Alex begins a search for his brother between his hometown and the fog-covered supernatural town of Silent Hill. Players take the role of Alex Shepherd, a Special Forces soldier returning to his hometown of Shepherd’s Glen after a brief tour of duty overseas - only to find his father and younger brother Josh missing, and his mother in a coma. The PC version of Homecoming was released in November 2008 as a Steam-exclusive title in North America, with a retail version released three months later in Europe. It was developed by Double Helix for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Homecoming is the second Silent Hill game to be produced by a Western developer for home console the first being Silent Hill: 0rigins for the Sony PSP. It was officially announced on Jand was released in September 2008. Silent Hill: Homecoming is the sixth installment of Konami's popular survival horror series.