Layers of Fear – Collectibles & Ending Guide & Secrets

Overview

Missed a drawing/memento or an item (whisper)? Want to know how to get a certain ending? Check this guide out and find the one you need to collect/unlock.

Collectibles Overview

Every drawing has a number. The same thing goes with mementos but with a # prefix. The numbers without the prefix just clarify which page in the book. If you missed one just look here and find the number on the collectible sections for the exact location.

(Mementos are green marked, whispers blue, rat drawings red)

Collectibles – Chapter 1

Memento #1 | Room 4

Memento #2 | Room 7 downstairs (+Rat Drawing #1)

Whisper #1 | Room 5 | Ring | Code 854/485/548

Whisper #2 | Room 8 (Corridor with canvas) | Drawing (behind the canvas)

Whisper #3 | Room 11 | Comb

Rat Drawing #1 | Room 7 downstairs (+Memento #2)

Rat Drawing #2 | Room 9

Rat Drawing #3 | Room 14 (Kitchen)

Collectibles – Chapter 2

Memento #3 | Room 5 upstairs

Memento #4 | Room 8 second door (need key) | Safe code 314/165/729

Memento #5 | Room 15 first door
Memento #6 | Room 15 first door

Whisper #4 | Room 4 (after using elevator) second door (after picking up the key) | burned paper

Whisper #5 | Room 11 (Corridor with dog picture) | Collar

Whisper #6 | Room 15 (Look at the painting after the locked room event) | Cane

Whisper #7 | Room 17 | Violin
Rat Drawing #4 | Room 17

Collectibles – Chapter 3

Memento #7 | Room 6 (Need key) | Key in Room 5 first door (appear behind you after you saw the new dark path)

Memento #8 | Room 10 (locked door upstairs need key first, go downstairs move ladder, go up and pick up key)

Whisper #8 | Room 1 | Bottle

Whisper #9 | Room 9, go straight and open door | Glasses

Whisper #10 | Room 10 | Phone

Rat Drawing #5 | Room 2 left door

Rat Drawing #6 | Room 4

Rat Drawing #7 | Room 11 – next door switch lights on first

Rat Drawing #8 | Room 17 – through the left door in the bathroom

Rat Drawing #9 | Room 18 – last right locked door

Rat Drawing #10 | Room 21

Collectibles – Chapter 4

Whisper #11 | Room 3 (wait until fire event is over) | Horse drawing

Whisper #12 | Room 4 | Birthday hat

Whisper #13 | Room 6 | Shoes

Whisper #14 | Room 8 | Checker (find 3 of them first)

Whisper #15 | Room 17 – behind you in the closet (After baby event) | Soldat toy

Whisper #16 | Room 18 – on the left side on the window | Parfum

Memento #9 | Room 5 on the left side

Rat Drawing #11 | Room 7 – try to open both drawers

Rat Drawing #12 | Room 20 – left door (Baby Room)

Collectibles – Chapter 5

Memento #10 | Room 3 – through the left door

Memento #11 | Room 4

Memento #12 | Room 7a – After unlocked the door in room 6 (cat 341/rat 687/dog 259) when you get blocked by an event and hear baby voice, follow the light and go through the first door. You can’t go back though and need to restart to get the rat drawing #13 in Room 7b.

Memento #13 | Room 10 (After the corridor with a bunch of doors)

Rat Drawing #13 | Room 7b – After unlocked the door in room 6 when you get blocked by an event and hear baby voice, don’t follow the light and go through the first door. Try to rotate your view until another path opens and follow the rat

Rat Drawing #14 | Room 8

Rat Drawing #15 | Room 12 – through the right door on the canvas

Whisper #17 | Room 11 | Dog Muzzle

Whisper #18 | Room 14 | Whisky

Whisper #19 | Room 17 | Brushes

Whisper #20 | Room 18 | Paint tool – Switch on lamp, turn on lightswitch and open the door first!

Whisper #21 | Room 21 | Clock

Whisper #22 | Room 22 | Small mirror

Collectibles – Chapter 6

Memento #14 | Room 2 – go to the left side, walk past the second pillar and turn back. On the second pillar is a switch. Use it and a secret passage will open near the two pillars. Go to the box and unlock it with the code 906.

Memento #15 | Room 13 – Use the spooky board and write 363 853 354

Memento #16 | Room 15 – on the right side

Whisper #23 | Room 5 | Rat

Whisper #24 | Room 12 | Bandages

Whisper #25 | Room 15 | Necklace

Whisper #26 | Room 16 (Bathroom) | Knife

Rat Drawing #16 | Room 17 – on left side

Endings FAQ

This ending guide shows you how to obtain the other endings, but there might be differences if you haven’t collected all the mementos and rat drawings. Read this topic from a developer of this game who explains how the ending score system works.

Self Portrait Ending FAQ + Video Guide

You need to recollect all your memories (whispers/words), focus on your passion and avoid any encounter that can be avoided to get the self potrait ending.
[link]
If you don’t like to watch you can read the walkthrough in the next section.

If this doesn’t work for you

Here is another way to unlock this ending. Ignore the memories related to your wife and child, focus on your passion and avoid any encounter that can be avoided.

Ignore the following items: comb, burned papers, violin, phone (if you pick this up you may get the loop ending!), birthday hat, shoes, checker, soldat toy, parfum, small mirror, necklace.

Self Portrait Ending – Chapter 1

Whisper #1 | Room 5 | Ring | Code 854/485/548

Encounter | Room 7 | Don’t fall down just turn around and head back

Whisper #2 | Room 8 (Corridor with canvas) | Drawing (behind the canvas)

Encounter | Room 9 | Ignore the rat and painting just turn around and head back

Whisper #3 | Room 11 | Comb

Self Portrait Ending – Chapter 2

Whisper #4 | Room 4 (after using elevator) second door (after picking up the key) | burned paper

Encounter | Room 6 | Ignore the chest (Baby inside)

Room 13 | Follow the rat (your passion) and open the left door

Whisper #6 | Room 15 (Look at the painting after the locked room event) | Cane
Whisper #7 | Room 17 | Violin

Self Portrait Ending – Chapter 3

Encounter | Room 12 | You see a corridor with a lot of windows, move on until you get pushed back, turn around and switch on the lights.

Encounter | Room 17 | Ignore the left door

Self Portrait Ending – Chapter 4

Encounter | Room 2 | Ignore your wife, wait until she is gone

Whisper #13 + Encounter | Room 6 | Shoes + go back and ignore the painting on the right side.

Encounter | Room 7 | Ignore the broken mirror event

Self Portrait Ending – Chapter 5

Room 4 | Ignore wife, turn around and head back

Go to Room 7b instead Room 7a – After unlocked the door in room 6 when you get blocked by an event and hear baby voice, don’t follow the light and go through the first door. Try to rotate your view until another path opens and follow the rat

Whisper #17 | Room 11 | Dog Muzzle

Whisper #18 + Interaction | Room 14 | Whisky + Pick up the crank

Whisper #22 + Encounter | Room 22 | Small mirror + Ignore the slighlty opened door

Self Portrait Ending – Chapter 6

Whisper #23 + Encounter | Room 5 | Rat + After picked up the rat go into the creepy corridor until you see your wife and run back.
Encounter | Room 9 | After falling down to Room 9 don’t go into the darkness

Interaction | Room 11 | Pull up the canvas inside the hole

Ending = Self Portrait! Congratulation!

Wife & Child Ending FAQ + Video Guide

Recollect every memory related to your wife and child, ignore everything else.
Ignore any neutral encounter (rats and paintings related) and only focus on your wife or child.
[link]
If you don’t like to watch you can read the walkthrough in the next section.

Wife & Child Ending – Chapter 1

Whisper #1 | Room 5 | Inspect ring | Code 854/485/548

Encounter | Room 7 | Don’t fall down just turn around and head back

Encounter | Room 9 | Ignore the rat and painting just turn around and head back

Whisper #3 | Room 11 | Inspect comb

Wife & Child Ending – Chapter 2

Wife & Child Ending – Chapter 3

Encounter | Room 3 | Go to the chained piano

Encounter | Room 5 | At the creative blockade event turn around until you find a way out and turn around again to get into to the room with the hanging puppet.

Whisper #10 | Room 10 | Inspect phone
Encounter | Room 12 | You see a corridor with a lot of windows. Don’t ignore your wife and go to her.

Encounter | Room 17 | Go to the left door (Bathroom) and look at the baby

Wife & Child Ending – Chapter 4

Whisper #13 + Encounter | Room 6 | Inspect shoes + Go to the painting and then look back… there is your baby!

Encounter | Room 7 | Play the broken mirror event
Whisper #14 | Room 8 | Inspect checker (find 3 of them first)

Encounter | Room 9 | Go inside the dark room with all the chairs outside

Wife & Child Ending – Chapter 5

Wife & Child Ending – Chapter 6

Encounter | Room 5 | Go into the creepy corridor until you see your wife and hug her

Encounter | Room 9 | Go into the darkness after falling down to Room 9

Interaction | Room 11 | Don’t pull up the canvas inside the hole, jump into the hole instead

Interaction | Room 13 | Use the spooky board and write 363 853 354

Whisper #25 + Encounter | Room 15 | Inspect necklace + Go into the room with the a picture of your wife

Interaction | Room 16 | Push the wheel chair

Ending = Wife & Child Portrait! Congratulation!

Loop Ending

Activate neutral encounters (rats and paintings related) and don’t recollect any memories.
Just speedrun the game 😛

Secrets

Some weird stuff that could be an easteregg or for a secret ending (baby only ending?)

Chapter 1
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Interaction | Room 6 | There is a moveable wall near the moving chair. Open it and go in for a big surprise! (It won’t open on your first playthrough and it might open only after unlocking a certain ending)

Chapter 4
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Interaction | Room 8 | Find the three missing checker and a note will appear on the upper right drawer. An extra apple will appear if you read the note. Grab on it two times and look back. You will see a new encounter.

Interaction | Room 20 | There is a locked cabinet that unlocks after you found the brush relict. (May not unlock on your first playthrough)

Chapter 5
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Interaction | Room 2 | Choose the left side and run around without hesitation until a door opens and go in. You will see the moving shadow much more clearly and it won’t disappear.

Chapter 6
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Interaction | Final Room | Open the safe (code 042)

Layers of Fear Guide