Silent Hill 2 Remake and Townfall: How to Get the Dog Ending

The Dog Ending is the Silent Hill series’ long-running joke finale, and it turns up in both Silent Hill 2 Remake and Silent Hill: Townfall. Each one swaps the grim climax for a short, silly cutscene, and neither is available on a first run. You reach them by grabbing specific hidden items in New Game Plus and using them in the right spot, so nothing about how you fought, healed, or explored changes the outcome.

Quick answer: Both need New Game Plus. In Silent Hill 2 Remake, build the Dog Key and open Lakeview Hotel’s Observation Room; in Townfall, deposit the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Coins into their Guide Dog banks.

Silent Hill 2 Remake Dog Ending

This ending is unavailable on your initial run. Beat Silent Hill 2 to unlock New Game Plus; only there can you enter the two buildings containing the key pieces. Begin another game using New Game Plus, then collect each half when you reach its location.

Both Broken Key Parts are missable. Collect each one when you first pass its location rather than planning to backtrack later.

Get the paw part at Big Jay’s Pet Center

In New Game Plus, defeat your first enemy in Eastern South Vale, then make your way along Neely Street and enter Big Jay’s Pet Center. The building is accessible only in this mode.

Map Location for Broken Key Part 1 — The map marking Big Jay's Pet Center on the east side of South Vale, where the first key part waits. Shown at 00:08 in Gamerpillar’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Search the back office for the first Broken Key Part. Its tiny plastic dog paw makes it easy to recognize.

Collecting the first Broken Key Part — James holds up the paw-shaped Broken Key Part taken from the pet center's back office. Shown at 00:15 in Gamer Guru’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Get the bone part at the Katz Street doghouse

First escape Blue Creek Apartments, then meet Maria in western South Vale. You can access this area only once the Jacks Inn gate is unlocked, so get the Gate Key before proceeding.

Jack's Inn map location — The South Vale map showing the western route toward Katz Street and the doghouse. Shown at 00:20 in Gamer Guru’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Travel along Munsom Street in the direction of Katz Street. Between the pair of abandoned houses, look for a white fence with a dog-bone emblem on its gate.

Collecting First Broken Key Part — A closer look at the paw-shaped Broken Key Part, the first half of the Dog Key. Shown at 00:30 in Gamerpillar’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Enter through the gate and cross to the far end of the yard. The doghouse contains the second Broken Key Part.

Combine the Dog Key and open the Observation Room

Once you have both pieces, go to Key Items and combine them. This creates the complete Dog Key.

Make your way through Lakeview Hotel, then complete the Music Box Puzzle to obtain the key that opens the upper floors.

Go to the hotel’s third floor, bypass Room 312, and use the Dog Key on the adjacent Observation Room. Its entrance is the double doors on the left.

As soon as you unlock the door, a cutscene begins and the remaining boss fights are bypassed. The comedy sequence in place of the finale confirms success: James enters prepared for a confrontation, only to see a headset-wearing Shiba Inu at a row of control panels, suggesting the dog has been directing events throughout Silent Hill. James falls to his knees, receives a lick from the dog, and watches the credits roll to a cheerful song. He speaks Polish in this scene, referencing the 2001 original ending and Bloober Team’s roots. The only reward for reaching this ending is The Goodest Boi trophy.

Silent Hill: Townfall Dog Ending (Let’s Talk This Out)

Townfall also restricts this ending to New Game Plus and grants the Let’s Talk This Out trophy. This time, gather three coins and put each into its corresponding Guide Dogs for the Blind donation bank in one playthrough. Their steps occur in Parts 1, 4, and 6, so you must plan ahead.

Coin	Where to find it	Where to deposit it
Bronze Coin	Video Star back room, Part 1	Guide Dog bank near the Pharmacy on Main Street
Silver Coin	Backyard shed in Clara Woods, Part 4	Guide Dog bank inside the Laundromat
Gold Coin	Room 793 in SWDP – Different, Part 6	Guide Dog bank at the end of the red-lit hallway

Bronze Coin and the first Guide Dog bank

In Part 1: Arrival, take the main road through Shorefront District – South until you reach the Video Star store. Go into its small rear room and collect the Bronze Coin from the shelf.

Bronze Coin Location — The Bronze Coin picked up in the Video Star back room, the first of Townfall's three coins. Shown at 00:12 in Skryux’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Return to Main Street and find the Guide Dogs for the Blind collection bank immediately before the Pharmacy. Use it to deposit the Bronze Coin.

Bronze Coin Dog Statue — The Guide Dog collection bank on Main Street where the Bronze Coin gets deposited. Shown at 00:20 in Skryux’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Silver Coin and the second Guide Dog bank

When Part 4: Clara Woods (Chapter 9) begins, go to the first intersection and take the right-hand turn. Head into the backyard, then open the shed and collect the Silver Coin.

You cannot deposit it yet. In Chapter 10: Missing Parts, work through the 5 South Brae chain to open Locker 17 and take the Bolt Cutters.

Use the Bolt Cutters on the gate behind the Post Office, enter the Laundromat through its fire exit, and deposit the Silver Coin in the Guide Dog bank inside.

Gold Coin and the final Guide Dog bank

In Chapter 15: Trying Again, Part 6: Simon, select SWDP – Different and advance through Remote Systems Control. When door access becomes available, open both Room 793 and the valve door.

Head to the lower section and enter Room 793. The Gold Coin sits on a console inside.

You may see “781” marked on a nearby ledge or desk. That is not the room number — Door 793 is the one you need to open, and nothing forces you to visit it, so it is easy to miss.

After you release the container, reach the four-way junction in the red-lit hallways and continue straight to the end. Deposit the Gold Coin in the final Guide Dog bank.

Donate all three coins, then finish the game as usual by defeating the final boss. At the pier, approaching Richard causes the Dog ending to play instead of the standard ending otherwise selected by your run, confirming that you met its conditions. The Sci-fi ending grants the Pistol-3000 for later runs; the Dog ending offers no gameplay reward or weapon, only the trophy.