Silent Hill 2 Remake Collectible Guide - 100% Walkthrough

Silent Hill 2 Remake contains 120 Collectible Locations (68 Memos, 26 Strange Photos, 26 Glimpses of the Past). This 100% walkthrough guide is updated for the 2024 PS5/PC Remake and also includes all Key Items and Puzzle Solutions to make it easier to follow. All Trophies & Achievements are included here too.

Finding all Collectibles unlocks the following Trophies & Achievements:

• Archivist  – Collect all memos in a single playthrough.
• Pieces Unarranged  – Collect all the Strange Photos in a single playthrough.
• Echoes  – Witness all glimpses of the past in a single playthrough.

The game consists of 14 areas, these function as different chapters. Once you leave an area you can’t go back. All Collectibles must be obtained in a single playthrough to unlock the trophies/achievements! Everything is missable, there is no Chapter Select and no Free-Roam after the story. Collectible progress does not transfer to New Game Plus. The game features 10 manual save slots, it’s recommended to save in a different slot whenever you reach a save point. If you missed something you can reload the nearest save and replay from there.

Compared to the original SILENT HILL 2 game, the Collectibles are much different in the Remake. Strange Photos & Glimpses from the Past are entirely new additions. Memos are found at different locations. The areas have changed a bit too.

Memos are text notes that can be picked up and will get placed in the inventory (there are many other notes which can be read but don’t go in the inventory, those don’t count as Memos). Strange Photos are very small photographs that must be picked up. Glimpses from the Past are interactable walls and other objects.

You can view already collected Memos & Strange Photos from the inventory menu. These also get highlighted in High Contrast Mode which can be activated from the Graphics Settings Menu. It makes them much easier to see, especially in dark areas. Since accessibility settings don’t disable any trophies feel free to make use of this for an easier time.

Glimpses from the Past can’t be tracked anywhere and don’t get marked in High Contrast Mode, hence they are the hardest to locate.

This guide is intended for the “Light” or “Standard” Puzzle Difficulty, the solutions for both difficulties will be mentioned. Combat difficulty does not matter, all Trophies can be done on “Light” difficulty. So for the easiest experience set both Combat and Puzzle difficulty to “Light” (Easy).

Important: The trophy “Archivist” for all Memos is only obtainable in New Game (NOT in New Game+). This is because the Memo “Lost & Found Note” from Lakeview Hotel doesn’t spawn in New Game+ but is mandatory for the trophy.

All Areas (Chapters)

1. South Vale (East)
2. Wood Side Apartments
3. Blue Creek Apartments
4. South Vale (West)
5. Brookhaven Hospital
6. Brookhaven Hospital (Otherworld)
7. South Vale (Otherworld)
8. South Vale (West Revisited)
9. Silent Hill Historical Society
10. Toluca Prison
11. Labyrinth
12. Toluca Lake
13. Lakeview Hotel
14. Lakeview Hotel (Otherworld)
15. New Game Plus