Horror Adventure

Horror Adventure (ホラーアドベンチャー) is the genre used for the Silent Hill franchise in Japan. Unique variations of the genre have also been used to promote certain titles.

History
In Japan, it is not uncommon for new games to generate buzz by having their own exclusive genre. This is noted with genres such as "Survival Horror" (coined by Resident Evil) and "Panic Horror Action" (coined by Dino Crisis). While not originally coined by Silent Hill, the series adopted the "Horror Adventure" genre. When Silent Hill 2 was being promoted, it implemented the tagline "THE MASTER OF HORROR ADVENTURE". Its usage extended into its later Restless Dreams release.

After the series production had moved outside of Japan, the Japanese releases of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the Silent Hill HD Collection, and Silent Hill: Downpour continued to use the genre.

Variations
The genre has evolved to cover separate titles within the franchise over time. There is a list of the following below:
 * Horror Adventure (ホラーアドベンチャー)
 * Silent Hill
 * Silent Hill 2
 * Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
 * Silent Hill 3
 * Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
 * Silent Hill HD Collection
 * Silent Hill: Downpour


 * Horror Action (ホラーアクション)
 * Silent Hill: Origins


 * Horror Action RPG (ホラーアクションRPG)
 * Silent Hill: Book of Memories

Unrelated

 * Arcade Game (アーケードゲーム)
 * Silent Hill: The Arcade