Room 205 Vanity Mirror Puzzle (Hotel)
On this page, you will find the complete solution to the Lakeview Hotel vanity mirror puzzle in Silent Hill 2 Remake (2024) on all difficulty levels (light, standard, hard).
After solving the Reading Room bookshelf puzzle, you will access Room 205 where you find a locked briefcase and a vanity mirror with a broken light bulb. You must learn the code phrase hidden within the vanity mirror to open the briefcase. Here's how you do it.
Contents
Collecting the Items
You need to replace the broken light bulb to reveal the message hidden within the vanity mirror. For the replacement, you need to find specific items first:
Note: All items are skippable, as the message will remain the same for each difficulty. You can proceed to enter the message to open the suitcase.
 Collect the Boltcutters from a shelf in the 3F Utility Room. |
 Go onto the balcony of Room 217 and shoot the cracked skylight glass under the red book (on light difficulty, it will drop itself when you enter the balcony). |
 Return to the Lake Shore restaurant on the first floor and check the fallen book to find the Can Opener inside. |
 Collect the Light Bulb from the fish statue in the gated garden area (use the Boltcutters to get in). |
 Collect the Paint Can from Room 318 after the fight with Mandarin in the Conference Room. |
 Combine the Can Opener and the Paint Can to open the can. |
 Combine the Open Paint Can and the Light Bulb to get a Red Light Bulb. |
Solution
Remove the broken light bulb from the vanity mirror and insert the Red Light Bulb to reveal the hidden message. The message is different on different riddle difficulties:
Light: DARK WISH
Standard: DEED DONE
Hard: LOVE LUST
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Enter the code phrase to open the briefcase.
Inside you will find the Employee Elevator Key.