Silent Hill f walkthrough and tips

Silent Hill f walkthrough

There are 13 main areas you need to complete to reach the end of Silent Hill f. Admittedly you are revisiting some locations during a playthrough, but this usually involves exploring a new section of this area, solving new puzzles and avoiding (or killing) different enemies.

Below you'll find our Silent Hill f walkthrough, with links to the puzzle solutions when available. Just be prepared for minor spoilers.

Ebisugaoka

1. Head down the mountain.
2. Head to Chizuruya General Store.
3. Escape from the Fog Monster.
4. Find a way back to Chizuruya General Store.
5. Avoid the monsters and move ahead.
6. Investigate the house.
7. Return to Chizuruya General Store.
8. Defeat enemies while finding Shu and Rinko.

Dark Shrine Path

You'll be solving the Altar puzzle during this section of Silent Hill f.

1. Find a way out.
2. Follow Fox Mask.
3. Look for any hints.
4. Find the correct Ema.
5. Open the Shrine Vault and obtain the Key.
6. Head to the door with the Inari statues.

Ebisugaoka Fields (Fog Town)

1. Head to Rinko's House.
2. Obtain the Key, involves the Ara-Abare boss fight.
3. Escape through the Storehouse.
4. Escape - involves solving the Fields puzzle.
5. Meet up with Shu.

Dark Shrine Corridors

1. Go on ahead.
2. Find a way to the Sacred Door.
3. Investigate the Strange Object.
4. Head to the Storage Room.
5. Searching for the Missing Object Part.
6. Escape from peril.
7. Head to the Sacred Door.
8. Find where the Voice is coming from.
9. Return to the Sacred Door.
10. Prepare ahead of the fight.
11. Defeat the Sakuko-like entity.

Ebsiguaoka Alleyways (Fog Town)

1. Head to Shu's House.
2. Catch up with Shu and Rinko.
3. Go through the House.
4. Find Shu and Rinko.
5. Head to the mountain.

If you're following the UFO ending correctly, your playthrough will end here.

Middle School

1. Enter Ebisugaoka Middle School.
2. Explore Ebisugaoka Middle School - involves solving the Stairwell puzzle.
3. Open the Secret Box in the Classroom.
4. Explore the School's Second Floor.
5. Open the Locker in the Locker Room.
6. Obtain the Key to the mountain.
7. Head back to Shu and Rinko.

Dark Shrine Worship Hall

You'll have to solve the Light puzzle during this section of Silent Hill f.

1. Find a way to open the Locked Door.
2. Explore inside.
3. Find Sakuko.
4. Obtain the Key in front of the cage.
5. Return to the Grand Hall.
6. Find the Missing Object to fit in the Device.
7. Return to the Grand Hall and proceed to the Inner Room.
8. Find Shu's Prized Possessions - invovles solving the Memories puzzle.

Ebisugaoka Mountain Path

1. Find Shu and Rinko.
2. Find a way to Shu's House.
3. Head to the Mountain Refuge.
4. Find the Gate Key.
5. Escape from the Fog Monster.
6. Head to Shu's House.

Dark Shrine Main Hall

1. Reach the First Ritual Chamber.
2. Reach the Second Ritual Chamber.
3. Reach the Final Ritual Chamber.
4. Chase after Fox Mask.
5. Defeat the Rinko-Like Entity.

Shimizu Residence

1. Make your way down the mountain.
2. Go through town.
3. Access Shimizu Residence II.
4. Pick up Hinako's Portrait.
5. Access Shimizu Residence III.
6. Obtain the Fletching Key.
7. Get the First Crest - involves solving the Ominous Photo puzzle.
8. Get the Second Crest - involves solving the Scales puzzle.
9. Get the Third Crest.
10. Solve the My Room puzzle.
11. Open the door to the room with Shu's Voice.
12. Defeat Your Parents.

Dark Shrine Rooms

1. Head to the Next Room.
2. Heed Revelations and find the Crests.
3. Find the Black Sparrow Crest.
4. Find the White Sparrow Crest.
5. Find the Fox Mask Crest.
6. Solve the Mural puzzle.
7. Go through the door.

Ebisugaoka Corrupted

1. Chase after the Fog Monster.
2. Proceed to the Worship Hall.
3. Return to the Shimizu Residence.

Dark Shrine Final Path

1. Proceed.
2. Go through the Final Shrine Doors.
3. Final boss fight, with the exact boss depending on the ending you're on:
• Ending 1 Boss (Shiromuku)
• Ending 2 Boss (Tsukumogami)
• Ending 3 Boss (Shiromuku and Shichibi)
• Ending 4 Boss (The Gods)

If this is your first playthrough of Silent Hill f, then you'll only be able to access Ending 1 ('Coming Home to Roost'). Afterwards, and if you're playing on a New Game + file, you'll be able to reach Ending 2 ('Fox's Wedding'), Ending 3 ('The Fox Wets Its Tail') and Ending 4 ('Ebisugaoka in Silence') if you've met the correct requirements. To learn more, take a look at our Silent Hill f endings guide.

Silent Hill f guides: All of our Silent Hill f guides listed

Below you'll find all of our Silent Hill f guides so far:

Puzzle solution:

• Shrine Altar
• Shrine Vault
• Scarecrow Field
• Stairwell
• Secret Box
• Locker
• Light
• Shu's Memories
• Scales
• Omnious Photo
• My Room
• Mural
• Sacred Sword (New Game Plus only)
• Crimson Water (New Game Plus only)

Other:

• Ending requirements and endings explained

Silent Hill f tips and tricks

Want some extra help in Silent Hill f? Well here's are top tips:

• Be careful when targeting enemies. Despite being a great game, the camera in Silent Hill f is a little dodgy especially when it comes to targeting enemies. I've had the camera suddenly send itself to a strange angle or accidentally switched to the wrong enemy. The only way to get around this is to simply get used to Silent Hill f's camera, but it's worth taking note of before you play.
• Check the map often. Hinako will helpfully add useful annotations to the map as you play Silent Hill f. This includes noting down which buildings are locked, blocked paths and, on rare occasions, areas of interest. If you think there's something important around you, then it's worth checking the map to see if Hinako has already made a note of its location. It will never tell you exactly where it is, but it will give you a good idea on where to look.
• Use your Toolkits. Weapon durability is back! The more you hit monsters with a metal pipe, the more likely it is to break and you don't want that! Thankfully, there are Toolkits which will repair your weapons and, trust me, you'll want to use them. Exploring Silent Hill f without a weapon isn't a good idea, especially since there are bosses you need to fight. Keep an eye on the crescent moon symbol in the bottom left-hand corner as this tracks your current weapon's durability and, when the time is right, repair it. Else Hinako might end up a little dead…

• Puzzles have different solutions depending on your difficulty setting. In keeping with Silent Hill tradition, a number of puzzles have different solutions depending on your difficulty setting. If you're solving our puzzle guides above, make sure you're looking at the right solution for your difficulty setting. Keep in mind that, if you're having trouble with the puzzles, you can always start a new playthrough on a different difficulty. Thankfully, Silent Hill f isn't too long.
• Some puzzles only need to be solved once. There are a couple of puzzles, however, that only need to be solved once on a save file to be completed for your other playthroughs. Keep in mind that these puzzles are the ones tied to specific endings, but it's still quite useful if you're trying to see every Silent Hill f ending.
• You can avoid enemies by hiding from them. Don't want to fight a foe? Well if you can find a good hiding spot for Hinako, then the monster will forget about her and go about their business. Just keep in mind that the hiding spot needs to take Hinako out of the monster's eyeline to work so, if it's still looking at you, then it can still attack you.
• Walk, don't run. (Unless a monster is around!) Admittedly, Hinako is quite a slow walker but taking the time to go slowly will help you spot useful items and maybe avoid walking into something which could hurt you. Just remember to run if a monster is coming for you…

• Don't worry about the ending on your first playthrough. No matter what you do during your first playthrough, you will always reach the same ending. It's only after unlocking this ending that you'll be able to access the other Silent Hill f endings. Due to this, simply relax (as much as you can during a horror game) and enjoy the game!
• Don't use Red Capsules in any other playthrough. I won't go into any major details about ending requirements here, but I will say that, if you want to see any of the other Silent Hill f endings, you need to avoid using the Red Capsules. This means you'll have to heal Hinako using other items, so try to remember their locations!
• Want a good weapon? Complete the UFO ending! Yes, the UFO ending is the joke ending of Silent Hill f but you will get a good bonus for completing it. This comes in the form of a weapon that you'll access to on every playthrough after viewing the UFO ending. Due to this, it's worth completing the UFO ending early if you're having trouble with the combat in Silent Hill f.
• Want to keep track of which endings you've seen? Look at your save file. Everytime you complete an ending, a little icon will be added to your save file in the main menu. This is a good way of keeping track of how many endings you've completed - very useful if you want to see everything Silent Hill f has to offer.

Best of luck in Silent Hill f!