Silent Hill f All Endings Guide: How to Unlock Every Ending

Silent Hill f ditches the series' traditional approach to endings. On your first playthrough, everyone gets the same ending — no hidden choices, no secret triggers. The real branching happens in New Game Plus, where four additional endings lie waiting, each peeling back another layer of Hinako Shimizu's fractured psyche.

Here's everything you need to unlock all five endings, including the true ending and the infamous UFO joke ending. For another dark Japanese-set game worth your time, check our Beast of Reincarnation review roundup — Game Freak's post-apocalyptic action RPG set 2,000 years in Japan's future.

Ending Overview: All 5 Endings at a Glance

| # | Ending Name | Type | Unlock Method | |:--|:--|:--|:--| | 1 | Coming Home to Roost | Default | Beat the game on any difficulty | | 2 | Fox's Wedding | Bad | NG+, no Red Capsules, Sacred Sword purified (or not obtained), obtain Agura no Hotei-Sama | | 3 | The Fox Wets Its Tail | Good | NG+, no Red Capsules, obtain Sacred Sword but do not purify it | | 4 | Ebisugaoka in Silence | True | NG++ (two other endings required), no Red Capsules, purify Sacred Sword, offer Brooch at Ancient Jizo | | 5 | The Great Space Invasion! | Joke | NG+, listen to UFO broadcasts, find 3 posters + review |

The Golden Rule: Don't Touch the Red Capsules

Before diving into specifics, here's the single most important rule for every alternate ending:

Do not take a single Red Capsule. Not one. Across the entire game.

The Red Capsules represent Hinako's drug addiction — a core theme of the narrative. In your first playthrough, taking them is the default path to Ending 1. But for Endings 2–4, even one capsule locks you out. The safest approach? When the game first introduces Red Capsules, discard them immediately and never pick up another. It's irreversible once consumed.

Ending 1: Coming Home to Roost (Default)

How to unlock: Simply complete the game on any difficulty.

This is the ending everyone sees first. Hinako battles the Shiromuku — a wedding-dress-clad monster who is revealed to be another version of herself: the side that wants to embrace marriage and tradition. After a brutal multi-phase boss fight, Hinako chases the fleeing bride through Otherworld hallways littered with Red Capsules, screaming at the heavens.

The post-credits epilogue shows 20-year-old Hinako at her actual wedding, dressed in the same Shiromuku. She consumes Red Capsules, descends into a drug-induced frenzy, and the implication is devastating: she beats her family and wedding guests to death. The entire game was a hallucination — a conversation with herself that she refused to have, bottling everything until it exploded.

If you see this ending again on NG+, it means you failed the conditions for any other ending. Usually it's because you accidentally took a Red Capsule.

Ending 2: Fox's Wedding (Bad Ending)

How to unlock (NG+ required):

  1. Do not take any Red Capsules — not one, entire playthrough
  2. Find the Agura no Hotei-Sama — a hidden item in the Hermitage of Crimson Water
  3. Either purify the Sacred Sword OR don't obtain it at all

This ending sees Hinako accept her role as the Fox Mask's bride. She embraces the arranged marriage, surrendering her identity to tradition. It's the "bad" ending not because of gore, but because Hinako loses herself entirely — she becomes what was expected of her, erasing her own will.

Finding the Agura no Hotei-Sama

The Agura no Hotei-Sama is located in the Hermitage of Crimson Water, a secret area on the second floor of the Main Hall. To access it:

  1. During the fourth visit to the Otherworld (Chasing the Fox Mask objective), you gain all fox abilities in NG+
  2. Return to where you obtained the Kudzu Emblem (the hallway with the Hokora)
  3. Look for a door marked with the Kudzu Emblem symbol
  4. Use the Fox Brooch to open it — this leads to the Hermitage
  5. Inside, solve the Crimson Waters puzzle (ring three bells per shishi-odoshi strike)
  6. After completing the puzzle, you'll obtain the Agura no Hotei-Sama

Ending 3: The Fox Wets Its Tail (Good Ending)

How to unlock (NG+ required):

  1. Do not take any Red Capsules
  2. Obtain the Sacred Sword (find all 5 Jizo statues)
  3. Do NOT purify the Sacred Sword

In this ending, Hinako rejects the arranged marriage. She breaks free from the Fox Mask's influence and chooses her own path. It's bittersweet — she survives, she's free, but the cost is permanent alienation from her community and family.

This is the "easiest" alternate ending to get because you only need the unpurified sword — no Agura no Hotei-Sama, no Brooch offering.

Ending 4: Ebisugaoka in Silence (True Ending)

How to unlock (NG++ required):

  1. Have at least two other endings on the same save file (Ending 5 doesn't count)
  2. Do not take any Red Capsules
  3. Obtain AND purify the Sacred Sword
  4. Offer the Brooch at the Ancient Jizo Statue — located southwest of your house on the Ebisugaoka Mountain Path, during the final return home

This is widely considered the canonical true ending. Hinako reconciles with herself — she doesn't flee into delusion, doesn't surrender to tradition, and doesn't simply rebel. She integrates both sides of her identity and steps into genuine freedom. The final shot is quiet, somber, and hauntingly beautiful.

This is the hardest ending to unlock mechanically because it requires:

  • At least two full playthroughs before you can even attempt it
  • Finding and purifying the Sacred Sword
  • The additional Brooch offering step

Ending 5: The Great Space Invasion! (Secret Joke Ending)

How to unlock (NG+ required):

  1. Listen to the UFO radio broadcast — found in an alley just before the house where you get the Bloody Key, at the very start of the game
  2. Find 3 "The Great Space Invasion" movie posters in order:
    • Poster 1: On the shed east of the fields in Chapter 1
    • Poster 2: Southeast Ebisugaoka, on a fence with potted plants in Chapter 5
    • Poster 3: Behind Chizuruya General Store in Chapter 5
  3. Read the movie review — appears in the main town area after listening to the broadcast and finding the posters
  4. During the "Head to Shu's House" objective, an open path near the store (filled with monsters) leads to a UFO. Defeat the enemies and interact with it.

This is pure Silent Hill tradition — every mainline game has a joke ending, and Silent Hill f is no exception. Instead of tragedy, you get a comic book sequence where Hinako and her friends discuss an alien invasion. Her parents pick her up, and the credits roll. It's the palette cleanser you need after three or four emotionally devastating endings.

Note: This ending does NOT count toward the "two endings" requirement for Ebisugaoka in Silence.

How to Get the Sacred Sword: All 5 Jizo Statue Locations

The Sacred Sword is essential for Endings 2, 3, and 4. Finding it requires locating five Jizo statues and placing their corresponding offerings.

| # | Location | When | Offering Location | |:--|:--|:--|:--| | 1 | Near the red postbox, just south of Hinako's house | "Head to Chizuruya General Store" | Inside a nearby house (now unlocked); find keys inside to reach the Faded Bride Doll | | 2 | End of the northern path at the rice fields, near Sennensugi Shrine | "Head to Rinko's House" | Sakuko's family shrine (other path to the north) | | 3 | Near the save shrine south of Ebisugaoka Middle School | "Head to the mountain behind Middle School" | North side of the damaged bridge | | 4 | On the small branching path off the main road to Shu's house | "Head to Shu's House" | Behind Shu's house | | 5 | North of Shu's house area | "Head to Shu's House" | Found near the Sacred Tree area |

Purifying the Sacred Sword

After finding all five statues, head to the Sacred Tree on the west side of the map. From there, go north to find a pool of blood — this is where you purify the blade, unleashing the Water Dragon upon the Sacred Sword.

In NG+, once you've found all five Jizo statues once, subsequent playthroughs will automatically give you the Sacred Sword at the first statue — saving you from repeating the full scavenger hunt.

Pro Tips for Efficient Ending Hunting

  1. Manual save at the Main Hall Shrine (right before Rinko's boss fight during "Chasing the Fox Mask"). From here, you can reload and satisfy conditions for 2–3 endings without replaying the entire game.

  2. Discard Red Capsules immediately when first introduced. Never pick them up. This eliminates the #1 cause of failed ending attempts.

  3. Get Ending 3 first on NG+ — it's the simplest (just get the unpurified sword, no capsules). Then reload your save, purify the sword and grab the Hotei-Sama for Ending 2. Two endings in one playthrough.

  4. Ending 5 can be done on any playthrough — it doesn't conflict with other ending conditions (it triggers before the final boss).

  5. Lost in the Fog difficulty unlocks for NG+. It makes enemies more aggressive but doesn't affect ending conditions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I get all endings in one playthrough?

No. Ending 1 is locked to your first completion. Endings 2–3 require NG+. Ending 4 requires NG++ (two prior endings). You need a minimum of 3 playthroughs. With careful save management, you can reduce this to approximately 2 full playthroughs plus partial replays.

Q: Do difficulty settings affect endings?

No. All endings are achievable on any difficulty. Combat difficulty and puzzle difficulty only affect trophies/achievements.

Q: What happens if I accidentally take a Red Capsule?

Reload your most recent save immediately. There is no way to "undo" capsule consumption — once taken, Endings 2–4 are locked out for that playthrough.

Q: Is Ebisugaoka in Silence the canon ending?

While Konami hasn't officially declared a canon ending, the community widely considers Ebisugaoka in Silence to be the true ending. It requires the most effort to unlock, provides the most complete narrative resolution, and aligns with the thematic arc of Hinako's journey toward self-acceptance.

Q: Does Silent Hill f connect to other Silent Hill games?

Silent Hill f is a standalone story set in 1960s Japan. It exists in the same universe as the broader Silent Hill mythos — the "f" in the title is believed to reference multiple meanings: flower, fog, fear, and five (for the five endings). Direct connections to Silent Hill, Maine are minimal, but thematic echoes of the town's supernatural properties are present in Ebisugaoka's Otherworld. If you enjoy Asian folklore in games, our Black Myth: Wukong sale guide covers the Chinese mythology ARPG that's currently 30% off for its 2-year anniversary.