This is the first Silent Hill main entry developed by a non-Japanese developer.
This is the first main entry Silent Hill game where the player can fight with their fists. It's also the first to feature button pressing sequences or quick time events to break out of certain enemy attacks.
At the start of the game, if Travis remains by his truck instead of heading to Silent Hill, after the music ends, a few seconds later a voice will say Grady's name.
Even though it is very short, if you play Silent Hill Homecoming, you can see what happened to Travis at the end of this game. Travis doesn't tell anybody about what happened in Silent Hill and continues driving trucks, alone. Occasionally he would pick up hitch hikers and warn them of the dangers of walking alone in those parts.
Silent Hill: Origins is the first main entry to be released on a handheld namely the PSP.