Silent Hill 3

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Silent Hill 3

Silent Hill 3 NTSC Cover
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SLUS-20622
Release date: August 6, 2003
CRCs: 2498951B
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SLES-51434
Release date: May 23, 2003
Windows Status: ?
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers: SLPM-65257
SLPM-65622 (Konami the Best)
SLPM-66018 (Konami Dendou Collection)
Release date: July 3, 2003
July 1, 2004 (Konami the Best)
June 9, 2005 (Konami Dendou Collection)
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Konami, Team Silent
Genre: Survival Horror
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: GameSpot
Game review score: 83.8% (GameRankings)
Game description: Set seventeen years after the events of Silent Hill in which Harry Mason defeats the god of the town cult and is given a baby girl to care for, Silent Hill 3 focuses on Heather, a teenage girl who finds herself being drawn into Silent Hill's alternate reality. She discovers that the cult plans to use her to birth their god, and becomes caught in a conflict within the cult.


Test configurations on Windows:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
NTSC-U Windows 7 64-bit
  • AMD Phenom II X6 1065T @ 2.9 GHz
  • AMD Radeon HD 6670
0.9.9.5326 (svn) GSdx 5530 0.1.16
  • SPU2-X r5317 2.0.0
  • LilyPad r5112 0.11.0
BIOS: 1.60 JasonBreen
NTSC-U Windows
  • Intel Core i5 3210 @ 2.5GHz duo hyperT
  • Core~Radeon HD mobility 7650M 1GB
1.0.0 GSDX
  • SPU2-X
  • ?
Seems to play fine, FPS sits around 59.94 fps. Pentium D reQ high performance, Core i5 reQ Balanced, and AMD reQ High performance power for efficient usage. Laptop usage warning! Shadow weird but definitely add creepiness to the game (shadow is not correctly aligned with the protagonist mostly on the character sometimes on floor but not at her feet as if someone else is stading there!)
NTSC-U Windows
  • Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz
  • Nvidia GTX 285 768MB
1.1.0 r5492 GSdx 5464 SSE41
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0
  • LilyPad 0.11.0
Runs above full speed.
NTSC-J Windows
  • Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16Ghz
  • Nvidia GTS 250 512MB
1.1.0 r5541 GSdx 5464 SSE41
  • SPU2-X 2.0.0 5478
  • LilyPad 0.11.0 5403
Playable with occasional display bugs..., Videos, some 2D elements & some effects (shadows, grain filter, too much blur...) are missing in hardware.
NTSC-U Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (SP1)
  • ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO
  • Intel Core i5-4670k @ 3.4 GHz
  • Radeon HD 7850
  • 6GB DDR3-1333
  • 1.3.0-648 (GIT)
  • GSdx 1.3.0-648 0.1.16 AVX2
    • Renderer: D3D11 HW
    • Internal Res: 2560x1440
    • Enable FXAA: ON
  • SPU2-X 1.3.0-648
    • Module: XAudio2
    • Latency: 150ms
    • Sync Mode: TimeStretch
  • LilyPad 0.11.0
BIOS: USA 2.30, Has some issues with shadows in this game, they look out of place. Possibly can be fixed with pixel offsets, but values are unknown. Ryudo


Known Issues

Misaligned shadows

  • Status: Active
  • Type: Serious
  • Description: Shadows appear in front of an object instead of behind it in hardware mode.
  • Workaround: Use OpenGL hardware mode and enable Hardware Depth, or use software mode.

Missing grain effect

  • Status: Active
  • Type: Minor
  • Description: Grain filter is absent in hardware mode.
  • Workaround: Use OpenGL hardware mode and raise the blend setting until the filter appears. Setting it to High or Medium should work.

Public compatibility forum links