Silent Hill 2 Remake

Best Difficulty Settings and Differences Explained

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Silent Hill 2 Remake - Best Difficulty Settings and Differences Explained

The Silent Hill 2 Remake has difficulty settings for Puzzles and Combat. See what are the best Silent Hill 2 difficulty settings, the differences between all difficulties, and how to change difficulty settings in this guide!

Silent Hill 2 Remake Best Difficulty Settings

Standard Difficulty is the Best Difficulty

Combat and Puzzles

Standard combat and puzzle difficulty is the best difficulty setting to choose for the Silent Hill 2 Remake. The standard difficulty lets players experience a balanced gameplay between horror and the wonderful story of the game.

All Chapters Guide

Light Mode is for Beginners

Light combat and puzzle difficulty is for beginners or first-time players who want to experience a Silent Hill game for the first time, or for players who are starting out in the horror genre in general.

Hard Mode is for Experienced Veterans

Hard difficulty for combat and puzzles is for experienced veterans and hardcore fans of the game. This difficulty is only recommended if you want to have an awful, horrifying, and challenging experience.

Interface Preset Can Affect the Difficulty

Interface Presets can also affect the difficulty of the game especially the Retro option which will turn off all the tutorial, loading screen hints, ammo display, quick time event icons, etc.

Best New Game Plus Difficulty Settings

James Posing With the Chainsaw

Whichever puzzle difficulty you chose during your first playthrough of the Silent Hill 2 Remake is the best puzzle difficulty for new game plus since you are more familiar with all the safe codes, keypads, and combination locks for that difficulty.

For combat difficulty, light is the best if you are attempting to speedrun the game. With light combat difficulty, it will be easier for you to defeat enemies and bosses.

New Game Plus Guide: All Unlockables

Silent Hill 2 Remake Puzzle Difficulty Differences

Some Puzzle Solutions Vary with Difficulty

Difficulty Difference
Light All the puzzles and riddles can be solved easily since hints or clues are easier to find and understand.
Standard Puzzles are still fairly easy to solve, but hints are harder to understand.
Hard The puzzles and riddles are challenging to solve since hints are vague and confusing.

The answers to some puzzles, riddles, or code prompts are different for each difficulty setting. Fortunately, our guides have answers to light, standard, and hard puzzles in the Silent Hill 2 Remake, so check them out!

List of All Puzzles and Riddles

Silent Hill 2 Remake Combat Difficulty Differences

Enemies Will Deal More Damage at Higher Difficulties

Difficulty Difference
Light All enemies and bosses are easy to defeat and deal a low amount of damage.
Standard Enemies and Bosses deal a fair amount of damage.
Hard Enemies and Bosses are very challenging to beat. You'll need to watch their attack patterns more attentively.

As stated above, enemies and bosses will deal more damage at higher combat difficulties. Also, it will be harder for James to defeat them as you increase the combat difficulty.

List of All Monsters and Enemies

Can You Change Difficulty in Silent Hill 2 Remake?

Puzzle Difficulty Cannot be Changed

The puzzle difficulty cannot be changed while playing through the game. The puzzle difficulty can only be changed when starting a new game.

Combat Difficulty Can Be Changed

The combat difficulty can be changed anytime in the game settings when players find the combat to be too easy or too difficult.

Best Settings for PC and HDR

Silent Hill 2 Remake Related Guides

Silent Hill 2 Remake Tips and Tricks Partial

Beginner's Guide

All Tips and Tricks

Gameplay Guides
Fog Guide Combat Guide and Tips
Best Difficulty Settings Best Settings
How to Combine Items How to Stomp
All Save Point Locations All Map Locations
New Game Plus Guide: All Unlockables All Collectibles
Secrets and Easter Eggs How to Run
How to Open Locked Doors How to Reload
Health System Guide: How to Heal How to Destroy Windows
All Missables and Points of No Return How to Sneak
How to Save Ammo -
Trophy Guides
All Trophies and Achievements No Turning Back Now Trophy Guide
Let's NOT Party! Trophy Guide Pizza Location: Leftovers Trophy Guide
All Seems in Order Trophy Guide It's Bread Trophy Guide
All Glimpse of the Past Locations: Echoes Trophy Guide Inner Sanctum Trophy Guide: Where to Find His Room
Scourge of Toluca Lake Trophy Guide Speedrun Guide: How to Get Faster Than Fog
Obsolete Trophy Guide: Destroy What You Don’t Need Truly Special Trophy Guide: How to Reach Room 312
That Part of Me Trophy Guide Into the Abyss Guide: Long Staircase Location
FAQs
How Long to Beat Is There A Minimap?
Is Silent Hill 2 Remake Multiplayer? Can You Get Infinite Ammo?
Do Enemies Respawn? How to Fix Crashes, Stuttering, and Errors

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