Silent Hill 2 Remake motel safe code and combination

The Silent Hill 2 motel safe code and combination are found in one of the nearby rooms, with a quick puzzle to solve. The code itself is an Easter egg, though not one specific to Silent Hill and, without spoiling anything, it's not going to be much of a shock to the system when you guess what it is. So if you want to know the motel safe code, I've got the combination and solution to the puzzle below.

Silent Hill 2 motel safe code location

The motel safe code in Silent Hill 2 is 0451, a reference to a recurring code number Easter egg that appears in numerous video games but began with System Shock (it was the developer's actual office door code). You can actually enter the code before finding the clue or puzzle, or doing any of the hard work, and skip the whole of the next bit if you want.

If you do want to find the clue yourself and work through everything then head to the motel after the Silent Hill 2 Remake Pyramid Head boss fight that leads into the Rosewater Park section. Head to Room 108 of the motel, up the stairs on the west side, smash through the window and climb in. Now squeeze through the gap in the wall to find a table with tools and the Toolbox Memo, which contains the puzzle clue to the safe code, stating the following:

One, one less
Three, one more
Eight, three less
Zero, one more

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It's fairly self explanatory puzzle that basically just uses sums to get the numbers you need for the code. So deduct or add to each individual number as the memo demands, and the string of answers is the code to the safe. You'll also get another little easter egg on the way out, as Maria holds up here original PS2 outfit and asks how it would look on her.

Head back to the safe and enter the code to get the gate key, which will open the large gate on the South side of the motel car park and allow you to progress through the gardens. Before you progress though, make sure you find the lever to open the Silent Hill 2 Remake Garage Jack nearby, as this optional bit has some useful resources, although it will impact what Silent Hill 2 ending you'll get.

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