Riddle with butterflies in Silent Hill 2: Remake — an intermediate puzzle of a larger puzzle in the Blue Creek complex. To solve it, you need to count the number of images on the bodies of moths and match them with the drawings near the lock in apartment 202. The final combination varies depending on the chosen difficulty and opens the age to the next location.
In this guide we will tell you where the riddle is, how to complete the moth puzzle in Silent Hill 2: Remake and what code to enter for the lock on easy, medium and hardcore levels.
How to Complete the Butterfly Puzzle in Silent Hill 2: Remake
Room 202 with the letters "M" scratched into it is located on on the second floor of the Blue Creek residential complex. You won't be able to get there immediately upon arrival, but first solve the part of the puzzle with the old standing clock in room 212, placing the minute hand on 2. After that, you will gain access to the room with butterflies, in which you will find a castle and several huge insects.
To solve the code, you will need to count the number of images on the moths and match them with the pictures on the locked door in the same room.
In a separate guide, all codes for safes, locks and doors in Silent Hill 2: Remake.
Where to find all the moths
The butterfly puzzle is solved using images on moths, to solve it you will need to find all the insects in the apartment. Inspect the following places:
- Green chair in the center of the room.
- Frame at the wall being destroyed.
- Showcase at the frame.
- Display case near the green chair.
- Behind the breakable wall at the end of the room move the cabinet and you will see the last moth.
The order in which they are found is not important, just the pictures depicted on the bodies - write them down or them, they will be useful later.
What is the code to enter for the lock to solve the puzzle with the butterflies
Butterflies have symbols imprinted on them eyes, the moon и the skull — the pictures and their number to unlock the combination lock with butterflies. Pay attention even to the torn butterflies. The solution and complexity of the puzzle depends on the difficulty level: on easy it is enough to count the number of pictures and enter the obtained value, and on hard — add, subtract, divide and multiply images and then activate the combination.
In total you will find 5 eyes, 8 moons и 2 skulls, so the correct combinations for all difficulty levels are as follows:
| Low | Standard | High |
| 5 - 8 - 2 | 3 - 7 - 3 | 5 - 2 - 2 |
At a low level just put the number of eyes, moons and skulls in the given order, then you will get the 5 – 8 – 2.
On standard Make an equation based on the notes on the wall:
- moons - eyes = 8 - 5 = 3
- skulls + eyes = 2 + 5 = 7
- eyes – skulls = 5 – 2 = 3
For high difficulties examples also include division and multiplication:
- moons + skulls – eyes = 8 + 2 – 5 = 5
- eyes x skulls – moons = 5 x 2 – 8 = 2
- (skulls + moons) : eyes = (2 + 8) : 5 = 2
Reward
When you enter the correct code, you will enter the next room, where you will find a key item in a hole in the wall. "Second hand". It is needed to complete the puzzle with the old clock in room 212.
We hope this guide was useful and helped you figure out how to solve the butterfly puzzle in Silent Hill 2: Remake and find the code for the lock for any difficulty. If you have any questions, ask them in comments, and read our other Silent Hill 2 Remake guides in the relevant section of the website.
