Silent Hill f’s Horrifying Steelbook is Only Available to Preorder at Amazon UK

Steelbook editions are usually only sold by one retailer in each region, but the UK seems to have lucked out so far by getting the chance to grab a special case featuring a close-up of protagonist Hinako Shimizu.

Amazon in the US only lists preorders for the base version of the game, with no other retailers currently selling a steelbook either. If you’re in the US, you can still preorder this version via Amazon UK using international shipping.

It’s an especially eerie look featuring the front half of her face cut off, like in the game’s first announcement trailer, but presented in a stunning oil-painted aesthetic that makes it fit right in with the tone the game is trying to set.

Set in 1960s Japan, Silent Hill f is gearing up to stand as a very unique entry in the series. That’s as Hinako’s fictional hometown of Ebisugaoka is enveloped in a fog and must fight off grotesque, newly emerged monsters to survive.

You can also get the base version of Silent Hill f at Amazon for £68, so getting such a creepy yet gorgeous steelbook for only £2 more is quite a steal.

The biggest relief of this for many Silent Hill fans, however, is that it seems like fellow retailer GAME isn’t having the rights to new steelbooks for the series this time around, after the Silent Hill 2 remake.

It’s all too soon to forget the debacle GAME had with steelbook editions of Silent Hill 2, leading to the steelbooks being delayed to arrive much later than with base versions of the game, and system issues that prevented customers from cancelling their orders to get their money back.

Because of supply issues, some customers never even got their Steelbooks at all.

Whether going with a different retailer this time was Konami’s response to GAME previously dropping the ball, or Amazon simply made a much better case for itself, remains to be seen.

Whichever way, with a much more reliable online infrastructure and delivery system, Amazon handling the Silent Hill f Steelbooks gives a much bigger guarantee you’ll get what you ordered on time.

Ben Williams – IGN freelance contributor with over 10 years of experience covering gaming, tech, film, TV, and anime. Follow him on Twitter/X @BenLevelTen.