Silent Hill 2 (2024): Walkthrough & Boss Guide

This is a condensed overview of the Silent Hill 2 remake's story with notes on its main boss fights. It is not a full walkthrough: puzzle solutions, keys and item locations are not covered. The plot follows Wikipedia; boss locations follow Critical Hits' boss guide and other guides, which do not agree on every detail. The game has several endings that depend on player behaviour, so spoilers follow.

James Sunderland arrives in Silent Hill after a letter from his wife Mary, who died three years earlier. He meets Angela, who warns him about the town, and is stalked by Pyramid Head, an indestructible monster. Critical Hits places the first Pyramid Head encounter at Blue Creek Apartments (Otherworld), where the aim is to survive by dodging rather than to fight; other guides place the first encounter at Wood Side Apartments, so treat the exact building as uncertain. Ammo and health are limited, and melee weapons include a plank and a steel pipe.

At Toluca Lake James meets Maria, who resembles Mary. Maria follows Laura to the hospital, falls ill and is killed by Pyramid Head. Critical Hits places the Flesh Lip fight in Brookhaven Hospital: it attacks from the ceiling, so shoot its hand to bring it down and then use melee; the second phase is faster but can be beaten with well-timed dodges.

James goes through a prison, where he rescues Angela from a monster representing her abusive father. In a labyrinth he finds Maria alive behind bars, but when he returns she is dead. Critical Hits places the Abstract Daddy fight at the start of the Labyrinth area. Eddie, a bullied and paranoid man who has been killing people who mocked him, attacks James, who kills him in self-defence; Critical Hits places that fight in the Labyrinth area and describes two phases, with fog in the second, and other guides describe a meat locker setting.

At the hotel, Laura gives James a letter from Mary. James watches a videotape and realizes he smothered Mary himself. Angela climbs a burning staircase to her death. Two Pyramid Heads execute Maria and then die by suicide once James no longer needs them. On the rooftop, James fights a monstrous version of Mary or Maria. Wikipedia lists the endings Leave, Maria, In Water, Stillness, Bliss and Rebirth, plus the joke endings Dog and UFO; which you get depends on factors such as health item use, treatment of Laura and time spent in certain areas.