Silent Hill 2 Remake All Endings Guide

Silent Hill 2 Remake contains 8 Endings. 6 of these Endings are from the original game, and 2 are new Endings for the Remake. You will need all 6 original Endings for various trophies & achievements, but do not need the 2 new Endings.

Achieving the 6 original Endings unlocks the following Trophies & Achievements:

• Making Peace  – Reach the “Leave” ending.
• Vicious Circle  – Reach the “Maria” ending.
• Only Way Out  – Reach the “In Water” ending.
• Defy Even Death  – Reach the “Rebirth” ending.
• The Goodest Boi  – Reach the “Dog” ending.
• Tinfoil Hat  – Reach the “UFO” ending.
• Party Like It’s 2001  – See all classic endings (Leave, Maria, In Water, Rebirth, Dog).

Leave, Maria and In Water are regular endings that can be achieved on both New Game and New Game+. The ending you get is influenced by certain actions you do or don’t do as you play. The required actions are more or less the same as the requirements for the original game.

Rebirth, Dog and UFO are New Game+ endings that can only be achieved on New Game+. These require finding new items only available on New Game+ and using them in specific places to get the endings.

The 2 new Remake endings are currently unknown, but there are various new items in New Game+ that are tied to them, so they likely work the same way as the previous New Game+ endings. Once these are known, they will be updated (they are not needed for any trophies/achievements).

In order to minimize playthroughs, you can use manual saves to manipulate the ending you receive. The ending you get can be influenced right up until you reach the final boss room. As your completed endings are saved on an overall ‘profile save’ file and not to any specific ‘manual save’ file, you can complete an ending, reload a save and get another ending and have them both count towards your ending total for  Party Like It’s 2001. Because of this it is possible to get all endings in only 2 playthroughs.

Ending #1: Leave Ending

Leave Ending is one of the three regular endings you can get on New Game, and is the one you are likely to get naturally if playing normally. Below are the actions you can take to influence this ending:

• Keep your health high (don’t let your health sit in a red caution/danger state for extended periods of time)
• Inspect the Photo of Mary and Mary’s Letter in your inventory multiple times
• Do not inspect Angela’s Knife in your inventory
• Listen to the full conversation in the long hallway before the final boss fight

Ending #2: Maria Ending

Maria Ending is one of the three regular endings you can get on New Game, and is the hardest of the three to get. As the name implies, most of the actions that influence this are tied to Maria, and unlike the others can’t really be influenced right at the end of the game if you are trying to manipulate multiple endings. For this reason, it’s best to actively try for this ending. Below are the actions you can take to influence this ending:

• When in Brookhaven Hospital and the Labyrinth, check in on Maria regularly as you progress
• Do not let Maria take too much damage when she is with you
• Do not inspect Photo of Mary, Mary’s Letter or Angela’s Knife in your inventory
• Do not listen to the full conversation in the long hallway before the final boss fight

Ending #3: In Water Ending

In Water is one of the three regular endings you can get on New Game. Below are the actions you can take to influence this ending:

• Keep your health low (try to keep it in the red as much as possible)
• Inspect Angela’s Knife in your inventory multiple times
• Do not inspect Photo of Mary or Mary’s Letter
• Listen to the full conversation in the long hallway before the final boss fight

Ending #4: Rebirth Ending

Rebirth Ending is the true New Game+ ending that can only be gotten on New Game+. In order to get this ending, you must collect four items that only spawn on New Game+, then simply finish the game normally. As long as you have the four Rebirth items in your inventory, this ending will override any of the regular endings. The four items and their locations are:

• “Crimson Ceremony” – At the beginning of the game, in the graveyard where you meet Angela, there is a lone grave on the shore by a tree. In front of the grave will be this book.
• White Chrism – In South Vale (West). After going through Jack’s Inn, head into Baldwin Mansion entrance to find it on a table.
• Obsidian Goblet – Found inside the Silent Hill Historical Society. In the main room with the Pyramid Head painting, turn around and it will be in a wall crevice on the right.
• “Lost Memories” – Inside Lost & Found of Lakeside Hotel, replacing the Lost & Found Note that is here on New Game.

With all four items in your inventory, finish the game normally and you will get the Rebirth Ending over any regular ending. If you want to get multiple endings off one save, prior to picking this up it is recommended that you play through Lakeview Hotel up until you get the 3F Corridor Key and make a separate manual save. That way you can then pick it up for the Rebirth Ending, or leave it to get regular endings.

Ending #5: Dog Ending

Dog Ending is one of two joke endings that can only be gotten on New Game+. Unlike the original game, you do not need the 3 regular endings or Rebirth Ending in order to get this. For this ending, you will need to collect two key parts to create the Dog Key, then use it on the Observation Room door in Lakeview Hotel. This is right next to Room 312 where you normally go to play the video tape. This will immediately trigger the ending, so you don’t need to go through to the last boss. The two key part locations are:

• Broken Key Part (1) – In South Vale (East). Next to Big Jay’s Diner on Neely St. is The Pet Center. Head inside to find this in the back room.
• Broken Key Part (2) / Dog Key – In South Vale (West). Just after the Baldwin Mansion you’ll be on Katz Street. Next to the first house on the northern side is a gate with a bone on it. Go through the gate to find a second broken key part in the dog house. Combine both parts to get the Dog Key.

Ending #6: UFO Ending

UFO Ending is one of two joke endings that can only be gotten on New Game+. In order to get this, you must collect the Blue Gem in South Vale (East), then use it at four different locations (interact with it in your inventory). Doing so will make the Blue Gem glow brighter each time, and after the fourth location it will immediately trigger the ending. The locations are:

• Blue Gem – In South Vale (East). Directly next to The Pet Center (where you get the key part for Dog Ending) is the Jewellers. Smash the left window and grab the gem from an open jewelry box.
• Location 1 – In South Vale (East). On the roof of the Saul Street Apartments, there is graffiti of an eye on the back of a vent. While in front of it, interact with the Blue Gem and it will glow.
• Location 2 – In Rosewater Park, on the pier where you meet Maria. While here, interact with the Blue Gem and it will glow.
• Location 3 – As soon as you cross Toluca Lake with the boat, use the Blue Gem after getting off it.
• Location 4 – In Room 312 where you can play the video tape, use the Blue Gem one final time.

Ending #7 & #8: Remake Endings

There are two new endings exclusive to the Remake. It appears these can only be done in New Game+, as there are various new items not tied to the other endings that are found here. They may also require collecting all of the new Collectibles (Strange Photos and Glimpses of the Past) as part of the requirements. The exact requirements for each ending is currently unknown, but will be updated once known. The relevant item locations in New Game+ are as follows:

• Key of Sorrow – Found in a green car on Wiltse Rd. just after going through a metal gate at the beginning of the game. You need the chainsaw to break the windows as otherwise you don’t have a weapon at this point.
• Safe – There is a safe you can interact with in Pete’s Bowl-O-Rama in South Vale (East), currently it’s unknown what the code is. You can interact with it on both visits to this area.
• Small Chest – In the gazebo of the garden of Brookhaven Hospital. Requires a key to open.
• Safe – There is a safe that requires both a key and a code in the Manager’s Office of Lakeview Hotel (Otherworld). Currently the code is unknown. It’s believed the key is the Key of Sorrow from the beginning of the game. This is open on New Game and can’t be interacted with.

How to get all Endings in 2 Playthroughs

As completed Endings are tracked on an overall ‘profile save’ file, you don’t need to do full playthroughs for each Ending to count as completed. This means you can make manual saves towards the end of the game to allow you to get multiple endings in one playthrough by manipulating the ending.

On your first playthrough, you can only get the Maria, Leave, and In Water Endings. You will want to make a manual save at the final save point before the second last boss. You will know it is the final save point as it will have nine of the red squares instead of just one like all over save points. It is best to work towards the Maria Ending while playing, as this can’t easily be manipulated at the end of the game while the other two can. The important steps for working towards the Maria Ending are:

• When in Brookhaven Hospital and the Labyrinth, check in on Maria regularly as you progress
• Do not let Maria take too much damage when she is with you
• Do not inspect Photo of Mary, Mary’s Letter or Angela’s Knife in your inventory
• Do not listen to the full conversation in the long hallway before the final boss fight

Following these steps, you should get Maria Ending upon completing the game. Afterwards you can reload your manual save before the second last boss for Leave and In Water.

For Leave Ending, you should:

• Inspect the Photo of Mary and Mary’s Letter in your inventory multiple times
• Listen to the full conversation in the long hallway before the final boss fight

For In Water Ending, you should:

• Inspect Angela’s Knife in your inventory multiple times
• During the second last boss fight, stay on low health and keep this until the final boss
• Listen to the full conversation in the long hallway before the final boss fight

If you don’t get any of these endings doing this, don’t worry too much as you can try for them again during your New Game+ playthrough.

For the second playthrough on New Game+, collect all the relevant items for Rebirth, Dog and UFO Endings up until the final Rebirth Ending item in Lakeview Hotel (see Silent Hill 2 Remake New Game Plus Collectible Locations for all New Game+ items listed in order). Then progress through the hotel until you’re able to access Room 312, and make a manual save. At this point you can get the Dog and UFO Ending immediately, then grab “Lost Memories” for the Rebirth Ending. If you didn’t get any of three regular endings on your first playthrough, you can reload the save so you no longer have the last Rebirth item, then complete the game following the actions for the relevant ending again.