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★ Endings: Normal | Bad | Good | True | UFO
★ Best: Difficulty | Settings | Weapons
┗ Omamori Tier List | Builds
★ Puzzles: My Room | Locker Code | Mural
★ Missables: Door & Box | Ema | Inventory Size
★ Beginner's Guide | Fox Mask | Lore Explained

Silent Hill f All Key Items and Locations

Key Items are a type of item you can use to progress through the story of Silent Hill f. Check out the full list of all the obtainable Key Items, their effects, and how to get them here.

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All Key Items and Locations

Item How to Get How to Use
Silent Hill f - Research Journal Photo #5 Research Journal Photo #5
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #5
Found on top of a work bench outside the house close to Shu's home.
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #5
Used as a clue to find the Dad's Old Kitchen Knife.
Silent Hill f - Scales Plate Scales Plate
Silent Hill f Scales Plate
Solve the Scales Puzzle in Shimizu Residence II.
Silent Hill f Scales Plate
Required for the My Room Puzzle.
Silent Hill f - White Bird and Fox Plate White Bird and Fox Plate
Silent Hill f White Bird and Fox Plate
Found behind a large picture frame from the Ominous Photo Puzzle in Shimizu Residence I.
Silent Hill f White Bird and Fox Plate
Required for the My Room puzzle.
Silent Hill f - Black Bird and Sword Plate Black Bird and Sword Plate
Silent Hill f Black Bird and Sword Plate
Found in a Shimizu Residence III room that can be unlocked with the Fletching Key.
Silent Hill f Black Bird and Sword Plate
Required for the My Room puzzle.
Silent Hill f - Fletching Key Fletching Key
Silent Hill f Fletching Key
Melt the Block of Wax with the Help of the Propane Tube to get the Key.
Silent Hill f Fletching Key
Used to unlock the wooden door in Shimizu Residence III. It also gives access to the Black Bird and Sword Crest.
Silent Hill f - Ema Ema
Silent Hill f Ema
They are scattered in the world, and can be found across different chapters.
TBD
Silent Hill f - Yellowed Calendar Yellowed Calendar
Silent Hill f Yellowed Calendar
Inside a Shimizu Residence II Room.
Silent Hill f Yellowed Calendar
Put on the right wall to unlock the sliding door that leads to the Shimizu Residence III.
Silent Hill f - Calendar Calendar
Silent Hill f Calendar
Inside a Shimizu Residence I Room.
Silent Hill f Calendar
Put on the right wall to unlock the sliding door that leads to the Shimizu Residence II.
Silent Hill f - Pine Tree Emblem Pine Tree Emblem
Silent Hill f Pine Tree Emblem
Solve the My Room Puzzle in Shimizu Residence.
Silent Hill f Pine Tree Emblem
Used to open the room where Shu's voice is coming from.
Silent Hill f - Brainiac Hero Comic Brainiac Hero Comic
Silent Hill f Brainiac Hero Comic
Defeat the Birthing Monster and grab it from a shelf located at the room's second floor.
Silent Hill f Brainiac Hero Comic
Solves the Memories Puzzle and opens the door that leads to Shu in the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - Drawing of a Young Shimizu Hinako Drawing of a Young Shimizu Hinako
Silent Hill f Drawing of a Young Shimizu Hinako
On top of a bookshelf, surrounded by lit candles, that's west of the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f Drawing of a Young Shimizu Hinako
Solves the Memories Puzzle and opens the door that leads to Shu in the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - Raygun Raygun
Silent Hill f Raygun
Defeat the Birthing Monster and grab it from a bookshelf in the same room.
Silent Hill f Raygun
Solves the Memories Puzzle and opens the door that leads to Shu in the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - Research Journal Photo #1 Research Journal Photo #1
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #1
Found inside the house southeast of the Hokora.
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #1
Used as a clue to find the Faded Bride Doll.
Silent Hill f - Research Journal Photo #2 Research Journal Photo #2
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #2
Found on a wooden box outside a house with a hay roof.
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #2
Used as a clue to find the Rusted Flask.
Silent Hill f - Research Journal Photo #3 Research Journal Photo #3
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #3
Found on top of a large steel barrel in Ebisugaoka's streets.
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #3
Used as a clue to find the Broken Japanese Geta Sandals.
Silent Hill f - Research Journal Photo #4 Research Journal Photo #4
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #4
Found in the Forgotten Shrine to the right of the platform with multiple stone hokoras.
Silent Hill f Research Journal Photo #4
Used as a clue to find the Cracked Hibachi Brazier.
Silent Hill f - Fox Crest Fox Crest
Silent Hill f Fox Crest
Head to the east wing of the Dark Shrine Treasure Hall and look for the chest at the end of the hall.
Silent Hill f Fox Crest
Used to solve the Mural Puzzle in Chapter 11.
Silent Hill f - Block of Wax Block of Wax
Silent Hill f Block of Wax
Go northeast of Shimizu Residence III and look for a diary in Hinako's childhood room.
Silent Hill f Block of Wax
Melt it to get the Fletching Key, which gives access to the Black Bird and Sword Crest.
Silent Hill f - Propane Tube Propane Tube
Silent Hill f Propane Tube
In the kitchen located on the west side of Shimizu Residence III
Silent Hill f Propane Tube
Used to melt the Block of Wax to get the Fletching Key.
Silent Hill f - Desk Drawer Key Desk Drawer Key
Silent Hill f Desk Drawer Key
Obtained after solving the My Room Puzzle.
Silent Hill f Desk Drawer Key
Open the desk on the right of the room to get the Bundle of Letters from the Drawer.
Silent Hill f - Picture Frame Picture Frame
Silent Hill f Picture Frame
In the eastern room of Shimizu Residence II.
TBD
Silent Hill f - Balcony Key Balcony Key
Silent Hill f Balcony Key
Obtained from the second floor of a NG+ house.
Silent Hill f Balcony Key
Unlocks the other door on the balcony.
Silent Hill f - Treasure Hunting Game Key Treasure Hunting Game Key
Silent Hill f Treasure Hunting Game Key
Obtained alongside A Boy's Diary document. 		Unlocks the box for the Faded Bride Doll.
Silent Hill f - Rightward-facing Fox Crest Rightward-facing Fox Crest
Silent Hill f Rightward-facing Fox Crest
Head to Rinko's Room, turn the lights red and flip the dolls.
Silent Hill f Rightward-facing Fox Crest
One of the three crests needed to solve the Cage Puzzle in the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - Leftward-facing Fox Crest Leftward-facing Fox Crest
Silent Hill f Leftward-facing Fox Crest
Head to the General Store, turn the lights red and check behind the candy jar.
Silent Hill f Leftward-facing Fox Crest
One of the three crests needed to solve the Cage Puzzle in the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - Forward-facing Fox Crest Forward-facing Fox Crest
Silent Hill f Forward-facing Fox Crest
Go to the classroom, turn the lights red, and check the center table.
Silent Hill f Forward-facing Fox Crest
One of the three crests needed to solve the Cage Puzzle in the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - Talon Lampshade Talon Lampshade
Silent Hill f Talon Lampshade
Found During the Light Puzzle near Sakuko's Cell.
Silent Hill f Talon Lampshade
Used to complete the Light Puzzle in the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - Restraint Lampshade Restraint Lampshade
Silent Hill f Restraint Lampshade
Found During the Light Puzzle near Sakuko's Cell.
Silent Hill f Restraint Lampshade
Used to complete the Light Puzzle in the Dark Shrine Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - The White Rabbit Emblem Key The White Rabbit Emblem Key
Silent Hill f The White Rabbit Emblem Key
Given for completing the Light Puzzle.
Silent Hill f The White Rabbit Emblem Key
Opens the Sacred Door in the Worship Hall.
Silent Hill f - The Tri Scale Emblem Key The Tri Scale Emblem Key
Silent Hill f The Tri Scale Emblem Key
Found after inserting all three crest on a cabinet at Rinko's cell.
Silent Hill f The Tri Scale Emblem Key
Used to open the Sacred Door in the Grand Hall.
Silent Hill f - Drawer Key Drawer Key
Silent Hill f Drawer Key
Found in a Box in the small living froom of the Doctor's House.
Silent Hill f Drawer Key
Used to open the Drawer on the 2nd Floor of the Doctor's House.
Silent Hill f - Student Student's Prank Drawing Found inside the Shoe Locker at Ebisugaoka Middle School.
Silent Hill f Student
Used as a clue to get the Stairwell key.
Silent Hill f - Faded Bride Doll Faded Bride Doll
Silent Hill f Faded Bride Doll
Go to the house of Hinako's neighbor. This NG+ exclusive item is locked inside a chest that's hidden it the pantry next to the kitchen.
Silent Hill f Faded Bride Doll
Offer this to the first Jizo Statue around the Shimizu Residence to get the Sacred Sword.
Silent Hill f - Capsule Case Capsule Case
Silent Hill f Capsule Case
Escape the Fog Monster in Chapter 1.
Silent Hill f Capsule Case
Used as a storage for Red Capsules.
Silent Hill f - Stone Key Stone Key
Silent Hill f Stone Key
Obtained after solving the Shrine Vault Puzzle.
Silent Hill f Stone Key
Used to open the house with the Inari statue.
Silent Hill f - Key to Sakuko Key to Sakuko's Mailbox
Silent Hill f Key to Sakuko
Pick it up from a Gravestone in Ebisugaoka Fields, also located next to the Letter from Sakuko's Mother.
Silent Hill f Key to Sakuko
Used to open Sakuko's Mailbox to get the Omamori Spider.
Silent Hill f - Back Door Key Back Door Key
Silent Hill f Back Door Key
In a house located center of Ebisugaoka look for a room in the second floor with three stacked wooden boxes and a metallic fan. The Back Door Key should be lying between them on a desk.
Silent Hill f Back Door Key
Used to open the locked back door of the house you're trapped in during Chapter 1.
Silent Hill f - Bloody Key Bloody Key
Silent Hill f Bloody Key
Go to the house in the center of Ebisugaoka. Go to the 2nd floor room by the stairs, and by its corner unpluck the key stuck in a bloody mask.
Silent Hill f Bloody Key
Used to open a door in the second floor to escape a monster in Chapter 1.
Silent Hill f - Storage Key Storage Key
Silent Hill f Storage Key
On top of a chest located in one of the rooms in the Dark Shrine Corridors.
Silent Hill f Storage Key
Used to open the Storage Room in Dark Shrine Corridor.
Silent Hill f - Inari Sculpture Inari Sculpture
Silent Hill f Inari Sculpture
Found in a desk in the room filled with Japanese illustrations at Dark Shrine Corridors.
Silent Hill f Inari Sculpture
Place it on the wooden shelf with lit candles in Dark Shrine Corridors.
Silent Hill f - Stone Orb Stone Orb
Silent Hill f Stone Orb
Located in a shrine behind the huge red wooden doors in Drank Shrine Corridors.
Silent Hill f Stone Orb
Used to open the Scared Door in Dark Shrine Corridor.
Silent Hill f - Shoulder Bag Shoulder Bag
Silent Hill f Shoulder Bag
Found on top of a wooden box in Ebisugaoka Fields (Fog Town) in Chapter 3.
Silent Hill f Shoulder Bag
Used to increase the Inventory Space capacity.
Silent Hill f - School Bag School Bag
Silent Hill f School Bag
Found inside the third locker room in Ebisugaoka Middle School.
Silent Hill f School Bag
Used to increase the Inventory Space capacity.
Silent Hill f - Dirty Drawstring Bag Dirty Drawstring Bag
Silent Hill f Dirty Drawstring Bag
Found in the Dark Shrine Main Hall in Chapter 9, just after the second ritual cutscene.
Silent Hill f Dirty Drawstring Bag
Used to increase the Inventory Space capacity.
Silent Hill f - Furoshiki Furoshiki
Silent Hill f Furoshiki
Found in Shimizu Residence III, inside a bloody kitchen.
Silent Hill f Furoshiki
Used to increase the Inventory Space capacity.
Silent Hill f - Packing Tips Packing Tips
Silent Hill f Packing Tips
NG+ exclusive item that can be found in a house, southeast of the Hokora at the very start of the game.
Silent Hill f Packing Tips
Used to increase the Inventory Space capacity.
Silent Hill f - Embroidered Drawstring Bag Embroidered Drawstring Bag
Silent Hill f Embroidered Drawstring Bag
NG+ exclusive item that can be found in the Dark Shrine Corridors, inside a storage room west of the area.
Silent Hill f Embroidered Drawstring Bag
Used to increase the Inventory Space capacity.
Silent Hill f - Rusted Flask Rusted Flask
Silent Hill f Rusted Flask
NG+ exclusive item lying on a gravestone surrounded by tiny fox figurines near a shrine north of Ebisugaoka. It is also near the Key Sakuko's Mailbox.
Silent Hill f Rusted Flask
Offer this to the second Jizo Statue by Ebisugaoka Fields to get the Sacred Sword.
Silent Hill f - Combination Lock Dial Combination Lock Dial
Silent Hill f Combination Lock Dial
Behind a Crane Ema that's west of the Dark Shrine Path.
Silent Hill f Combination Lock Dial
Used to open the Shrine Vault in the Dark Shrine Path.
Silent Hill f - Hairpin Hairpin
Silent Hill f Hairpin
Found in a shed outside of the Ebisugaoka Middle School.
Silent Hill f Hairpin
Used to open the teacher's drawer that contains the key to the 2nd Floor.
Silent Hill f - Main Building 2F Stair Key Main Building 2F Stair Key
Silent Hill f Main Building 2F Stair Key
Get the Hairpin first, then return to a specific drawer in the school's 1st Floor and grab it.
Silent Hill f Main Building 2F Stair Key
Used to access the 2nd floor of Ebisugaoka Middle School.
Silent Hill f - Second Floor Classroom Generic Key Second Floor Classroom Generic Key
Silent Hill f Second Floor Classroom Generic Key
Solve and open the Puzzle Box
Silent Hill f Second Floor Classroom Generic Key
Used to exit the classroom you're trapped in during Chapter 6. Can also open other classrooms.
Silent Hill f - Old Annex Main Gate Key Old Annex Main Gate Key
Silent Hill f Old Annex Main Gate Key
Go to Classroom 3-2 and grab it from the teacher's desk.
Silent Hill f Old Annex Main Gate Key
Used to access the separated Old Annex on the second floor of the school.
Silent Hill f - Locker Room Key Locker Room Key
Silent Hill f Locker Room Key
Found in a classroom at the school's Old Annex with Asakura's Textbook.
Silent Hill f Locker Room Key
Used to unlock the school's Locker Room.
Silent Hill f - Key Cabinet Key Key Cabinet Key
Silent Hill f Key Cabinet Key
Solve the Locker Puzzle.
Silent Hill f Key Cabinet Key
Used to unlock the Key Cabinet, which contains the Key to the Back Mountains.
Silent Hill f - Key to the Back Mountains Key to the Back Mountains
Silent Hill f Key to the Back Mountains
Unlock the Key Cabinet, which is located on the west side of the Ebisugaoka Middle School's 1st Floor.
Silent Hill f Key to the Back Mountains
Hinako gives these keys to Shu so they can access Ebisugaoka's Mountain Path.
Silent Hill f - Broken Japanese Geta Sandal Broken Japanese Geta Sandal
Silent Hill f Broken Japanese Geta Sandal
Before you reach the mountain behind Ebisugaoka Middle School, grab the sandals at the path by the school's entrance.
Silent Hill f Broken Japanese Geta Sandal
Offer this to the third Jizo Statue around the Shimizu Residence to get the Sacred Sword.
Silent Hill f - Cracked Hibachi Brazier Cracked Hibachi Brazier
Silent Hill f Cracked Hibachi Brazier
Head to the shed behind Shu's house. The item is hidden on the right side of the shed, tucked between a wooden fence and some planks.
Silent Hill f Cracked Hibachi Brazier
Offer this to the fourth Jizo Statue that's near Shu's House to get the Sacred Sword.
Silent Hill f - Dad Dad's Old Kitchen Knife
Silent Hill f Dad
Go east from the fifth Jizo Statue and grab the knife that's stuck on a tree.
Silent Hill f Dad
Offer this to the last Jizo Statue that's northeast of Shu's House to get the Sacred Sword.
Silent Hill f - Agura no Hotei-sama Agura no Hotei-sama
Silent Hill f Agura no Hotei-sama
Found inside a building that's located at the Hermitage of Crimson Water. 		An item required for one of Silent Hill f's endings.
Silent Hill f - Brooch Brooch
Silent Hill f Brooch
The Fox Mask will automatically give Hinako the Brooch at Chapter 10. For NG+, this will be automatically given at the start.
Silent Hill f Brooch
An item required for one of Silent Hill f's endings.
Silent Hill f - Black Sparrow Crest Black Sparrow Crest
Silent Hill f Black Sparrow Crest
Head to the left wing of the Dark Shrine Treasure Hall and look for the chest at the end of the hall.
Silent Hill f Black Sparrow Crest
Used to solve the Mural Puzzle in Chapter 11.
Silent Hill f - White Sparrow Crest White Sparrow Crest
Silent Hill f White Sparrow Crest
Head to the south wing of the Dark Shrine Treasure Hall and look for the chest at the end of the hall.
Silent Hill f White Sparrow Crest
Used to solve the Mural Puzzle in Chapter 11.

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