Silent Hill 2 Remake Endings: How to Get Every One

Silent Hill 2 has never been a game that hands you the ending you want. Two people can finish the same story and walk away with completely different conclusions, and the Bloober Team remake keeps that idea alive while adding two endings the 2001 original never had. Getting all of the Silent Hill 2 remake endings takes a plan, and a few of them are easy to miss.

This guide covers all eight endings, what triggers each one, and what you need for New Game Plus. There are light spoilers for how things end, but nothing beyond a one line result for each, so you can read on without having the story spoiled. By the end you will know exactly how many playthroughs you need.

How many Silent Hill 2 remake endings are there?

There are eight Silent Hill 2 remake endings. Six come from the original game and two are new: Bliss and Stillness. Three can be earned on your first playthrough, and the other five need New Game Plus.

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Only three of the eight endings can be reached on a first playthrough, so most of them need a second run.

Dog and UFO are the joke endings, and they end the game early without the final boss. The other six are the more serious ones. The remake came out on PlayStation 5 and Windows on October 8, 2024, and reached Xbox Series X and S on November 21, 2025.

How does the ending system work?

The three first run endings are not a menu choice. The game tracks a hidden score based on how James treats himself, Mary, and Maria, and the highest total decides what you get. Your ending is locked in when you leave the long conversation with Mary in the corridor at Lakeview Hotel, right before the final boss.

Because you cannot see the score, guides sometimes disagree, and you can end up with a different ending than you aimed for. The most useful habit is to make a separate save before the final stretch at Lakeview Hotel, so you can reload and try again without replaying the whole game.

In short, the score leans on four things:

• How often you heal and how long James stays hurt.
• Whether you examine Mary's photo and letter or Angela's knife.
• Whether you check on Maria and protect her.
• Which choices you make during a few puzzles, like the coin cabinet.

How do you get the Leave, In Water, and Maria endings?

Each of the first run Silent Hill 2 remake endings comes down to a mix of habits, not a single choice. Think of Leave as James trying to move on, In Water as James giving up, and Maria as James clinging to someone new. Pick one before you start and stick to it.

Leave

Leave is the hopeful one, where James accepts what happened and leaves town. To steer toward it, heal quickly so James is rarely hurt for long, and examine Mary's photo and letter from your inventory now and then. Avoid going out of your way to visit Maria in the hospital or the Labyrinth.

Pick the Snake coin at the coin cabinet, and listen to the full conversation with Mary before moving on. In the first Pyramid Head fight, run instead of fighting back.

In Water

In Water is the darkest ending. It rewards a James who has stopped caring about his own survival. Heal as little as you can, keep James at low health for long stretches, and examine Angela's knife more than once. You should also pick the Man coin, listen to the whole conversation with Mary, and fight back hard in the first Pyramid Head encounter.

Like Leave, you should skip the optional Maria visits at the hospital and the Labyrinth. A few guides also suggest killing as many enemies as you can, including stomping downed ones.

Maria

Maria is usually the trickiest of the three because it asks you to actively care for her. Heal often, but do not examine Mary's photo or letter or Angela's knife. Visit Maria in the hospital and in the Labyrinth cell, and keep her from taking damage by not bumping into her or leaving her behind.

Pick the Woman coin, use the Ripe Apple and the Scarlet Egg door later in the game, and leave the conversation with Mary before it finishes. If Mary is the final boss, you are on the right track.

How does New Game Plus work for the remaining endings?

After you finish the game once, choose New Game Plus when you start a new save. The five extra endings all depend on special items or events that only appear in these later runs, and the game gives you no hints, so you have to plan your route.

Rebirth

Rebirth is the one where James tries to bring Mary back. Collect four items: the Crimson Ceremony book in the cemetery by the lakeshore, the White Chrism outside Baldwin Mansion, the Obsidian Goblet in the Historical Society, and the Lost Memories book in the Lost and Found at Lakeview Hotel. Then finish the game.

Dog

Find one Broken Key part in the back room of the Pet Center in East South Vale and the other in the doghouse on Katz Street. Combine them into the Dog Key and use it on the Observation Room door next to Room 312 at Lakeview Hotel. The ending triggers as soon as you enter.

UFO

Smash the window of the jewelry store near Big Jay's to get the Blue Gem. Then examine it from your key items at four spots: the Saul Street Apartments roof, the pier at Rosewater Park, the pier near Lakeview Hotel after you cross the lake, and finally Room 312. The last one ends the game.

How do you get the new Bliss and Stillness endings?

Bliss and Stillness are the two endings that did not exist in 2001. Both need New Game Plus, and both involve a chain of finds that is easy to miss on your first try.

Bliss

Take the bloody note near the end of Nathan Avenue, which gives you the code 1887. Use it to open the safe at Pete's Bowl-O-Rama and take the Rusted Key. Then grab the Small Chest from the Brookhaven Hospital garden gazebo and combine it with the key to make White Claudia.

Go to Room 312 at Lakeview Hotel, drink the White Claudia, and then start the video tape. The ending triggers right there. Make a save first, since this skips the final boss and is easy to trigger by accident.

Stillness

Stillness has the strictest requirement: you must already have the In Water ending on a previous save. Grab the chainsaw you receive at the start of New Game Plus, then use it to smash the rear window of the green car on Wiltse Road and take the Key of Sorrow.

Later, open the safe in the Manager's Office at Lakeview Hotel with that key and the code 314, then examine the Toluca Postcard inside. Finish the rest of the game and the Stillness ending plays out. It is a variation on In Water that gives James one more moment with Mary.

What is the fastest way to see every ending?

You need at least two playthroughs, and the smartest plan uses saves to cover all five New Game Plus endings in a single run. On your first playthrough, aim for In Water, since Stillness needs it. Then use this order in New Game Plus.

1. Collect everything. On your New Game Plus run, pick up the Dog Key parts, the Blue Gem, White Claudia, the four Rebirth items, and the Toluca Postcard.
2. Save at Lakeview Hotel. Make a save at the hotel reception after the music box puzzle and before you head upstairs.
3. Reload for each ending. Use that save to trigger Dog, then UFO, then Bliss in turn, reloading between each.
4. Finish the story twice. Reload once more to complete the game for Rebirth, and once more for Stillness.

You need at least two playthroughs, and the smartest plan uses saves to cover all five New Game Plus endings in a single run.

Doing it this way means you only replay the early game once, and you can try the first run endings with separate saves before the final stretch. If you miss something, you will usually need to start another New Game Plus run.

What should you play or wear while you chase every ending?

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Seeing every Silent Hill 2 remake ending takes two runs and a plan

Aim for In Water on your first playthrough, save before the final stretch, and then use New Game Plus to chase the other five. Do that and you will see all eight endings without wasting hours.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many endings does the Silent Hill 2 remake have?

The remake has eight endings. Six come from the original game, which are Leave, In Water, Maria, Rebirth, Dog, and UFO. Two are new, Bliss and Stillness.

Which Silent Hill 2 remake endings need New Game Plus?

Rebirth, Dog, UFO, Bliss, and Stillness all need New Game Plus. Leave, In Water, and Maria can be earned on your first playthrough. You choose New Game Plus when you start a new save after finishing the game once.

Which Silent Hill 2 remake ending is the best one?

Leave is generally considered the hopeful ending, where James moves on and leaves town. Bliss is also a gentler new ending, though it is a different kind of resolution. It comes down to the story you want to see.

Do you need to get In Water before Stillness?

Yes. Stillness needs you to have the In Water ending on a previous save, so plan your first playthrough around it. You also need the chainsaw from the start of New Game Plus and the Key of Sorrow to open the safe.

Can you miss the Silent Hill 2 remake endings by accident?

Yes, because the first run endings use a hidden score and the New Game Plus ones need specific items. The easiest way to avoid trouble is to make a separate save before the final stretch at Lakeview Hotel and before you use the Blue Gem, White Claudia, or Dog Key.

What platforms is the Silent Hill 2 remake on?

It launched on PlayStation 5 and Windows on October 8, 2024, and came to Xbox Series X and S on November 21, 2025. Bloober Team developed it and Konami published it. The original game came out in 2001.

Is the Silent Hill 2 remake worth replaying for all the endings?

If you enjoyed the story, yes. The first run endings change the mood of the whole experience, and the New Game Plus endings add new puzzles and a couple of surprises. Dog and UFO are short and funny, so they are quick to finish once you have the items.

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