Loot Overview

Gloomwood is a game about resource management. Every bullet, every health syringe, every lockpick matters. This guide will help you find every item in the game so you never run out of supplies.

Prison Loot

  • Rusty Nail: Your first weapon. Found on the floor of your cell.
  • Health Syringe: Behind a loose grate in the first cell block.
  • Lockpick: In the guard break room, on a shelf.
  • Prison Map: Overseer's Office. Shows all prison exits.
  • Revolver (early): Hidden Chapel secret room. Requires breaking a wall.
  • Ammo (6 rounds): Guard quarters, in a locked footlocker.

Streets District Loot

  • Crowbar: Behind the tavern, leaning against a wall. Essential for opening crates.
  • Health Syringe (2): Doctor's safe house, on a shelf.
  • Golden Bullets: Clock Tower puzzle reward. Deals bonus damage.
  • Wrench: In the sewer entrance room. Used to turn valves.
  • Lockpick (3): Smuggler's Tunnel, in a crate.
  • Whiskey: Tavern basement. Can be used as a distraction or traded.

Manor Estate Loot

  • Shotgun: Count's Vault. The most powerful weapon in the game.
  • Health Upgrade: Secret Garden. Permanently increases max health.
  • Count's Key: Hidden Laboratory. Opens the Count's Vault.
  • Experiment Logs: Laboratory desk. Contains lore and puzzle hints.
  • Wine (3): Wine Cellar. Can be used as a distraction.
  • Ammo (12 rounds): Manor armory, in a weapons cabinet.

Sewer Loot

  • Drain Key: Submerged chest in the flooded passage.
  • Health Syringe (2): Dry room in the eastern sewer branch.
  • Lockpick (2): On a corpse in the main sewer junction.
  • Developer Room Key: Behind a breakable wall. Leads to the easter egg room.

Loot Priority List

If you're short on time, prioritize these items:

  1. Revolver (early) — Hidden Chapel. Makes the early game much easier.
  2. Health Upgrade — Secret Garden. More health is always valuable.
  3. Shotgun — Count's Vault. Devastating against tough enemies.
  4. Golden Bullets — Clock Tower. Excellent for boss fights.
  5. Crowbar — Behind the tavern. Opens many shortcuts and loot caches.

For weapon details, see our Gloomwood Weapons & Tools Guide.