Silent Hill 2 remake walkthrough
Here’s our Silent Hill 2 walkthrough to help you with the nightmarish journey that James Sunderland is embarking on.
UPDATE 18/10/24: We've updated this page with more Silent Hill 2 puzzle guides, as well as more guides to assist you with unlocking alernative endings. We've also added a handy YouTube playlist from IGN that provides video solutions to all of Silent Hill 2's puzzles.
Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 invites you into the town of Silent Hill all over again, twenty years later. A troubled James Sunderland is searching for his deceased wife, with the hope that she might be out there — alive — after receiving a letter from her encouraging him to come here. Now, anyone in their right mind would be questioning how James’ deceased wife could write a letter from beyond the grave, but James is clearly not in his right mind.
This is where your journey begins in Silent Hill 2, and there’s a hell of a lot in store for you, whether you’re a newcomer to Silent Hill or a longtime fan of the series. Without further ado, here’s our Silent Hill 2 walkthrough to help you out with the nightmare you’ll soon be experiencing.
Silent Hill 2 Walkthrough
Below, there are links to walkthroughs of each ‘chapter’ of the Silent Hill 2 remake. By following the below walkthrough, you’ll wind up with one of the three original endings to the game, and will then be able to play the game in New Game Plus, where you can experience additional, alternative endings for the game.
We’ve provided hints on pivotal moments that’ll influence your ending in these guides, but if this is your first time playing, I highly recommend playing as you would normally and seeing what you end up with!
The below guides also contain notes on where to find items exclusive to New Game Plus. We've labeled these as such to avoid any confusion if this is your first run of the game.
- East South Vale guide
- Wood Side Apartments guide
- Blue Creek Apartments guide
- Rosewater Park and West South Vale guide
- Brookhaven Hospital guide
- Otherworld Hospital guide
- Dark South Vale guide
- Toluca Prison guide
- Labyrinth guide
- Lake View Hotel guide
- Otherworld Hotel guide
Silent Hill 2 endings guides
Silent Hill 2 has three original endings, but New Game Plus possesses even more endings for you to seek out, and some of them are super fun! The remake also has two new endings to discover that have been added by Bloober Team.
The below guides will walk you through how to achieve each ending, and what you need for them.
- New Game Plus guide
- Endings guide
Rebirth ending - Where to find all Rebirth items
- Dog ending - Where to find the Dog Key
- UFO ending - Where to find and use the Blue Gem
- Stillness ending - Where to use the Key of Sorrow
Silent Hill 2 puzzle and collectible guides
Silent Hill 2 is known for its puzzles and riddles. Below, we’ve provided guides on some of the lengthier and more brain-wracking puzzles found throughout the game.
These include solutions for Easy, Standard, and Hard puzzle difficulties.
- East South Vale - Grand Market Keypad code
- East South Vale - Neely's Bar Jukebox puzzle solution
- Wood Side Apartments - Coin Cabinet answers
- Wood Side Apartments - Room 206 safe code
- Blue Creek Apartments - Moth Room puzzle solution
- Blue Creek Apartments - Clock Room puzzle solution
- West South Vale - Jack's Inn Motel safe code
- Brookhaven Hospital - Nurse's Station Keypad code
- Brookhaven Hospital - X-Ray Viewer puzzle solution and D1 door code
- Brookhaven Hospital - Director's Office bracelets puzzle solution
- Brookhaven Hospital - Director's Office safe code
- Otherworld Hospital - Trick or Treat elevator quiz answers
- Historical Society - Bug Room keypad code
- Lake View Hotel - Music Box puzzle solution
- Lake View Hotel - Reading Room bookshelf puzzle solution
- Lake View Hotel - Vanity Mirror puzzle solution and suitcase code
We'll be updating this page with more guides to Silent Hill 2's endings, puzzles, and collectibles as we learn more. For more on how to solve all of the game's puzzles, check out this YouTube playlist of Silent Hill 2 puzzle solutions.
For more on Silent Hill, take a look at Silent Hill: Townfall, and The Short Message, as well as our spoiler-free review of the Silent Hill 2 remake.