The Shrine Path is the second area you’ll explore in Silent Hill f, and it’s filled with puzzles, hidden items, and special collectibles to discover. This guide will walk you through all the collectible locations in Shrine Path, along with tips for solving its key puzzles.
All Collectable Locations in Shrine Path
Keep in mind that some collectibles only appear if you’re playing New Game+ or New Game+2. Once you leave an area, you won’t be able to return, and Inari-sama doors and boxes can only be opened during New Game+.
Altar Puzzle Solution
In Chapter 2 of Silent Hill f, you’ll come across your very first puzzle inside the Shrine Path. This challenge asks you to place five different offerings onto the altar pedestals, but the difficult part is getting the order right. Since the puzzle changes depending on the difficulty you’re playing. To solver the Altar Puzzle read our article on “Shrine Path Altar Puzzle Solution (All Difficulties) – Silent Hill f”.
Optional Collectible – Scrap of Paper
If you head to the northwest corner of this dead-end area, you’ll find a Scrap of Paper sitting on a rock. Stand with your back to the Inari altar to the south, and you’ll see two paths that both lead to dead ends. Take the one that goes southwest, and you’ll reach it.
Optional Collectible – Blood-Stained Letter
Go south and unlock the gate. Once through, look straight ahead at the first set of objects opposite the gate. Just to their right, on a rock, you’ll find a Blood-Stained Letter.
Hidden Omamori – Cat
During the Shrine Vault Puzzle, locate a worn Cat votive plaque in the western section; flip it to reveal the Omamori. You must collect it before finishing all puzzle solutions.
Shrine Vault Puzzle Solution
The Shrine Vault puzzle in Silent Hill f is a key challenge you’ll face right after finishing the Shrine Path Altar puzzle. Once you have the ceremonial knife and follow the fox mask man into a new area, you’ll find the path blocked by a locked combination door. To get through, you need to locate special symbols hidden on wooden ema plaques around the shrines. To sole the Shrine Vault puzzle, read our article on “Shrine Vault Ema Boards Puzzle Solution for All Difficulty – Silent Hill f “.
Untouchable Achievement
While you’re working on the Shrine Vault Puzzle, a new type of enemy will show up. You’ll have to fight it right away, but don’t worry, it will come back after some time as you work on the puzzle to find the code. Your goal is to defeat the enemy, solve the puzzle, and open the Shrine Vault without taking any hits.
Key Item – Stone Key
Step into the Shrine Vault and make your way straight to the altar. There, you can pick up the Stone Key, which you’ll use to open the Inari Statue’s House.
Offering – Dried Carcass
You’ll find the Dried Carcass, if you have 200 Faith, just across the bridge from the Hokora Shrine on the west side. It’s sitting right on a rock, easy to spot once you’re there.
