How to Obtain the Dog Key Parts in Silent Hill 2

Learn where to find the Broken Key Parts and get the Dog Key in Silent Hill 2. Two items are required to obtain the Dog ending in New Game+, you must search the streets and shops of Silent Hill to achieve the Dog ending, one of the eight endings in the game. In this Silent Hill 2 guide, we will reveal where to find the Broken Key Parts and obtain the Dog Key.

The Broken Key Parts can only be found in New Game+ of the game, as they are related to the comical Dog ending. Once you have both parts, you can then combine them in your inventory and open the observation room at the Lakeview Hotel to trigger the Dog ending. Below, you will discover where to find the Broken Key Parts and obtain the Dog Key.

Where to Find Broken Key Part 1?

After reaching East South Vale following the first enemy encounter in New Game+, head to Big Jays. Directly north of it, one store up, is the Pet Center. In a small room at the back, you will find the Broken Key Part placed on a table.

Where to Find Broken Key Part 2?

After meeting Maria for the first time, pass through West South Vale past Jacks Inn. Once the gate is unlocked, you can access Katz Street. Head west down it, moving the camera to the north. After the first house on your right, you should notice a wooden gate with a bone carved on it. Go through here, and in the dog house at the back, you will find the second part of the Broken Key.

How to Get the Dog Key

Now that you have both Broken Key Parts in your inventory, combine them to form the Dog Key. And now, once you reach room 312 at the Lakeview Hotel at the end of the game, use it to open the adjacent observation room to obtain the Dog ending.

This ending is one of the more whimsical endings and has cemented itself as one of the most famous endings of Silent Hill 2, despite the clear contrast with the game’s themes. But who cares, you get to see a dog. After entering the observation room, you will see the true mastermind behind the events that have been troubling James all this time. While James speaks Japanese in the original version of the game for this ending, he speaks Polish in this version as a nod to the development team Bloober Team based in Poland.