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.

Stairwell Puzzle Solution Second Floor 2F Key
Silent Hill f: How to Solve the Stairwell Puzzle (Second Floor 2F Stair Key)

Players will need to get the Main Building 2F Stair key in Middle School after solving the stairwell puzzle in Silent Hill f, here's how to do it.

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How to Open the Secret Box in Silent Hill f (Puzzle Solutions)

Secret Box Puzzle Silent Hill f

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.

  1. Exposing Sweet and Tart Fruits
  2. Showing all the Journals
  3. 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

Secret Box Layer

Which Panel to Slide

Side A Symbols

Side B Symbols

Expose Sweet and Tart Fruits

Side A: Fourth Row (Cherry)


Side B: First Row (Strawberry)

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Side A First Layer
Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Side B First Layer

Show All Journals

Side A: Second and Third Row


Side B: Second Row

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Side A Second Layer
Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Side B Second Layer

Show Sakura in Full Bloom

Side A: Do Nothing


Side B: Second Row

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Side B Third Layer

Secret Box Hard Puzzle Difficulty Solution

Secret Box Layer

Which Panel to Slide

Side A Symbols

Side B Symbols

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)

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Hard Side A First Layer-1
Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Hard Side B First Layer-1

Show All Journals

Side A: First Row (Right), Second Row (Left), Third Row (Left)


Side B: Second Row (Right), Third Row (Right)

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Hard Side A Second Layer-1
Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Hard Side B Second Layer-1

Show Sakura in Full Bloom

Side A: Second Row (Right)


Side B: First Row (Right), Third Row (Right)

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Hard Side A Third Layer-1
Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Hard Side B Third Layer-1

Secret Box Lost in the Fog Puzzle Difficulty Solution

Secret Box Layer

Which Panel to Slide

Side A Symbols

Side B Symbols

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

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Lost in Fog Side A First Layer
Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Lost in Fog Side B First Layer

Show All Journals

Side A: First Row, Third Row, Fourth Row (Left), Seventh Row


Side B: Sixth Row (Left)

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Lost in Fog Side A Second Layer
Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Lost in Fog Side B Second Layer

Show Sakura in Full Bloom

Side A: Second Row (Left), Fifth Row, Sixth Row (Right)


Side B: Second Row (Left)

Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Lost in Fog Side A Third Layer
Silent Hill f Puzzle Box Lost in Fog Side B Third Layer

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.

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Survival Horror
Action
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Top Critic Avg: 86 /100 Critics Rec: 87%
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Released
September 25, 2025
ESRB
Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity
Developer(s)
Neobards Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Konami
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Franchise
Silent Hill
Number of Players
Single-player
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable
PC Release Date
September 25, 2025
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
September 25, 2025
PS5 Release Date
September 25, 2025
Genre(s)
Survival Horror, Action
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
39.38 GB