017-01-21

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Developers

	Team Silent
Publishers
	Konami
Release dates
Windows	September 9, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	67
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Horror, North America
Series	Silent Hill