Silent Hill f: All Endings Explained & Unlock Guide

With Silent Hill f’s release, players are plunged into the foggy town of Ebisugaoka and the psychological tension surrounding Hinako Shimizu’s personal journey. True to franchise tradition, Silent Hill f offers five distinct endings, each casting a different light on Hinako’s fate, the supernatural undercurrents, and the choices you make. In this guide, we unpack each ending’s narrative, the precise unlock criteria, and essential tips to help you see them all.

How Silent Hill f’s Ending System Works

In Silent Hill f, your first playthrough locks in Ending 1: Coming Home to Roost by default, unless you satisfy certain alternate conditions. Subsequent endings are unlocked through New Game+ (NG+) runs, where elements from your prior playthrough—Omamori, stats, and key items—carry forward. (0search12)

Importantly: difficulty settings do not influence ending eligibility. Modes such as Story or Hard change combat or puzzle challenge but won’t block or enable endings. (0search1)

Critical items and flags—like whether you use Red Capsules, whether you purify the Sacred Sword or complete certain side puzzles—determine which ending branch you unlock.

The Five Endings: Narratives & Unlock Conditions

1. Ending 1 – Coming Home to Roost

Narrative: Hinako returns to her parents’ home, confronting rejection and perhaps her arranged marriage to Fox Mask. She battles a monstrous version of herself, shouting, “You took everything from me.” (0search9)
Unlock: This is the default ending for your first full playthrough. Even in NG+, if you fail to meet criteria for the other endings, you’ll get this one. (0search8)

2. Ending 2 – Fox’s Wedding

Narrative: Hinako resigns to the arranged marriage, accepting fate at the altar, severing ties with her past choices.
Unlock Conditions (NG+ required):

• Do not take any Red Capsules
• Either purify the Sacred Sword or leave it unclaimed
• Acquire the Agura no Hotei-Sama artifact (0search1)

3. Ending 3 – The Fox Wets Its Tail

Narrative: A more rebellious outcome — Hinako rejects Fox Mask, choosing her own path against constraints.
Unlock Conditions (NG+ required):

• No Red Capsules
• Acquire the Sacred Sword, but don’t purify it
• Skip the Agura no Hotei-Sama condition (0search8)

4. Ending 4 – Ebisugaoka in Silence (True Ending)

Narrative: The canonical or “true” ending. Hinako accepts a balance: she may reconcile with Fox Mask but on her terms, breaking chains of fate and achieving deeper autonomy.
Unlock Conditions:

• Must have completed at least 2 full endings on the same save file
• Do not take Red Capsules
• Purify the Sacred Sword
• Offer the Brooch at a specific Shrine (Jizo) during the final chapter
• Only available earliest in NG+2 (after two prior plays) (0search10)

5. Ending 5 – The Great Space Invasion! (Joke / Secret Ending)

Narrative: A quirky, comedic ending where Silent Hill’s usual dread is interrupted by UFOs and aliens — a longtime tongue-in-cheek tradition in the series.
Unlock Conditions:

• Listen to all UFO radio broadcasts scattered in chapters
• Find the three “The Great Space Invasion” posters in the correct order
• In a late chapter, defeat monsters in a special alley and interact with a UFO to trigger the ending
• This route is independent of the serious endings and doesn’t require sword/purification steps (0search12)

How to Obtain & Purify the Sacred Sword

The Sacred Sword is central to unlocking Endings 2–4. Here’s how to secure and purify it:

1. Discover and place offerings at five Jizo statues across various phases of the game. These are scattered through routes like “Head to Shu’s House,” “Mountain path,” and others. (0search1)
2. Once all offerings are placed, the Shrine unlocks the path to the Sacred Tree and you retrieve the sword.
3. Purification is a further ritual step available later—doing so distinguishes “purified” from just “obtained” variants, critical to Endings 2 and 4.
4. Be mindful: not purifying is intentional for Ending 3, while purifying is required for Ending 4.

Missing even one Jizo or delaying offering steps may block your ending path, so diligence and saving at crucial moments matter.

Strategy Tips & Common Pitfalls

• Avoid Red Capsules: using even one disqualifies you from all non-default endings.
• Save before final decisions: leave a save slot just before the climax to branch if needed.
• Multi-route planning: In NG+, try combining conditions for Endings 2 and 3 in the same run (some criteria overlap).
• Be consistent: Don’t accidently purify when you wanted to avoid purification, or vice versa.
• If you miss a radio broadcast or poster, that Secret Ending route may require a fresh run.
• Remember: difficulty modes don’t block endings—so don’t worry about combat or puzzle mode when aiming for endings.

Community Commentary & Interpretation

Fans are actively debating which ending truly “wins” Hinako’s story. On Reddit, some describe the “bad ending” as Hinako choosing marriage under duress, the “good ending” as escaping, and the “true ending” as a more mature reconciliation. > “The good ending: Hinako is finally snapped at the altar and chooses to runaway with Shu … The bad ending: Hinako chooses to be with her arranged marriage…”

Critics have praised the multiple endings as a strength, injecting replay value and mystery. At the same time, some caution that combat complexity and pacing can dilute clarity in later runs. The producer Motoi Okamoto acknowledged that the challenge would be polarizing, but noted strong reception for the story across outlets. (turn0news17)

Conclusion

Silent Hill f invites you not just to survive the horrors of Ebisugaoka—but to sculpt which horror you live with. The five endings span resignation, rebellion, reconciliation, and absurdist humor. Unlocking them is both a mechanical puzzle and a narrative journey: counters, purification, hidden broadcasts, and choice architecture all matter.

To fully experience Hinako’s path, you’ll likely need multiple playthroughs—each with care and planning. But the payoff is deeper insight into her story, her relationships, and the weight of the world she navigates. Start your run, keep cautious, and prepare to see Ebisugaoka in silence.