Silent Hill f Ending Requirements

What to know

• Silent Hill f features five endings, starting with a default first playthrough outcome and unlocking others via New Game+ modes.
• Endings hinge on avoiding specific items like Red Capsules, handling the Sacred Sword, and accumulating prior completions on one save file.
• New Game+ introduces altered scenes, puzzles, and items; a second NG+ requires two full endings (excluding a hidden 'UFO' joke one) to access the true finale.
• The difficulty level does not affect unlock requirements for endings.

Silent Hill f, the latest entry in Konami's eerie franchise, shifts the fog-shrouded dread to 1960s rural Japan, where protagonist Hinako Shimizu confronts personal and supernatural turmoil in the village of Ebisugaoka. To see all the narratives it has to offer, be ready for multiple playthroughs, some tricky item decisions, and clever exploration.

How the endings work

Each of the five endings requires meeting specific criteria, often involving abstaining from certain actions or achieving particular steps. Except for the first ending, all others require New Game Plus (NG+) runs, with the true and secret endings needing even more preparation or repeat completion.

Summary of ending requirements

How to get each ending

Here's the step-by-step guide to unlock all 5 endings in Silent Hill f. Note that other than the first ending, every ending has specific items and actions that you need to ignore or take.

Ending 1: Coming Home to Roost (Standard Ending)

Complete your first playthrough by finishing the main story. No special actions, choices, or item decisions are needed.

Ending 2: Fox’s Wedding

Step 1

Start New Game Plus (NG+) after beating the game once.

Step 2

Do not consume or collect any red capsules throughout the run. Avoid using them for healing or sanity.

Step 3

Focus on the Sacred Sword sidequest:

• Locate all required offering items: Faded Bride Doll, Rusted Flask, Broken Japanese Geta Sandal, Cracked Hibachi Brazier, Dad's Old Kitchen Knife, and deliver each to the correct Jizo Shrine as you progress through the acts.
• Acquire the Sacred Sword via this quest, but ensure it is purified during the shrine visit (at the oldest Inari Shrine northeast of the Divine Tree).

• Alternatively, do not pick up the Sacred Sword at all.

Step 4

Obtain the Agura no Hotei-sama item, which is required for purification.

Step 5

Finish the storyline. These requirements combined will result in the Fox’s Wedding ending.

Ending 3: The Fox Wets its Tail

Step 1

Play on a NG+ file.

Step 2

Avoid all red capsules, just as for Fox’s Wedding.

Step 3

Follow the Sacred Sword quest as above, but this time, take the Sacred Sword and do not purify it—skip the step at the Inari Shrine.

Step 4

Complete the game while keeping the unpurified sword to unlock this ending.

Ending 4: Ebisugaoka in Silence (True Ending)

Step 1

Complete at least two other endings (excluding the 5th, UFO ending) on the same save file.

Step 2

Start NG+2 (third playthrough) from this save.

Step 3

Once again, avoid all red capsules.

Step 4

Obtain and purify the Sacred Sword, following the routes and item placements given in previous endings.

Step 5

In this playthrough, seek out the Brooch, which appears automatically at the start of NG+.

Step 6

Offer the Brooch to the Ancient Jizo Statue on the Ebisugaoka Mountain Path—this is after visiting Shu's house and before heading to Hinako's house. Go to the playground, deal with any monsters, and find the hidden path leading to the statue.

Step 7

Continue to the final boss. An additional boss will appear, and after victory, this route concludes with Silent Hill f’s "true ending," revealing significant story closure.

Ending 5: The Great Space Invasion! (UFO Ending)

Step 1

In any NG+ playthrough, after the first battle, explore and find the UFO radio broadcast location. It is near the canals, hidden behind a dumpster.

Step 2

Collect all three "Great Space Invasion" movie posters:

• Poster #1: Southeast of Rinko’s house after the Corridors.

• Poster #2: In the alleyways later in the game.

• Poster #3: In the main part of town.

Step 3

Read the "Movie Review of The Great Space Invasion" at its hidden location.

Step 4

Finishing the above will trigger the UFO event, skipping most combat, and show the comedic UFO ending seen in other Silent Hill titles.

Recap: Achieving every Silent Hill f ending

Seeing all Silent Hill f endings is a layered process requiring attention to items, choices, and multiple NG+ playthroughs, with a bonus joke ending that demands a scavenger hunt for UFO-themed items.

Silent Hill f's endings weave folklore with personal growth, turning Ebisugaoka's silence into a mirror for identity struggles. The F conclusion stands out, granting Hinako agency over divine pressures, a fitting evolution for the series' psychological core.