10 Shocking Video Game Finales NOBODY Understands

5. Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 2 Dog Ending
Konami

Silent Hill 2? I hear you ask. One of the greatest horror games of all time? Okay, I’m breaking the rules a little here by choosing just one ending, but we have to break the rules to talk about canine masterminds.

Much like the other entries on this list, Silent Hill 2 has a handful of endings. But we’re not here to talk about Mary’s letter. James’ suicide, or the cycle of Mary’s fate repeating with Maria’s illness. No sir. We are here to talk about evil yet adorable dogs. In the special joke ending known only as ‘Dog’. James discovers that, in fact, a Shiba Inu called Mira has been in control of all of the game’s events. In the face of James’ devastation, Mira wanders over and licks his face.

Now, there’s some disagreement over whether the dog truly knew what it was up to or not, but I suppose some things are better left unknown. Konami also hasn’t confirmed which ending is canon so, hey, if this is your truth, power to you.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.