Silent Hill 2: Wood Side Apartments Walkthrough - All Collectibles: Memos, Strange Photos, Glimpses of the Past

In this second part of our Silent Hill 2 Walkthrough, which presents a step-by-step guide to completing the entire game on PS5, including Collectibles, we'll be covering the Wood Side Apartments.

This page of our Silent Hill 2 Walkthrough covers the Wood Side Apartments, which you'll reach after solving the Jukebox Puzzle in Neely's Bar and finding the Wood Side Apartments Key as a result.

This Walkthrough is intended for a playthrough where the Combat Challenge and Puzzles Challenge are both set to the Standard option. For more information covering Combat and Puzzles difficulty options, click the link. This page offers a full guide through the location, from the moment you pass through its entrance to reaching Blue Creek Apartments. We also cover how to solve the Coin Cabinet puzzle and how to open the Safe in Room 206.

Note: This page is considered a work in progress as we're still tracking down the last few Collectibles in the game.

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Silent Hill 2: Wood Side Apartments Walkthrough - All Collectibles: Memos, Strange Photos, Glimpses of the Past

Having escaped the storm brewing outside, the Wood Side Apartments present a surprisingly welcoming ambience. Or, the entrance office does at least. You'll find the Wood Side Apartments 1F, 2F, and 3F Maps pinned to the notice board, and then there's the chance to save your game inside the reception office. In the back room of the office, you'll find Handgun Ammo in a cupboard on your immediate right, and then you can pull the cover off some furniture to reveal the Coin Cabinet. This is the main puzzle for the Wood Side Apartments.

Exit out into the hallway and head left to the staircase. Underneath it you'll get a Health Drink, and then in the mailboxes is a Memo called Administration Note.

Memo #1: Administration Note

On floor 1F, underneath the staircase to the left of the reception office, is a series of mailboxes. Interact with them to get the Administration Note.

Besides some Handgun Ammo in a storage cupboard past the reception office, every other door on this floor is currently locked, so feel free to head up to 2F. Once in the corridor, approach the open door with light shining out of it. Inside, you'll find a Health Drink in a kitchen drawer, and you an approach the mannequin and interact with it to pick up the Flashlight. You'll be immediately attacked by an enemy once you do, so be careful.

Once it's dead, open the drawer in the dressing table to find the Chute Courtyard Key. Leave Room 202 and head back down to floor 1F. You can use the key you just picked up on the set of double doors to the right of the reception office, leading outside. When you're in the courtyard, push the cart up against the window to its right so you can climb through.

Inside, you'll find Handgun Ammo in the bedroom to the left. Leave the apartment and you'll be in a new corridor. Head right into Room 109 to defeat an enemy and take the Handgun Ammo from the bedroom. Return to the corridor and follow it around until you spot a key on the ground just beyond a set of metal railings. When you go to try and pick it up, a little girl will suddenly appear and kick it away out of reach.

Having regained control, exit out into the courtyard and return to the entrance hallway where you're able to save your game. You'll hear the young girl from before as you get inside, and if you look to your immediate left, a door to a new corridor has been left ajar. This leads you to the other side of the metal railings, where the girl kicked the key away. Run to the end to pick the 2F Hallway Key up off the ground, then enter Room 107 next to it. In here you'll find a Health Drink in the bedroom.

Return to the corridor and go inside Room 108, which is the one with its front door left open. In the main room, there's a cupboard you can interact with. Twist the left hand and the Golden Apple Handle will fall to the ground, letting you pick it up and add it to your inventory.

Now enter Room 106 to find some Handgun Ammo. That's this area cleared for now, so return to the entrance hallway to find the shutter on floor 1F has been opened, with two enemies lying in wait. Defeat them, then head into Room 102 on your left. On the tray next to the TV is a Strange Photo called Valentines Day. In the bedroom will be a Health Drink.

Strange Photo #1: Valentines Day

When the metal shutter blocking the corridor leading left on floor 1F has been opened, head into Room 102 and you'll find this Strange Photo on the tray next to the TV.

Room 101 at the end of the corridor is locked, so now our only option is to head