Upon entering Woodside Apartments, your first instinct is likely to save your progress after overcoming a thrilling chase scene through the rain-soaked streets of Silent Hill. Once you regain your composure, you’ll notice a room adjacent to the save area housing the Coin Cabinet in the Silent Hill 2 Remake. Engaging with this cabinet reveals a riddle indicating the necessity of three coins for resolution.
The coins required for this puzzle are the Man Coin, the Woman Coin, and the Snake Coin. Naturally, these coins won’t simply be lying around waiting to be picked up; players must meticulously search through the ominous apartments before deciphering the necessary steps to complete the Cabinet Puzzle.
This riddle-assigned challenge could pose some difficulty, but with our comprehensive guide, you’re sure to find your way through the murky fog.
Finding the Man Coin
The Man Coin is located in a safe within Room 206. By flipping it, you will acquire the Sword Coin.
Begin your quest by obtaining the Golden Apple from Room 108. Following this, proceed to Room 208 and strategize its use to remove the cupboard obstructing your path.
Enter Room 206 through the opening and unlock the safe inside using the combination 13-7-11. If you are playing on Light difficulty, utilize the alternative combination of 15-11-13.
For detailed clues regarding the safe’s combination, please refer to our in-depth guide regarding Room 206.
Acquiring the Woman Coin
You can find the Woman Coin on the ground next to the garbage container located in the Courtyard after clearing the trash chute.
Access Room 312 and crawl beneath the bloodstained vent to arrive in the Laundry Room.
There, retrieve the Canned Juice and use it in the Trash Chute. This action will dislodge the coin along with other refuse, allowing you to pick it up later.
Retrace your steps to the Chute Courtyard to reclaim the coin from the ground. When examining it, don’t forget you can flip it to reveal its gravestone face.
Locating the Snake Coin
The Snake Coin is hidden within a baby carriage that you can find in the pool area.
Head over to Room 116 and exit through the window. Be prepared to confront some Lying Figures that you must defeat before collecting the coin.
Jump down into the pool and inspect the baby carriage inside; you will uncover the Snake Coin, which can also be flipped to reveal the Flower Coin.
A map from the original game is available near the Woodside Apartments gate.
Solving the Coin Puzzle in Silent Hill 2 Remake
The complexity of the riddles varies depending on the difficulty setting you’ve selected. However, irrespective of the difficulty, the overarching theme of the final riddle relates to identifying the sinner. Below, we outline the solutions across different difficulty levels:
Coin Puzzle Solution for Light Difficulty
Riddle 1:
“Three bright coins, three actors in play,
and under the tree, the Maiden dared lay.
And behind the Maiden, where she would not know,
with no one nearby, a Flower would grow.
And then came the Man, so gallant and fine,
in the pale moonlight did his golden eyes shine.”
- Slot 1: Man Coin
- Slot 3: Woman Coin
- Slot 5: Flower Coin
Riddle 2:
“The Man drew his Blade, and she froze in fear,
for she did not know the Serpent drew near.”
- Slot 1: Sword Coin
- Slot 3: Woman Coin
- Slot 5: Snake Coin
Riddle 3:
“The venomous beast is now lost to the night,
the grand chevalier’s grand despair in daylight,
and under the tree, where the maiden did lay,
a memory now lies, confined to a Grave.”
- Slot 1: Snake Coin
- Slot 3: Gravestone Coin
- Slot 5: Man Coin
Coin Puzzle Solution for Standard Difficulty
Riddle 1:
“Three bright coins in the five holes be,
first sits the Maiden underneath the tree.
The wind from behind the Maiden doth blow,
a beautiful Flower alone has to grow.
And here comes the Man, so sleek and so fine,
in the pale moonlight his eyes doth shine.”
- Slot 1: Man Coin
- Slot 3: Woman Coin
- Slot 5: Flower Coin
Riddle 2:
“The man doth approach, his Blade now revealed,
his face disappears behind shining steel.
Away from the man doth the Maiden flee,
towards the Flower, away from the tree.”
- Slot 2: Sword
- Slot 4: Woman
- Slot 5: Flower
Riddle 3:
“Where once grew a Flower, a venomous glee,
where once was a Maiden, but a stone doth be.
And over her Grave the Man doth remain,
his blade never met the vile Serpent’s vein.”
- Slot 3: Man Coin
- Slot 4: Gravestone Coin
- Slot 5: Snake Coin
Coin Puzzle Solution for Hard Difficulty
Riddle 1:
“Three bright coins, three actors in play,
yet within the shade, not one doth remain.
The one once so gallant has fled from day’s sheen,
as far as he could from the icon of sin.
The one whom he swore to shield in her life,
now lays in a grave, away from his sight.”
- Slot 1: Man Coin
- Slot 4: Gravestone Coin
- Slot 5: Snake Coin
Riddle 2:
“His blade strikes that which from the roots doth rise,
followed by guilt and the mark of demise.
The life he once had he has left behind,
where once there was love, now a stone resides.”
- Slot 1: Gravestone Coin
- Slot 2: Sword Coin
- Slot 3: Flower Coin
Riddle 3:
“He kneels by the crown that casts a cruel shade
onto the visage of her who did fade.
By them not a soul, not a sight, nor sound,
and yet, evil slithers upon radiant ground.”
- Slot 2: Man Coin
- Slot 3: Woman Coin
- Slot 5: Snake Coin
For the final riddle, you must select a coin for “who carries blame for what fate had in store.”Interestingly, this selection is somewhat arbitrary, as any coin may be chosen. Nevertheless, the coin you pick can influence the outcome of your game.
While your choice may feel significant, remember, various factors including which items you interact with and how frequently you heal can lead to varying endings. There are a total of eight distinct endings, including two humorous alternatives.
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