Expanded Game

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

2001 · Xbox · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 2 · Puzzle · Adventure

91IGDB player score
54 ratings

Previously Take

A 91 average flying under the radar. Worth knowing about before everyone else finds it. Horror that commits — survival atmosphere, real dread, and scares that aren't cheap. No multiplayer, no problem — the campaign carries the whole thing. A 2001 original that still holds up — they don't make them like this anymore, literally.

About this game

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an updated version of Silent Hill 2. It contains all of the content of the original version and adds several pieces of new content. The most significant is a new short scenario called Born from a Wish, where players take control of Maria from her first moments right up to where she first appears in the main game. Also included is a sixth ending to the main scenario and a minor feature that allows the player to turn off the graphical effect, which makes the game look like it was shot on cheap film stock.

James Sunderland has arrived in the town of Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his wife Mary, telling him to meet her in their special place in Silent Hill. However his wife died three years ago, and has kept the secrets surrounding her death. James decides to honor the letter's request, wondering if this is a sick joke or if there is more to this. As he reaches the outskirts of the town, James finds that the road is blocked, and parks at an abandoned restroom. Little does he realize that this is the first step forward into the mystery of Silent Hill and his own past.