Resident Evil 2 Remake Codes: Safes, Lockers & Puzzles
Survival horror in Raccoon City demands sharp shooting, careful inventory management, and a good memory. Throughout your harrowing journey through the police department, the sewers, and the NEST lab, you will encounter numerous locked containers and blocked paths. To claim valuable weapon upgrades, ammunition, and healing items, you need the right combination. This comprehensive guide covers every essential code resident evil 2 players need to survive both Leon and Claire's campaigns.
Police Department (RPD) Safe Codes
The Raccoon City Police Department is packed with secure containers. Finding the clues requires exploring every dark corner, but you can bypass the detective work entirely with these combinations.
1. West Office Desk Safe
Located on the first floor in the West Office, this small dial safe holds a Hip Pouch upgrade, which is vital for expanding your inventory space. The combination is the same across all standard playthroughs:
- Code: Left 9, Right 15, Left 7
2. Waiting Room Safe
On the second floor in the Waiting Room, you will find a safe tucked behind the desk. Inside lies a muzzle brake for Leon's Matilda handgun or an extended magazine for Claire's JMB Hp3.
- Code: Left 6, Right 2, Left 11
3. Treatment Pool Room Safe (Sewers)
Later in the game, when you descend into the sewers, you will find a safe in the Treatment Pool Room. Cracking this safe rewards you with a shotgun stock for Leon or a reinforced frame for Claire.
- Code: Left 2, Right 12, Left 8
Locker Combinations
Lockers don't require dials; instead, you must input three-letter combinations. Missing these can leave you starved for shotgun shells and submachine gun rounds when you need them most.
1. 2nd Floor Showers Locker
Tucked away in the shower room on the second floor, this locker contains vital ammunition.
- Code: CAP
2. 3rd Floor Hallway Locker
Located near the staircase leading to the clock tower, this locker also holds precious ammo.
- Code: DCM
3. Control Room Locker (Sewers)
Down in the sewer system, the control room locker contains extra bullets for your primary weapon.
- Code: SZF
Portable Safe Combinations
Portable safes appear randomly in two locations during your playthrough: the Shower Room (2nd Floor) and the Linen Room (2nd Floor). Each portable safe contains a Spare Key button, which you need to install in the Operation Room terminal. Because these safes feature randomized button presses, there is no universal code sequence. Instead, follow these steps to solve them easily:
- Examine the portable safe in your inventory and press the buttons to light up the green lights on the outer ring.
- The lights must be activated in a counter-clockwise circle.
- If pressing a button makes a light turn on, note which button it corresponds to, then map out the sequence so that each subsequent press lights up the next adjacent bulb in the counter-clockwise loop.
Once you collect both Spare Keys, take them to the 1st Floor Operation Room. Insert them into the keypad on the small office door to grab the mechanical jack handle.
Lab Terminal and Electronic Puzzle Codes
As you progress into the NEST laboratory in the final act of the game, physical locks are replaced by electronic biometric terminals and chemical mixers.
1. Greenhouse Control Terminal (Herbicide Maker)
To create the herbicide required to kill the giant plants in the greenhouse, you must visit the Drug Testing Lab and use the chemical mixing machine. You need to fill a cartridge by matching specific symbols on the machine's display.
- Standard/Assisted Runs: Red, Green, Blue, Red, Green, Blue, Red, Green
- 2nd Run (Hardcore/Standard): Blue, Red, Blue, Green, Blue, Green, Red, Red, Green
2. Dispersal Capsule Code
After chilling the mixed herbicide in the low-temperature lab, you must take the filled cartridge to the Greenhouse Control room and input the correct geometric symbols into the main terminal. Look closely at the glowing buttons on the console to match the corresponding shapes shown on the lab monitor:
- Standard/Assisted Run: Left-Triangle, Right-Square, Bottom-Double Square
- 2nd Run: Right-Square, Left-Cross, Bottom-Double Square, Top-Circle (exact visual match required based on terminal lights)
Tips for Opening Locks Efficiently
Memorizing or writing down these combinations will save you immense amounts of time, especially if you are aiming for high S-Rank or S+ Rank speedruns. Keep in mind that unlocking safes and lockers counts toward your overall efficiency and ensures you never run out of firepower against relentless stalkers like Mr. X and the various G-Mutant horrors roaming Raccoon City.
