Does Silent Hill f have different endings? Historically, Silent Hill games have almost always had multiple endings. Despite the series' traumatic messages, there are even some fun ones.
In the psychological horror game, our protagonist Hinako has been up against it from a young age, as we touch on in our spoiler-free Silent Hill f review. With a troubling family life, traitorous friends, gender discrimination, and the responsibilities that come with being a woman in 1960s Japan, there's a lot to unpack here. Add substance abuse to the mix, and we're in for some hard-to-watch Silent Hill f endings.
Silent Hill f ending explained
The main ending is the only ending available for your first playthrough. The four other endings can only be obtained in New Game Plus.
Coming Home to Roost
In the main ending, Hinako returns to her parents' home and is rejected, presumably after having been married off to Fox Mask. At this point, the final battle with herself takes place, and Hinako must defeat her monstrous form in a classic Japanese wedding kimono. As she screams, "You took everything from me," we can assume that the Hinako we have been playing as is a past version of the young girl, before marriage, but around the time her sister was married. Marriage took her sister from her, as it has now taken her parents, and she wishes to turn back time.
After seemingly defeating bridal Hinako, young Hinako stumbles out of the Dark Shrine into sirens and flashing lights, only to be faced with herself yet again before the game ends. While it's open to interpretation, this could again be a reference to the fact that she was married in this instance and can't go back, so she will never truly defeat that side of her. As Hinako yells "Get out of our way" at her future self, we can interpret that she is perhaps referring to herself and her sister, and maybe even womankind altogether.
A post-credits scene then plays out in which a police officer explains that a murder suspect is on the loose after committing another crime. A young woman in her 20s, wearing a wedding dress, we can assume this is Hinako on her wedding day, having suffered a drug-induced mental break. There are two male suspects here, perhaps her husband and father, and Hinako is also suspected of having committed a previous "wedding massacre."
How to get all Silent Hill f endings
If you still need to complete the Good or True endings, we've got a separate guide on finding and purifying the Silent Hill f Sacred Sword.
Normal ending
To get the normal ending, simply finish the game for the first time.
Bad ending
To get the bad ending, or Fox's Wedding, you must meet the following criteria:
- Do not consume any Red Capsules.
- Obtain the Agura no Hotei-sama.
- Do not collect the Sacred Sword.
- If you do collect the Sacred Sword, you must purify it.
Good ending
To get the good ending, or The Fox Wets Its Tail, you must meet the following criteria:
- Do not consume any Red Capsules.
- Collect and do not purify the Sacred Sword.
True ending
To get the true ending, or Ebisugaoka in Silence, you must meet the following criteria:
- Have two of the previous three endings on the same save file.
- Do not consume any Red Capsules.
- Collect and purify the Sacred Sword.
- Offer the Brooch to the Ancient Jizo Statue.
We'll have a separate guide to finding the Brooch and the Ancient Jizo statue shortly.
UFO ending
To get the UFO ending, or The Great Space Invasion!, follow our walkthrough:
- Start the game and work your way to the canals to the south of Ebisugaoka.
- When crossing the bridges over the canal, look out for a dumpster. Go past the dumpster, and under the archway behind it and to the left.
- Locate the radio in this hidden room and listen to the broadcast.
- Leave, and continue towards the rice fields.
- Before going to Rinko's house, make your way to the building to the east of the rice fields. Here, there's a poster for an alien movie.
- Interact with the poster to trigger the first cutscene.
- Continue to Rinko's house, complete the scarecrow field section and the Corridors, and then work back towards the center of Ebisugaoka.
- Here, two more movie posters are close together, and are marked on an image above. Be sure to interact with the one in the eastern passageways before the one behind Chizururya.
- Head back to Chizururya, where a large monster is roaming. You can defeat it or dodge it to interact with a scrap of paper on a table near a beeping UFO toy. This instantly triggers the alien ending.
If you don't collect any items and dodge most monsters, this entire playthrough can be done in around an hour.
Now you know what the first Silent Hill f ending means and have a better idea of the trauma Hinako has been facing, it's time to move on to New Game Plus to experience the story game's other endings.