Team Silent was a development group within
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCET), responsible for the first four games in the
Silent Hill franchise by
Konami released from 1999 to 2004, with later titles developed by external Western companies such as
Climax Studios and
Double Helix Games. According to composer
Akira Yamaoka, Team Silent consisted of staff members that had failed at other projects and originally intended to leave the company before the first
Silent Hill game turned out to be a success. According to a
Silent Hill Homecoming artist, Team Silent was ultimately disbanded by Konami itself, because Konami wanted Western developers to make the games. KCET was merged into the parent company Konami in April 2005.