To progress, the player must investigate frightening events and solve cryptic puzzles. The only actions the player can use are walking and zooming. Available areas to explore in the home consist of an L-shaped corridor with two rooms adjacent to it: a bathroom, and a staircase which leads to the room in which the player starts a loop, or a continuous reincarnation of the corridor. uses a first-person perspective, which centers on an unknown protagonist, controlled by the player, who awakens in a haunted suburban house and experiences supernatural occurrences. Unlike the third-person perspective in Silent Hill games, P.T. Her design has drawn comparisons to the yūrei and ubume in Japanese folklore. Unlike in the Silent Hill games, the player character has no means of defense against the hostile ghost Lisa (pictured).
