Silent Hill 2 Remake patch introduces progress breaking bug, fans warn

UPDATE 25/10/24: A patch to fix Silent Hill 2 Remake's "labyrinth progression blocker" is now live.

In the patch notes, Bloober Team says it has now "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," the studio said, thanking players for their "patience [...] understanding and ongoing support".

Patch 1.05 also finally introduces Steam cloud saves.

ORIGINAL STORY 22/10/24: Bloober Team released a rather chunky patch for its Silent Hill 2 Remake yesterday, however in the process it appears the studio also introduced a progress breaking bug.

Over on the Silent Hill reddit feed, dozens of users report that the patch has broken the game's Labyrinth section. This is an area in the Silent Hill 2 Remake's latter half that involves manipulating a large cube to open new pathways. Now, however, it seems some pathways are not unlocking as intended.

"The cube puzzle is not updating after completing a zone," one PS5 user wrote, with another replying: "I'm stuck here."

The issue appears to be across both PC and PlayStation 5.

"Literally saved and quit last night after finishing the first Path, to wake up to an update that might've broke it. I'm a PC-player so just know Steam's version got broke too! Waiting to see if they release a super quick hotfix soon," reads one post on the reddit thread.

The Silent Hill 2 Remake team has said an official fix is on the way. Writing on Steam, Bloober confirmed this will be released "as soon as possible".

"Currently, we would like to propose a temporary workaround which is using an earlier save, before entering the Labyrinth," it wrote. For more on the original patch itself, you can find out full details in our coverage here.

Patch 1.04 for SILENT HILL 2 has just landed on Steam and PlayStation 5. (full patch notes in comment) 👇
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Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake has already sold a total of 1m copies across both physical and digital media since its global launch on 8th October.

"Against the odds, Bloober Team has delivered a remake that both expands Silent Hill 2 in just the right places, and gives careful attention to what it preserves," our Vikki wrote in Eurogamer's Silent Hill 2 Remake review, awarding the game an impressive five out of five stars in the process.