Endings
This guide covers the complete requirements for each ending featured in Silent Hill 2 Remake (2024). The game includes all six classic endings and adds two brand-new ones, Bliss and Stillness, for a total of eight endings.
For the original Silent Hill 2 endings, please go to this page.
Main Endings
For your first playthrough you can get one of the three main endings – Leave, Maria and In Water. Keep in mind that the three main endings are not achieved through a black and white checklist, but rather a series of actions that will increase the outcome of receiving each specific ending and decrease the likelihood of getting the other two, the same as in the original game. To make sure you get the ending you want, be careful and only take actions that lead to that specific ending. Avoid doing things that might lead to other endings, if possible.
Requirements
Exact requirements for the three main endings were found by Death is Coming and are described in their Silent Hill 2 Endings guide.
The game uses a point system that will either add or subtract to one of the three main endings. At the start of the game the ending values are the same as in the original Silent Hill 2:
- Leave = 5
- Maria = 3
- In Water = 2
Below are all the actions that contribute to the main endings' points. As you can see, some of the actions can contribute to both Leave and In Water endings at once:
- Examining Mary's letter and/or her photo in the inventory 3 times or more:
- Leave and In Water +1
- Healing James in excess of 600 points (for reference, James's max HP is 100 on hard and 200 on standard, while one health drink heals 30HP on hard):
- Leave +1
- Letting James' health stay low (with a cross symbol) for at least 100 seconds:
- In Water +1
- Killing few or a lot of enemies:
- Less than 150 – Leave +1
- More than 350 – In Water +1
- Stomping more than 30 dead enemies:
- In Water +1
- Choosing the coin at the end of the coin cabinet puzzle:
- Man – In Water +1
- Woman – Maria +1
- Snake – Leave +1
- Examining Angela's knife in the inventory 2 more times:
- In Water +1
- Choosing to attack Pyramid Head in the first boss fight or not. The fight is timed and will last 3 minutes even if you don't attack him (1 minute for the first phase and two minutes for the second phase when he becomes faster and more aggressive):
- No fighting – Leave +1
- Fighting – In Water+1
- Fighting but doing too little damage – No Change
- Going in the wrong direction after meeting Maria prompting her to make a comment on that. If you do it 7 or more times, it will subtract a point from the Leave and In Water endings.
- Not protecting Maria enough from enemies and letting her receive more than 50 points of damage:
- Maria -1
- Interacting with Maria on 4 occasions in West South Vale adding a point to the Maria ending:
- Letting Maria enter the Auto Shop Garage
- Responding to Maria's question about the dress at the motel's room
- Passing through the Locked Gate at Jacks Inn (required to progress)
- Talking to Maria in front of the Baldwin Mansion
- Interacting with all objects at Heaven's Night: 4 posters, a sexy nurse outfit, a bottle of whiskey and a lost and found bin:
- Maria +1
- Checking on Maria in the hospital room 4 times. The first three times you can do this before obtaining the first patient bracelet, Maria will turn away and stop reacting. You can interact with Maria one last time after getting that bracelet, but before getting the Rooftop Key – you will get a cutscene with Maria thanking James. Inspecting the empty room with Maria missing after you solve the puzzle at the Director's Office does not contribute to the ending:
- Maria +1
- Reading the message above the jukebox at Neely's Bar in the Otherworld Town after leaving the hospital:
- In Water +1
- Choosing the innocent person for the prison's gallows puzzle. The puzzle has two possible correct answers while some of the poems represent James, Eddie and Angela:
- Eddie's or Angela's representation – Leave and In Water +1
- James' representation – Maria +1
- Returning to Maria's room in the Labyrinth after completing each area and re-enter the room after her death:
- Maria +1
- Choosing which of the two apples to place on the table for the mirror puzzle at the hotel:
- Rotten – Leave and In Water +1
- Ripe – Maria +1
- Killing all three weakened and defenseless monsters on the first floor of the Otherworld Hotel: a lying figure, a mannequin and a bubble-head nurse:
- In Water+1
- After the battle with the two Pyramid Heads, choosing which door you go through:
- Rust-Colored Egg – Leave and In Water +1
- Scarlet Egg – Maria +1
- Listening to the entire Mary's monologue in the long hallway before the final boss (until she stops crying):
- Leave and In Water +1
Finally, when you get one of the three main endings that increases the chances of getting one of the other two during you next playthrough as you get one more point for each. For example, if you already got the Leave and Maria endings on your save file, you get two extra points towards the In Water ending at the end of the game.
Leave Ending
To receive this ending, James must act as if he wants to survive and complete his journey while not showing too much focus or attention on Maria. This is the most likely ending you will achieve by playing the game normally, especially on your first playthrough.
Do:
- Examine Mary's letter and/or her photo in the inventory 3 times or more
- Recover your health as soon as it drops to red
- Heal yourself excessively
- Kill less than 150 enemies
- Choose the Snake (symbolizing Mary's disease) to blame at the end of the coin cabinet puzzle
- Do not attack Pyramid Head in the first boss fight
- In the gallows puzzle, choose the poem representing Eddie or Angela
- Choose the rotten apple (symbolizing Mary) for the mirror puzzle at the hotel
- After the battle with the two Pyramid Heads, choose the door with the rust-colored egg (symbolizing Mary) to go through
- Listen to the entire Mary's monologue in the long hallway before the final boss
Avoid other endings:
- Do not examine Angela's knife in the inventory
- Do not go in the wrong directions after meeting Maria prompting her to make multiple comments (7 or more) on that
- Allow Maria to take damage from monsters
- Do not interact with Maria in West South Vale or inspect objects at Heaven's Night
- Do not check on Maria in the hospital room
- Do not read the message above the jukebox at Neely's Bar in the Otherworld Town after leaving the hospital
- Do not return to Maria's room in the Labyrinth
- Do not kill the weakened and defenseless monsters on the first floor of the Otherworld Hotel
Maria Ending
You will receive this ending if James shows a lot of attention towards Maria, thus developing a bond with her instead of holding onto Mary's memory.
Do:
- Choose the Woman (symbolizing Mary) to blame at the end of the coin cabinet puzzle
- Protect Maria from monsters and do not allow her to take much damage
- Interact with Maria on 4 occasions in West South Vale:
- Let Maria enter the Auto Shop Garage
- Respond to Maria's question about the dress at the motel's room
- Pass through the Locked Gate at Jacks Inn (required to progress)
- Talk to Maria in front of the Baldwin Mansion
- Interact with all objects at Heaven's Night: 4 posters, a sexy nurse outfit, a bottle of whiskey and a lost and found bin
- Check on Maria in the hospital room 4 times. The first three times you can do this before obtaining the first patient bracelet, Maria will turn away and stop reacting. You can interact with Maria one last time after getting that bracelet, but before getting the Rooftop Key – you will get a cutscene with Maria thanking James
- In the gallows puzzle, choose the poem representing James
- Return to Maria's room in the Labyrinth after completing each area and re-enter the room after her death
- Choose the ripe apple (symbolizing Maria) for the mirror puzzle at the hotel
- After the battle with the two Pyramid Heads, choose the door with the scarlet egg (symbolizing Maria) to go through
Avoid other endings:
- Do not examine Mary's letter and/or her photo in the inventory
- Recover James' health quickly, but do not heal him excessively
- Kill between 150 and 350 enemies
- Do not examine Angela's knife in the inventory
- Attack Pyramid Head in the first boss fight, but do not do much damage to him
- Go in the wrong directions after meeting Maria prompting her to make multiple comments (7 or more) on that
- Do not read the message above the jukebox at Neely's Bar in the Otherworld Town after leaving the hospital
- Do not kill the weakened and defenseless monsters on the first floor of the Otherworld Hotel
- Do not listen to the entire Mary's monologue in the long hallway before the final boss and go through the end door as soon as you get to it
In Water Ending
To receive this ending, James must act in a suicidal or reckless manner while also keeping a strong attachment to Mary.
Do:
- Examine Mary's letter and/or her photo in the inventory 3 times or more
- Let James' health stay low (with a cross symbol) for at least 100 seconds and do not recover your health too much
- Kill more than 350 enemies
- Stomp more than 30 dead enemies
- Choose the Man (symbolizing James) to blame at the end of the coin cabinet puzzle
- Examine Angela's knife in the inventory 2 more times
- Attack Pyramid Head in the first boss fight doing enough damage to him
- Read the message above the jukebox at Neely's Bar in the Otherworld Town after leaving the hospital
- In the gallows puzzle, choose the poem representing Eddie or Angela
- Choose the rotten apple (symbolizing Mary) for the mirror puzzle at the hotel
- Kill all three weakened and defenseless monsters on the first floor of the Otherworld Hotel
- After the battle with the two Pyramid Heads, choose the door with the rust-colored egg (symbolizing Mary) to go through
- Listen to the entire Mary's monologue in the long hallway before the final boss
Avoid other endings:
- Do not go in the wrong directions after meeting Maria prompting her to make multiple comments (7 or more) on that
- Allow Maria to take damage from monsters
- Do not interact with Maria in West South Vale or inspect objects at Heaven's Night
- Do not check on Maria in the hospital room
- Do not return to Maria's room in the Labyrinth
New Game+ Endings
There are five additional endings that you can get in the New Game+ mode. Note that to get the "Stillness" ending, you must obtain the In Water ending during one of your previous playthroughs first.
Rebirth Ending
In a New Game+, collect four ceremonial items that are needed for the crimson ceremony that purportedly allows the resurrection of the dead:
Once all four items have been collected, complete the game normally by defeating the final boss and you will receive this ending.
Stillness Ending
One of the two new endings exclusive to the Remake.
First, you must complete the game the "In Water" ending as this ending is a sort of its expansion. Then in a New Game+, you will need to obtain the Key of Sorrow as well as learn a 3-digit code to unlock a safe in the Otherworld Hotel. The code is spread across three notes found throughout the game, but reading them is not necessary to open the safe.
Toluca Postcard. There is a locked safe that requires both a key and a code in the corner of Manager’s Office in the Otherworld Hotel (the safe is present in normal game too, but it is open and empty then). Use the Key of Sorrow for the key lock, and input the code 314 (right to 3, left to 1, right to 4) for the combination lock. Inside you will find the Toluca Postcard. |
With the Toluca Postcard in your inventory, complete the game normally by defeating the final boss and you will receive the Stillness ending.
Note: If you also collect all four items needed for the Rebirth ending, the Toluca Postcard will trump them and you will get the "Stillness" ending.
Bliss Ending
One of the two new endings exclusive to the Remake.
In a New Game+, you will need to collect a bottle of certain liquid and drink it in Room 312 at Lakeview Hotel. To get the item, you must do the following:
Rusted Key / Cryptic Letter. In Pete's Bowl-O-Rama, there's a safe that becomes available during New Game+. The code for the safe is 1887, which you can learn from the memo by the corpse at the west end of Nathan Ave. Inside the safe, you will find a key to use later in the game and a letter hinting at the location of the secret item. |
 White Claudia. Combine the Small Chest with the Rusted Key in your inventory, and you will receive the White Claudia, a special drug first mentioned in the original Silent Hill that promises to make everything right. |
With the White Claudia, go to the Hotel Room 312 and use it there. Then play the Video Tape as in normal game, and you will get this ending immediately.
Dog Ending
Dog Ending is one of the two joke endings also featured in the original game.
In a New Game+, find two parts of a particularly shaped key:
 Dog Key. Combine the two broken key parts to get the Dog Key. |
With the Dog Key, proceed through the game and use it on the Observation Room door on the third floor of Lakeview Hotel (right next to Room 312). This will immediately give you this ending.
Original unpatched version of the game (v1.0.0) has a longer, uncut version of the Dog ending.
UFO Ending
UFO Ending is one of the two joke endings also featured in the original game.
In a New Game+, find a certain blue stone:
Now, you must use it at four specific locations, which will be hinted at with a spacey sound. Examine the Blue Gem in your inventory at the spots. Doing so will make the Blue Gem glow brighter each time and after the fourth time you will immediately get this ending. The four locations are:
 Use the Blue Gem for the final time in Room 312; you will immediately get this ending. |
How to Get All Extra Endings In One Playthrough
You can collect all extra items and receive all additional endings in one playthrough, granted that you previously received the "In Water" ending. In New Game+, save the game at the reception after you solve the music box puzzle and get the 3F Corridor Key at Lakeview Hotel. Then you can get all five additional endings in the following order if you collected all extra items:
- Unlock the Observation Room using the Dog Key to receive the "Dog" ending.
- Reload the save at the reception. Go to Room 312 and use the Blue Gem to receive the "UFO" ending.
- Reload the save at the reception. Go to Room 312, use White Claudia and insert the Video Tape to receive the "Bliss" ending.
- Reload the save at the reception. Go to Room 312 and insert the Video Tape. Proceed through the ruined hotel and fight the final boss to receive the "Rebirth" ending.
- Reload the save at the reception. Go to Room 312 and insert the Video Tape. Proceed through the ruined hotel, collect the Toluca Postcard from the safe in the Manager's Office and fight the final boss to receive the "Stillness" ending.
You can use the following maps for easy reference on where to collect and use the extra items:
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Extra Memos
During New Game+ you can find extra notes that provide hints for different game endings.
Leave Ending |
Location: One of the books in Andy's Bookstore at Katz St. Searching for Another Conclusion Vol. I: The Road to Tomorrow It’s better to prevent than to cure, as the old maxim tells us. Taking care of yourself and maintaining a healthy outlook can be a challenge in these fast, modern times. The key is to not beat yourself up over past mistakes and avoid those who would do you harm. Sometimes, it is better to avoid confrontation instead of engaging in pointless conflict. Try to stay clear of toxic relationships and focus instead on your friends and loved ones. Keep your eyes on the prize and focus on what really matters. Can it be that simple? Yes! Look to the future - it might be brighter than you think. |
Maria Ending |
Location: One of the books in Andy's Bookstore at Katz St. Searching for Another Conclusion Vol. II: Getting the Girl Do you love her? Do you really love her? In sickness and in health? Words are simple enough, but actions speak the loudest. Would you protect her? Fight for her? Put her above any other? Remember, now she is the one. Leave the past behind and forget about old relationships that ended in tears. Be true to your heart and with luck, things will work out in the end. |
In Water Ending |
Location: One of the books in Andy's Bookstore at Katz St. Searching for Another Conclusion Vol. Ill: Choosing Death When life is filled with nothing but despair, some people choose to end it all. I once chose that path for myself as well. I embraced it. It felt right. Like the only choice I could possibly make. After I made my decision, it became the only thing binding me to this world. I became reckless. I did stupid, dangerous things. I pushed away even those who cared about me. After all, why would it matter anymore? |
Rebirth Ending |
Dog Ending |
Location: A flyer at the counter in the Big Jay’s diner. Your New Best Friend In the end, only a four-legged friend can truly help you make sense of things. REVIEW the best stores for doggie accessories! (p.4) |
UFO Ending |
Location: A magazine on the couch in the Groovy Music store. OUT OF THIS WORLD MAGAZINE Special Issue * Alien device found in local STORE! |
