Silent Hill 2 Remake Hotfix Addresses Progress Breaking Bug

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Bloober Team has released a patch for the Silent Hill 2 remake which brings the game to Version 1.05 and fixes a progress breaking bug.


The patch notes were released on Steam and focus predominantly on the issue introduced in Version 1.04, which stopped some players progressing past the Labyrinth section of the survival horror game.

"We are happy to announce a new update for Silent Hill 2 that addresses a critical issue in the Labyrinth level, after Patch 1.04 for both Steam and PlayStation 5 players, and introduces Steam Cloud save functionality for PC players on Steam," Bloober Team said. The full patch notes are available below.


Bloober Team said it was aware of the issue on October 22 when the bug was discovered. Several Silent Hill 2 players shared their frustration online as the Labyrinth section began living up to its name a little too well, trapping players inside its walls forever.

This section is a giant puzzle, as players must manipulate a cube to shift the walls around and open new pathways to progress. But after Patch 1.04 was released, some pathways wouldn't open at all. This has now been fixed, however.

Bloober Team and publisher Konami released the Silent Hill 2 remake on October 8 to glowing critical reception and strong sales, leaving many fans of the previously dormant horror franchise eager for more.

Bloober has said it's open to making other Silent Hill games, though at the moment is focused on its sci-fi survival horror game Cronos: The New Dawn.

In our 8/10 review of the Silent Hill 2 remake, IGN said: "Silent Hill 2 is a great way to visit – or revisit – one of the most dread-inducing destinations in the history of survival horror."

Silent Hill 2 Remake Version 1.05 Patch Notes​

Fixes

• Labyrinth Progression Blocker: Fixed an issue where players who saved their game in the Labyrinth, after Toluca Prison, on the previous version encountered a progression blocker if the save data was loaded after updating to Patch 1.04. We have implemented a fix by adding a safeguard that forces proper activation of the necessary triggers, ensuring smooth progression moving forward.
  Features
• Steam Cloud Saves: We have enabled Steam Cloud support for PC players on Steam. Please note that the game will automatically sync with the latest cloud save data. If the cloud save is more recent than the local save, it will overwrite the local data without a warning pop-up. We recommend players back up their local saves if you wish to keep multiple versions.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.