New Game Plus is a feature most games are expected to have these days.

The original Silent Hill 2 had a New Game Plus mode, and the Remake is no different.

How Do You Unlock New Game Plus?

The main menu showing James' hotel room in Silent Hill 2 remake, and James looking at a chainsaw in Silent hill 2 remake, left to right.

This is a nice and simple process.

As soon as you finish the game for the first time, you will unlock New Game Plus.

Starting New Game Plus is a simple process.

Silent Hill 2. Key art that shows up in the PS5 menu.

In the original game,New Game Plus was signified by the New Game button turning yellow.

You did not explicitly choose to enter New Game Plus.

What Changes In New Game Plus?

The changed main menu of Silent Hill 2 Remake after beating the game for the first time.

This is pretty much it, though the game is suitably vague on what you actually get.

These require additional items to unlock which can only be found in a New Game Plus file.

There is also a single new weapon, one that is just silly -the Chainsaw.

James looking at a chainsaw lodged in some logs in Silent Hill 2 remake.

It’s found on the way towards the town by Silent Hill Ranch.

It is absurdly powerful, defeating the majority of enemies with a single assault from its ripping teeth.

What Carries Over Into New Game Plus?

James looking at his reflection with the black and white filter applied in Silent Hill 2 remake.

This is the big question, right?

Well Silent Hill 2 takes all of the confusion out of the transferal process.

Because nothing carries over.

Silent Hill 2. Headshotting a Bubble Head Nurse.

So why is that?

Progress is tracked account-wide in Silent Hill 2,not per save file.

Triple-A Games

Silent Hill 2 (2024)