While Silent Hill f, you will find the Stairwell Puzzle that stops you from going to the second floor. To enter the second floor you need a key and sove the puzzle. How you solve it depends on the difficulty level you choose. This guide will walk you through each level of the puzzle so you can move forward without getting stuck.
Stairwell Puzzle Solution (All Difficulty)
You will come across this puzzle while exploring Ebisugaoka Middle School. Below are the three difficulty level solutions to solve the puzzle.
Story difficulty
For Story difficulty, your goal is to unlock a drawer inside the teachers’ storage room. First, go into the one classroom that’s open and pick up a crumpled piece of paper lying around. This note will give you a hint, it says you can use a hairpin to open the drawer.
Now, climb out through the classroom window and look for a rabbit hutch in the corner of the yard. Inside the hutch’s basket, you will find the hairpin. Use it to unlock the drawer and grab the Second Floor key inside.
Hard difficulty
For Hard difficulty, start the same way, exit through the classroom window. From there, head toward the west side of the outdoor area. Look for a small patch of blue flowers. Hidden among them, you will find the key you need for the Second Floor.
Lost in the Fog difficulty
For Lost in the Fog difficulty, you will again go out through the classroom window. Go to the west section of the outdoor yard like before, but this time, climb up the stairs nearby and then walk back toward the east. Keep an eye out for a few potted blue flowers; the Second Floor key is hidden there.
