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Discover the secret hidden inside Room 106 at Jacks Inn. You can first enter Room 106 while traveling with Maria, but the trophy will not unlock during that initial visit. After finishing Brookhaven Hospital and returning to South Vale (West), make your way back to Jacks Inn before continuing toward the Silent Hill Historical Society. Enter Room 106 again, walk to the foot of the bed on the right, and interact with the symbol on the wall when the prompt appears. The trophy will unlock immediately.

Tip

Make sure you do this before leaving the area for the Historical Society. Room 106 is easy to forget once the story starts pulling you forward again. This room is also a neat Silent Hill 3 callback, so it is worth stopping by even if you are not hunting trophies.

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Complete the game without killing any enemies with ranged weapons. The Handgun, Shotgun, and Rifle all count as ranged weapons. You are allowed to fire them, but the final blow that kills an enemy cannot come from a gun. That means you can still use firearms to weaken enemies if needed, then finish them with melee. There is also one required shot in Lakeview Hotel to knock down a key item from a glass roof, and that does not interfere with the trophy. The easiest way to do this is in New Game+ using the Chainsaw. On Light difficulty, it can kill most normal enemies very quickly and makes boss fights much easier as well. Keep dodging, close the distance, and finish everything with melee.

Tip

This combines very well with Radio Silence during a New Game+ run. With the Chainsaw, both trophies become much easier to manage.

Warning

Be careful when using guns to stagger enemies. If the final bullet kills one by accident, the run is ruined for this trophy.

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Finish the game in under 10 hours. This is much easier once you already know the game, so it is best saved for a later playthrough or New Game+ run. Set both Action and Puzzle difficulty to Light to make combat and puzzle sections faster. Skip cutscenes whenever possible by holding Square. Stick to the main route and avoid unnecessary exploration, collectibles, and optional rooms. Knowing where key items are located saves a huge amount of time. You also do not need to fight every enemy. Dodge past anything that is not blocking your path and save your stronger weapons for bosses or unavoidable encounters. For normal enemies, a quick Handgun shot to the legs can create enough of an opening to run past them without wasting time on a full fight. If you are doing this in New Game+, the Chainsaw is especially useful for quickly dealing with enemies that cannot be avoided. Use known puzzle solutions instead of solving everything from scratch, and save regularly so a death does not cost you a large chunk of progress. Most importantly, the timer stops while the game is paused. If you need to check a route, puzzle solution, or simply figure out where James is supposed to wander next, pause first and take your time.

Tip

The 10-hour limit is fairly generous once you know the route. Focus on progression instead of trying to play perfectly, and you should have plenty of breathing room.

Warning

Avoid combining this with a heavy collectible run unless you are very comfortable with the game. Every optional detour adds time, and Silent Hill has no shortage of tempting side rooms.

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Interact with the bread in the Employee Section of Lakeview Hotel. Later in the hotel, you will use an elevator to reach the Employee Section. This area temporarily takes away your equipment, including your flashlight and weapons, so navigation is a little more uncomfortable than usual. Make your way to the Break Room first and grab the map. From there, head southwest through the Cafeteria and continue into the Kitchen. In the northern part of the Kitchen, look for the baking trays and interact with the bread to unlock the trophy.

Tip

This is a direct nod to Silent Hill 3’s famous “It’s bread” moment. Sometimes the most important thing in a nightmare town is simply confirming that, yes, the bread is still bread.

Warning

Make sure you interact with it before leaving the Employee Section, since this is easy to walk past while you are focused on getting your gear back.

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Kill at least one enemy with each of these five weapons during the same playthrough: Wooden Plank Handgun Steel Pipe Shotgun Rifle You do not need the Chainsaw for this trophy. Wooden Plank Location: South Vale (East) You obtain this automatically near your first enemy encounter, shortly after crawling through the broken garage door and picking up the Radio. Handgun Location: Wood Side Apartments Head to Room 217 on the second floor. The Handgun is sitting in a red shopping cart. If you are also working on Let’s NOT Party!, remember to save at least 11 bullets for the balloons in Room 207. Steel Pipe Location: South Vale (West) Shortly after meeting Maria and progressing beyond Jacks Inn, continue until the road collapses during a story sequence. James will automatically obtain the Steel Pipe afterward. Shotgun Location: Brookhaven Hospital On the second floor, enter the Women’s Locker Room on the west side of the hospital. The Shotgun is inside an open locker. Rifle Location: Toluca Prison The Rifle is found inside a locked gun cabinet in the Armory. After progressing through the Serpent Door and completing the generator puzzle, return through Cell E1 and access the western side of the area. The Armory Key is located in the room south of the Witness Checkpoint. Take it back to the Armory and open the cabinet. Once you have scored at least one kill with all five weapons during the same playthrough, the trophy will unlock.

Tip

The easiest way to track this is to intentionally get one kill immediately after obtaining each new weapon. That way you never have to wonder later whether that Shotgun blast actually finished the enemy or just made it extremely unhappy.

Warning

All five kills must be completed in a single playthrough. Progress does not carry over into New Game+.

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Find the pizza inside Pete’s Bowl-O-Rama. After meeting Maria at Rosewater Park, continue until you reach Jacks Inn. Before entering the motel, head west to Pete’s Bowl-O-Rama. Once inside, look for the pizza sitting on the counter near the bowling lanes and interact with it to unlock the trophy.

Tip

This interaction also counts toward Pieces Unarranged, so it is worth grabbing even if the pizza itself looks like it has been sitting there since the original game.

Warning

Do this before progressing too far beyond Jacks Inn, since the area will not remain available forever.

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Shoot all 11 balloons inside Room 207 of Wood Side Apartments. First, collect the Handgun from Room 217 on the second floor. From that point on, start saving ammunition until you have at least 11 bullets available. Head to Room 207 on the same floor. There are enemies inside, so deal with them first if you want a clean shot at the balloons. The balloons form a welcome message across the room. Shoot each balloon until all 11 have been popped, and the trophy will unlock.

Tip

Make a manual save before doing this. After the trophy pops, reload your save if you want those bullets back. Ammunition is more useful in James’ pocket than decorating the floor with sad balloon remains.

Warning

This is missable. Make sure you complete it before leaving Wood Side Apartments.

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Defeat the Flesh Lip in Brookhaven Hospital. After the rooftop sequence, continue through the east side of the third floor and follow Laura until the story leads you into the boss fight. During the first phase, Flesh Lip spends much of the fight moving across the ceiling. Watch the marks it leaves overhead and listen for its movement so you can anticipate where it will drop. When it comes down and is not actively swinging, move in with the Steel Pipe or attack from range with the Handgun or Shotgun. If you are using firearms, try to aim through the gaps in the metal frame for cleaner hits. Later in the fight, Flesh Lip spends more time on the ground and becomes much more aggressive. Its charge is best avoided with a well-timed dodge, while the stomping sequence can last several hits. Wait for the full combo to finish, then punish the recovery window.

Tip

Patience makes this fight much easier. Do not chase it around the room while it is on the ceiling. Let it come to you, dodge the drop, and take your damage when the opening is safe.

Warning

Once the ground phase begins, avoid attacking too early after a stomp. The combo can continue for several hits, and getting impatient is a fast way to turn James into hospital paperwork.

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Collect all 26 Strange Photos in a single playthrough. The photos do not carry over between runs, and several areas become permanently inaccessible after you leave them, so this is best handled as part of a dedicated collectible run. Strange Photo #1 – “So many people here!” South Vale (East) At the entrance to Wood Side Apartments, look to the left of the front door near the black trash bag and dumpster. Strange Photo #2 – “I’ve been happy” South Vale (East) Head south along Neely Street past Neely’s Bar. Check the shop window just to the right of The Dance Company. Strange Photo #3 – “Valentine’s Day” Wood Side Apartments Once story progress opens the gate blocking the southwest side of the first floor, enter Room 102. The photo is sitting on a catering trolley. Strange Photo #4 – “Career’s humble beginnings” Wood Side Apartments On the second floor, use the balcony in Room 212 to reach Room 210. Check the window ledge in the living area. Strange Photo #5 – “Forever together” Blue Creek Apartments Check the first-floor stairwell. The photo is beside the leg of a corpse. Strange Photo #6 – “How the time flies” Blue Creek Apartments After obtaining the Second Hand for the clock puzzle, enter Room 212 and collect the photo inside. Strange Photo #7 – “So far from home” Rosewater Park On the west side of Rosewater Park, check the stone bench. Strange Photo #8 – “made it!” South Vale (West) Find the Jack Lever near Octantis Fuels, then take it to the garage just south of Rosewater Park. Use the lever to get inside and collect the photo. Strange Photo #9 – “Ready to kill it!” Heaven’s Night Check the dressing room and look on the vanity mirror. Warning: Grab this before leaving Heaven’s Night. It is very easy to miss. Strange Photo #10 – “Church entrance” Moonlight Grove In the southern part of Moonlight Grove, look on the edge of the fountain. Warning: Collect this before entering the theater. Strange Photo #11 – “Best Flavor!” Reverie Theater After the cutscene with Eddie, return to his location and move a few rows above him. The photo is tucked between the seats. Warning: Pick it up before leaving the theater. Strange Photo #12 – “Her drawings” Brookhaven Hospital When you reach the chain puzzle on the second floor, crawl through the vent opposite the Nurse’s Station to reach the Observation Room. From there, enter L3 and check the table. Strange Photo #13 – “At least she was there” Brookhaven Hospital After collecting the 1F Inner Ward Key, enter Examination Room 1 and check the drawer in the workbench. Strange Photo #14 – “No one knows” Brookhaven Hospital On the second floor, enter C5 and check the bedside table drawer. Strange Photo #15 – “They mustn’t know” Brookhaven Hospital Return to the pool area on the first floor. The photo is on a wooden bench beside a lifebuoy. Strange Photo #16 – “They’re here” South Vale (Otherworld) Check the driver’s seat of the abandoned vehicle next to Lucky Jade Restaurant. Strange Photo #17 – “The new clock” Silent Hill Historical Society Before heading down the long staircase, enter the second room on the left and check the cabinet. Warning: Pick this up before descending the staircase because you will not return. Strange Photo #18 – “Four months to go” Toluca Prison After completing the generator puzzle beyond the Serpent Door and obtaining the Medium Weight, enter E1 and break through the weak wall. Continue to E13 and collect the photo inside the cell. Strange Photo #19 – “Old man’s always prepared” Toluca Prison Enter through the Boar Door and continue into the Administrative Section. The photo is sitting on a desk inside the Warehouse. Strange Photo #20 – “Whole world ahead of us” Labyrinth In the large octagonal room, take the left path and climb the ladder at the intersection. The photo is on a box in the room above. Strange Photo #21 – “Your best buddy!” Labyrinth On your third visit to the rotating cube, rotate it until the doorway shows two upside-down triangles on either side. Enter the newly aligned room and collect the photo. Warning: Do not leave this section without grabbing it. Strange Photo #22 – “Road trip!” Toluca Lake Before getting into the boat for Lakeview Hotel, look near the building with the “Road Closed” sign on its railing. The photo is on the ground behind the steps. Strange Photo #23 – “aftermath...” Lakeview Hotel Enter Room 104 in the east wing and check the drawer. Strange Photo #24 – “Better leave...” Lakeview Hotel In the basement, go behind the bar in Venus Tears Kitchen. Tip: You cannot use the map while you are in this section, so keep the location in mind before heading downstairs. Strange Photo #25 – “Still can’t get it right” Lakeview Hotel Move the trolley so you can enter Room 302. The photo is inside the sink. Strange Photo #26 – “SHAPE FORCES THE MIND” Lakeview Hotel After the long hallway sequence, go through the door leading onto the platform. Before heading upstairs, take the path to the right and collect the photo from the floor. If you collected all 26 during the same playthrough, the trophy will unlock here.

Tip

Work on this alongside Archivist and Echoes so you can clear all three major collectible trophies in the same run instead of turning James into Silent Hill’s most exhausted tourist.

Warning

All 26 Strange Photos must be collected in one playthrough. Progress does not carry over to New Game+.

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Complete the entire game without using the radio. You obtain the Radio very early in South Vale (East), shortly before your first enemy encounter. As soon as you pick it up, open your inventory, highlight the Radio, and turn it off. Leave it switched off for the rest of the playthrough. The radio normally warns you about nearby enemies with static, so playing without it removes one of James’ best early-warning tools. If you want an easier time, enable the visual radio indicator in the Accessibility settings. This gives you an on-screen warning when enemies are nearby and does not prevent the trophy from unlocking.

Tip

This is perfect to combine with a New Game+ run. Once you know the enemy placements and have access to stronger gear, losing the radio is much less intimidating.

Warning

Do not turn the Radio back on at any point during the run. Once it is off, treat that inventory option like it is cursed.

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Spend 10 minutes out on Toluca Lake. After defeating Eddie, you will eventually reach the boat used to cross Toluca Lake. Before finishing the crossing, simply remain out on the lake for 10 minutes. You can sit still in the boat and let the time pass before continuing toward Lakeview Hotel. If the trophy does not unlock right away after 10 minutes, move the boat slightly with L2 and/or R2 to trigger it.

Tip

This is one of the rare moments where doing absolutely nothing is productive. Enjoy the fog, enjoy the silence, and pretend James booked a very strange boat tour.

Warning

Do this before reaching the hotel, since you will not get another chance during that playthrough.