REANIMAL Secret Ending: All Five Coffin Locations and How to Unlock Friends Reunited

What to know

• REANIMAL has two endings — a normal ending and a secret ending that plays after the credits roll once you finish Chapter 9.

• You must collect all five hidden coffins in a single playthrough; chapter select will not count toward unlocking the secret ending.

• The coffins are spread across Chapter 1, Chapter 3 (two coffins), Chapter 4, and Chapter 7, each tucked away in easily missable locations.

• Successfully opening all five coffins and completing the game rewards you with the Friends Reunited trophy or achievement.

REANIMAL is a hauntingly atmospheric game that hides more beneath its surface than the main story reveals. Among its many collectibles — masks, posters, and gallery art — the most compelling secrets are the five coffins expertly hidden throughout the game. Each coffin you open releases the phantom of a child and offers a glimpse into the dark fate that befell them. If you want to see the full picture, you need to track down every single one during a single run. 

All coffin locations in REANIMAL

This is the single most important detail to keep in mind. All five coffins must be collected in one continuous playthrough. If you miss even one, you cannot go back through chapter select to pick it up. The game simply will not register it toward the secret ending. You would have to start a brand new game and collect them all over again. The good news is that REANIMAL can be completed in under two hours on a second run, so a fresh playthrough is not as painful as it sounds.

How to find coffin 1 in Chapter 1 — Dead in the Water

Step 1

Progress through Chapter 1 until you repair the railroad handcart. This is used to cross the bridge early in the chapter.

Step 2

After repairing the handcart, do not follow the main story path just yet. Instead, push the cart all the way to the back of the track, away from the cave entrance.

Step 3

Follow the rails back to the fork where the path splits. Look for the derailed train car sitting off to the side.

Step 4

Carefully walk toward the train car and enter through the open entrance. Be cautious not to fall, as the coffin is located right at the edge of the cliff inside the car.

Step 5

Open the coffin to trigger the animation. A phantom child will appear briefly before vanishing. You can now continue with the main story.

How to find coffin 2 in Chapter 3 — After the Flood (flooded alley)

Step 1

Play through Chapter 3 until you reach the flooded streets section where you navigate using a boat. Make sure you have already acquired the harpoons.

Step 2

After obtaining the harpoons and reboarding the boat, steer it back toward the large hotel area. You will see mines blocking the hotel entrance.

Step 3

Instead of blowing up the mine in front of the hotel to progress the story, turn right down the flooded alleyway.

Step 4

You will spot two mines guarding a hidden passage on the left side. Use your harpoons to destroy both mines and drive your boat through the newly opened path.

Step 5

Dock your boat on the small patch of land at the end. You will see a building with a glowing barred doorway emitting a yellow glow.

Step 6

Crawl through the gap in the bars.

Follow the long stairway all the way down. At the bottom of the staircase, you will find the second coffin sitting on a small platform. Open it and return to the main route.

How to find coffin 3 in Chapter 3 — After the Flood (giant cannon)

Step 1

Continue through Chapter 3 until you exit the flooded streets and enter the open ocean area. You will notice a giant cannon positioned in the middle of the water.

Step 2

Circle around the cannon area and look for a side path leading away from the main route. It can be easy to overlook, so keep your eyes open for a discreet cave entrance.

Step 3

Enter the cave and be ready for combat. One of the water creatures lurks inside this passage, and you will need to take it out with your harpoons.

Step 4

Follow the path all the way to the very end. Dock at the small beach.

You will find the third coffin tucked inside a broken mine. Open it and head back the way you came.

How to find coffin 4 in Chapter 4 — No Shelter (the Orphanage)

Step 1

Progress through Chapter 4 until you reach the clock tower area of the Orphanage.

You will need to navigate past the spider kids — the pale children who attack you in this section.

Step 2

Eventually you will arrive at the stage area on the bottom floor, where your companion (the bucket-head kid) has been lowered into a hole on a rope.

Step 3

Do not interact with the wheel in the right corner to pull your friend back up just yet. Instead, walk toward the camera and check the left side of the room.

Step 4

You will notice a hidden door in the bottom left corner. Go through it to enter a destroyed room.

Step 5

The fourth coffin is sitting at the edge of the floor inside this wrecked room. Open it, then head back through the door and save your friend by turning the wheel.

How to find coffin 5 in Chapter 7 — The Spoils (the Hospital bunker)

Step 1

Play through Chapter 7 until you reach the hospital section. You will encounter wounded soldiers lying on hospital beds who detonate grenades to blow themselves up.

Step 2

After clearing the rooms with exploding soldiers, you will need to sprint through a hallway lined with beds as more explosions go off around you.

Step 3

As you turn a corner, you will see a wheelchair rolling near you. Stop here. Do not continue forward.

Step 4

Backtrack a few steps and look for a hole that has been blown into the wall on your left. The explosion from one of the soldiers created this opening.

Step 5

Enter the hole to find a large, heavy bunker door. Interact with the outer handle and turn it all the way to unlock the door.

Step 6

Climb down the long ladder into the missile silo below.

At the very bottom, you will find the fifth and final coffin. Open it to release the last trapped soul.

What happens after you collect all five coffins

Once you have opened every coffin, there is nothing else special you need to do. Simply continue playing through the remaining chapters and finish the story normally. The game has nine chapters total, and the final chapter is called All-Consuming Past.

After you complete Chapter 9 and the regular ending plays out, the credits will roll. Either wait for the credits to finish or skip them. A bonus cutscene will then play automatically — this is the secret ending. In this scene, the five ghosts from the coffins embrace the girl, and a well overflows. The Friends Reunited trophy or achievement will unlock at this point.

Rewards for unlocking the secret ending