Silent Hill: Origins (2007)
The ROMANOV Archive examines the AK-style “Assault Rifle” in Silent Hill: Origins—a curious hybrid that borrows traits from the Norinco Type 56 (7.62×39 mm) and Type 84S (5.56 mm). The game shows a 30-round magazine but limits capacity to 18, labels it a “knock-off of an iron curtain rifle,” and places it—surreally—in a bookstore.
Set in an implied 1976, the presence of a civilian AK-type in small-town America is historically unlikely, which heightens Silent Hill’s disorienting vibe. Rather than defaulting to a period-plausible M16/AR-15, the design leans into foreign unease while subverting the usual “AK vs. AR” game trope by making the rifle one of the most powerful weapons in the series.