Silent Hill 2 Gallows puzzle solution

THE Gallows Puzzle is one of the most difficult problems to solve Silent Hill 2because you must first match two verses from six stories, then decide which story is about someone who committed a justified crime.

Although you can guess several times if the wrong rope is pulled, you are sent into a room full of enemies and must climb a ladder to return to the gallows. So, to save resources and time, we have an explainer on how to determine the Solution to the gallows puzzle in Silent Hill 2 below – but since the stories are randomized across playthroughs, the correct answer ultimately depends on your judgment.

Please noteThis is a guide for the Silent Hill 2 remake, so the puzzle solution might not be correct if you are playing the original version.

Silent Hill 2 Gallows puzzle solution

You must match the two correct verses for six separate stories, then pull the rope corresponding to the story of someone who committed a justified crime. You’ll know you’ve correctly matched two verses when you can no longer move the second verse.

For example, during our first “Standard” game, we pulled on the “VI” string, because it was the story of the justified criminal:

I waited a long time, I bided my time,
I waited to commit my crime,
The man appeared, he didn’t see me,
He had a bloody end.

Truly he was less a man than a beast,
And he would feast on my flesh and my soul,
My will to live, he would try to break it,
There’s only so much a man can take.

Then, during our second game on “Hard” difficulty, we pulled the string “III”, because it was the story of the justified criminal:

In the shroud of twilight a story unfolds,
Where shadows dance, their secrets are revealed.
A dark character, whose motivations are unclear,
He steals from his own parents, those who should be dear to him.

A cruel twist of fate, an unexpected outcome,
The little one perishes, all for nothing.
The kidnapper’s tears reveal his motives,
He stole the child from a monstrous mother.

We can’t give you an exact answer on which rope to pull in your game, because the stories are random every time. We just know that there is always a right answer. So once you have matched all the verses, the justified criminal should hopefully be clearly visible!