How to Save in Silent Hill 2 Remake

Learn how to save in Silent Hill 2 Remake, what to look for to save your game, and how to load your saved game.

Silent Hill 2 Remake is finally here, delivering pure nostalgia. Fans of the beloved horror series are praising the Bloober Team for faithfully staying true to the original, preserving the eerie atmosphere and haunting tone, and presenting it with a polished, modern touch.

Silent Hill 2 Remake isn’t a replacement for the original but a reintroduction to new gamers into the beloved horror series. With enhanced visuals, immersive controls, new filters, and updated mechanics, it keeps the terrifying elements that leave players on edge and eager to save their progress. In this guide, we’ll explain how to save in Silent Hill 2 Remake.

To save in Silent Hill 2 Remake, you must find and interact with an ominous rectangle that glows bright red. You’ll find your first save point by the well as you enter Silent Hill.

Like Alan Wake’s coffee machine or Resident Evil’s typewriter, these glowing red rectangles are your saving point and are scattered throughout the map. They can be found on the table, a wall, or even the floor.

There are 10 save slots available for use, and you can load your game any time from the main screen or during gameplay. This feature is especially useful if you want to retry a puzzle or combat encounter. On high difficulties, where healing items and bullets are scarce, you’ll likely find yourself reloading your saved files frequently.

Fortunately, unlike Resident Evil, where saving is limited by the amount of typewriter ink ribbons you have, Silent Hill 2 Remake allows you to save as many times as you need without restrictions.

Auto Saves in Silent Hill 2

Players cannot manually save without the red glowing rectangle, but there are periodic autosaves that trigger at certain moments, especially before major events or before boss fights. Like when a player first encounters the coin puzzle, the game autosaves. You’ll know the game is autosaving when a box of 9 squares appears at the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Unfortunately, when a player dies, especially during a boss battle, they’re sent back to the last autosave point.