After retrieving the Main Building 2F Stair Key from the Stairwell puzzle, players will make their way to the second floor section of the Middle School in Silent Hill f. While most of the classroom doors will be locked in this section, one will be open that you’ll enter into, but soon get trapped inside. The only way to exit this classroom is to solve and open the Secret Box sitting on one of the desks. Here’s how players can solve the Secret Box puzzle.
How to Open the Secret Box in Silent Hill f (Puzzle Solutions)
The Secret Box puzzle starts when Hinako enters one of the open classrooms on the Middle School second floor in Silent Hill f. There’s a mysterious puzzle box sitting on one of the desks, with a note (letter) beside it. Reading the note will give you the first clue in opening the Secret Box.
The Secret Box itself has sliding sections, which reveal different symbols. Players will have to slide the panels to display the correct symbols in each attempt to open different layers of the box.
Here are the clues hinting at the solution for each layer of the Secret Box in Silent Hill f.
- Exposing Sweet and Tart Fruits
- Showing all the Journals
- Showing Sakura in Full Bloom
Players will have to correctly solve the Secret Box three times to finally get the key to the classroom doors on the 2nd floor. Here are the Secret Box puzzle solutions for all difficulties in Silent Hill f.
Secret Box Story Puzzle Difficulty Solution
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Secret Box Layer |
Which Panel to Slide |
Side A Symbols |
Side B Symbols |
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Expose Sweet and Tart Fruits |
Side A: Fourth Row (Cherry) Side B: First Row (Strawberry) |
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Show All Journals |
Side A: Second and Third Row Side B: Second Row |
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Show Sakura in Full Bloom |
Side A: Do Nothing Side B: Second Row |
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Secret Box Hard Puzzle Difficulty Solution
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Secret Box Layer |
Which Panel to Slide |
Side A Symbols |
Side B Symbols |
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Expose Sweet and Tart Fruits |
Side A: First Row (Right), Second Row (Left), Third Row (Right) Side B: First Row (Right), Third Row (Left and Right both) |
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Show All Journals |
Side A: First Row (Right), Second Row (Left), Third Row (Left) Side B: Second Row (Right), Third Row (Right) |
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Show Sakura in Full Bloom |
Side A: Second Row (Right) Side B: First Row (Right), Third Row (Right) |
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Secret Box Lost in the Fog Puzzle Difficulty Solution
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Secret Box Layer |
Which Panel to Slide |
Side A Symbols |
Side B Symbols |
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Expose Sweet and Tart Fruits |
Side A: First Row, Sixth Row (Left) Side B: Second Row (Left), Fourth Row (Right), Sixth Row (Right), Seventh Row |
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Show All Journals |
Side A: First Row, Third Row, Fourth Row (Left), Seventh Row Side B: Sixth Row (Left) |
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Show Sakura in Full Bloom |
Side A: Second Row (Left), Fifth Row, Sixth Row (Right) Side B: Second Row (Left) |
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Once players open up the Secret Box completely, they’ll get the Second Floor Classroom Generic Key in Silent Hill f. This key can be used to access the locked classroom doors in the second floor hallway and progress further.