Silent Hill: Downpour is a 2012 survival horror game developed by Vatra Games and published by Konami. The seventh game in the Silent Hill series, the game centres on Murphy Pendleton, a prisoner who enters the town of Silent Hill, periodically entering the otherworld, leading him to unlock repressed memories. The game uses a third-person view and can be played in 3D. It was released in March 2012. Silent Hill: Downpour is a survival horror game played from the over-the-shoulder perspective. The game uses a third person view and can be played in 3D. The player controls Murphy Pendleton, an escaped convict, as he navigates the titular supernatural town. Downpour allows for more environmental exploration than previous games in the series.