Silent Hill: Townfall HDR: PC Setup and PS5 Support

PC: check Windows HDR before looking for a game toggle

Players have asked why Townfall has no dedicated HDR switch or calibration screen. Check the operating system first. Microsoft’s instructions require an HDR-capable display and HDR enabled for that display; these are system requirements, not a promise about how every game renders.

• Close Townfall and note your existing display settings.
• Open Windows Settings → System → Display. If several displays are connected, select the screen you use for the game.
• Open HDR and check the display capabilities, then turn on Use HDR. If the option is unavailable, follow Microsoft’s linked display troubleshooting before changing game files.
• Launch Townfall on that display. Compare a familiar scene and keep a record of your settings so you can restore them.

Gamma is not a peak-brightness calibration control

HDR Game Analysis reports a fixed 1,000-nit PC peak in its September test. It describes the available gamma adjustment as changing shadows in SDR and HDR, rather than providing separate peak-brightness or paper-white controls. That is a measured behaviour report, not a recommendation to set every monitor to 1,000 nits.

If the image looks wrong, record the display model, Windows HDR state, GPU and game version before comparing another setting. Avoid stacking several display changes: you will lose track of which one affected the result. We have not established a universal gamma value or a guaranteed washed-out-colour fix.

PS5: distinguish native HDR from Always On conversion

Open Settings → Screen and Video → Video Output → HDR. PlayStation explains that On When Supported leaves unsupported games in SDR, whereas Always On converts even SDR games and apps to HDR output. Use On When Supported when checking whether a title requests HDR; a signal badge alone under Always On cannot answer that question.

The independent test linked below covers PS5 Pro, not every console model or later patch. Performance and Quality are separate graphics-mode choices; changing their frame-rate target does not itself establish HDR support.

What this check can and cannot establish

Checked September 29, 2026. Game-specific findings come from an independent analysis with published capture measurements; Windows and PS5 setup instructions come from their platform support pages. This site has not performed its own HDR hardware tests. Community complaints establish the missing-toggle question, not the cause of every display problem. Recheck behaviour after a game update and include your version when reporting a different result.

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