 Silent Hill : Origins , known as Silent Hill : Zero ( Japanese : サイレントヒル ゼロ , Hepburn : Sairentohiru Zero ) in Japan , is a survival horror video game for the PlayStation Portable developed by Climax Studios . It was published by Konami Digital Entertainment worldwide in late 2007 , beginning in early November with the United Kingdom . A port for the PlayStation 2 was released worldwide in early 2008 , beginning in March with North America , and it is available on the PlayStation Network in Europe . The fifth installment in the Silent Hill series , Origins is a prequel to the first game ( 1999 ) . Set in the series ' eponymous , fictional American town , Origins follows trucker Travis Grady as he searches for information about a girl whom he rescued from a fire . Along the way , he unlocks his repressed childhood memories . Gameplay uses a third @-@ person perspective , and emphasizes combat , exploration , and puzzle @-@ solving , similar to the previous installments . 
