Silent Hill 2 Mods | How to remove fog and improve hair

Remaking what is possibly the scariest game of all time was always going to raise hairs. If only there was a way to make the game less scary…

If you’re playing on PC, it’ll come as no surprise that there are already mods that do just that.

To make traversing the scary titular town less anxiety-inducing, for example, you can remove the fog.

There are many other mods too that make all kinds of changes.

Let’s take a look at some of the best.

How to use mods in Silent Hill 2

Firstly, how do we get mods into the game?

Well, you will need to open the game folder itself to view the files contained within. Once you are in the Silent Hill 2 remake folder, go to the “packs” folder.

This is where you will need to drag the downloaded mod files.

Check out the Deck Wizard video below explaining how to do this on the Steam Deck:

Best mods in Silent Hill 2

Now that we know how to install them, let’s take a look at the best mods for the Silent Hill 2 remake!

Silent Hill 2 HD Collection

The name of this mod pays homage to the Silent Hill HD collection that arrived on the PS3. Their goal was to port PS2-era Silent Hill games to modern consoles, but fans were less than pleased. Why? Silent Hill’s iconic fog was practically non-existent.

In this mod, created by FrancisLouis, the same was done with the remake. Download here.

Hair shine removal

There will always be strange complaints when it comes to games. Some people complain about the frame rates and some people…don’t like a character’s hair.

Many players didn’t like James’ hair in the Silent Hill 2 remake, claiming it was too similar to Leon’s from Resident Evil.

To fix this, Eggo made a mod to remove the glow. Download here.

Thomas the Tank Engine and CJ

We had to include those from the instructional video above…

It wouldn’t be a mod list without CJ from San Andreas and Thomas the Tank Engine. The former made an iconic appearance as the cat in Stray, and the latter played an evil Mr. X in the Resident Evil 2 remake.

So why not bring them together here and make Silent Hill descend even further into the realm of absurdist nightmares? Download CJ here and Thomas the Tank Engine here. Created by modders Iven and xZombieAlix.

James Sunderland, 2001

Are you looking forward to the original game but don’t like spending a lot of money for a PS2 copy? Well, the next best thing is this mod. Perhaps.

Play as the original 2001 model James as he dazzles through a world of 2024 graphics. Download here.

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