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Ammunition, also called Ammo, is a staple item found almost universally across the Silent Hill series.

Three types of ammo can be found, with quantities of each varying from game to game. The level of game difficulty chosen also influences the quantity of ammo found, especially between types of ammo. Like health items, ammo is scattered throughout the games, so players should be attentive as they explore and be sure to grab every box they can. The ammo types are handgun ammo, rifle ammo, and shotgun ammo, although there are variations of said ammo, such as the silver bullet found by Henry Townshend in Silent Hill 4: The Room.

The only game in the series so far not to feature any sort of ammo is Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the gameplay of which did not feature a combat mechanic or usable weapons.

Handgun Ammo[]

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Silent Hill's ammo box.

Typically the most plentiful type of ammo found and the total amount of ammo that can be found varies between the different game titles. Depending on the game, the total number of rounds found per box of ammo can vary as well.

Silent Hill[]

Introducing both the ammo and handgun, the ammo boxes in Silent Hill contain fifteen rounds each. Handgun bullets are plentiful, so overuse isn't much of an issue. However, responsibility with ammo reduces the chance of running out at crucial times.

Silent Hill 2[]

In Silent Hill 2, the handgun's magazine size was reduced from fifteen to ten; because of this, each box of ammo only contains ten shots. The box has "Penguin" on it.

The sub-scenario Born from a Wish features a revolver rather than pistol. It functions in the same manner as the handgun, with a ten-round cylinder and boxes of ammo coming in tens.

Silent Hill 3[]

Handgun bullets are, once again, the most common form of ammunition in the game. By default, each box of handgun ammo holds ten shots.

Silent Hill 4: The Room[]

Silent Hill 4 has two types of guns: a pistol and a revolver.

  • Pistol Bullets come in boxes of ten by default. The pistol holds, by default, ten rounds.
  • Revolver Bullets are found in groups of six. Richard's revolver holds six shots of these.
  • Silver Bullets are only found one at a time and there's only two or three in the entire game. They only have an advantage over Ghost-type enemies, instantly subduing them. They, too, are fired by the pistol.

Silent Hill: Origins[]

In Origins, there are three types of handguns, hence there are three types of ammo for them: target ammo, service ammo, and redeemer ammo.

  • Target Ammo, a .22 caliber bullet, comes in boxes of 24. The target pistol can fire six shots before needing to reload.
  • Service Ammo, a 9mm bullet, comes in boxes of 16. The service pistol can fire eight shots before reloading is required.
  • Redeemer Ammo, a .44 caliber bullet, can be found in boxes of 6. The redeemer can fire six shots before needing to reload.

Silent Hill: Homecoming[]

In Homecoming, there are two available handguns, the MK. 23, and the Chrome Hammer.

  • The MK. 23, by default, can fire up to nine rounds before reloading, and can carry eighteen rounds max. Ammo can be found in groups of nine by default.
  • The Chrome Hammer, an upgrade to the MK. 23, can, by default, fire off twelve shots, before reloading is needed, and can hold up to 24 rounds total. Ammo is found in boxes of twelve by default.

Silent Hill: Downpour[]

Handgun ammo is, unlike in previous games, very scarce. Since the main focus is flight over fight, and most of the combat will be with melee weapons, using guns should be saved for difficult encounters with monsters, such as being surrounded or outnumbered. There are a total of three different pistols: the Colt, the Golden Gun, and the pistol. All of them use the same type of ammo and have a magazine size of seven rounds.

Shotgun Ammo[]

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Silent Hill's shell box.

Shotgun ammo is generally harder to find and less plentiful than handgun ammo, though not as rare as rifle ammo.

Silent Hill[]

The shotgun is limited to a slow reload time and a small round capacity; six shots before reloading is required. Ammo is found in boxes of six.

Silent Hill 2[]

Like Silent Hill, there are only 6 shots with this gun before the player must reload, and loading is slow. Ammo is found in sixes. The box has "Crow" on it.

Silent Hill 3[]

The shotgun holds six shots, and ammo comes in six. The box reads "Bullet of shotgan (sic)".

Silent Hill: Origins[]

Unlike previous games, the player only has two shots before they need to reload. The player will find themselves reloading often. Ammo is found in boxes of four.

Silent Hill: Homecoming[]

Homecoming has two variations of the shotgun: a 12-gauge shotgun, and the BlueSteel.

  • By default, the 12-gauge can fire four shots before needing to reload, with eight rounds held in total. Ammo comes in fours.
  • The BlueSteel, by default, can fire off five rounds before a reload is necessary, with ten rounds total. Ammo is picked up in fives.

Silent Hill: Downpour[]

Shotgun shells are even harder to find than pistol ammo, since coming across a shotgun is a very rare occurrence, except in the final stages of the game. It should be used wisely only against packs of stronger enemies where raw stopping power is a must.

Rifle Ammo[]

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Silent Hill's rifle ammo.

Rifles, using various names throughout the games, are generally the most powerful firearms available. As such, ammo is scarce and should be conserved.

Silent Hill[]

Rifle ammo can be found in boxes of six, and the gun can hold up to six rounds. Ammo is rare and isn't found until a good majority of the game has passed. Ammo may be rare, but within Nowhere, stocks of it can be found.

Silent Hill 2[]

Rifle ammo is scarce, so save it. Ammo comes in boxes of four, with the rifle able to fire four shots before reloading. The box has "Owl" on it.

Silent Hill: Origins[]

Origins has two variations of the rifle: a hunting rifle and an assault rifle.

  • The hunting rifle holds four shots max with ammo coming in groups of four.
  • The assault rifle holds eighteen bullets before a reload is needed with ammo found in boxes of eighteen.
  • Curiously, the Assault Rifle has two different models of ammo, a "Civlian" ammo box like the other weapons on PSP but a full-size military ammo box on PS2.

Silent Hill: Homecoming[]

In Homecoming, there are two variations of the rifle: the M14 Assault Rifle and the police marksman rifle.

  • The M14 holds, by default, five shots before reloading, with ten max. Ammo comes in boxes of five.
  • The marksman rifle, like the M14, holds five shots before reloading. It’s more powerful than the M14, but under the circumstances, the player may only have enough ammo for one clip, so use it wisely.

Silent Hill: Downpour[]

Rifle ammo is not obtained conventionally in the game. In order to obtain the ammo drops, the weapon needs to be redeemed inside a locker opened using a special code. Once the weapon is unlocked, ammo drops can be found scattered through the town.

Ammo Pack[]

Silent Hill: Book of Memories[]

The ammo pack items are exclusive to the spin-off title Silent Hill: Book of Memories. Unlike sources of ammo found in the main series, ammo packs will fully reload any single projectile weapon regardless of the amount of ammunition left in it. Ammo Packs can be purchased at Howard's Shop for 300 MR or found scattered throughout the dungeons. Ammo packs tend to appear more frequently in Book of Memories than in other installments, in part because they play a more crucial role to gameplay. The player is originally limited to carrying four ammo packs at a given time, but this number may increase depending on the number of backpack upgrades the player has purchased.

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Travis Grady - Richard Grady - Helen Grady - Alessa Gillespie - Dahlia Gillespie - Michael Kaufmann - Lisa Garland
Other Characters
Harry Mason - Jodie Mason - Cheryl Mason - Mira - Greys
Monsters
Alessa's Dream - Ariel - Butcher - Caliban - Carrion - Faceless Nurse - Momma - Remnant - Sad Daddy - Straightjacket - Two-Back
Weapons
Alcohol Bottle - Baton - Broken Pole - Crate - Drip Stand - Fire Axe - Filing Cabinet - Great Cleaver - Hammer - Handgun - Hand-to-Hand - Iron Weights - Jagged Wood - Katana - Knife - Light Stand - Meat Cleaver - Meat Gaff - Meat Hook - Moon Gauntlets - Pitchfork - Poker - Pool Cue - Portable TV - Razor - Revolver - Rifle - Scalpel - Screwdriver - Shotgun - Shovel - Spear - Tesla Rifle - Tire Iron - Toaster - Toolbox - Typewriter - Wrench
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Alchemilla Hospital - Andy's Books - Artaud Theater - Cedar Grove Sanitarium - Central Silent Hill - General Store - Gillespie House - Green Lion Antiques - Greenfield Apartments - Lumber Yard - Nowhere - Public Records Office - Riverside Motel - The Family Butcher
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Harry Mason - Cheryl Mason - Alessa Gillespie - Dahlia Gillespie - Lisa Garland - Cybil Bennett - Michael Kaufmann
Other Characters
Jodie Mason - Heather Mason - K. Gordon - Greys - Norman Young
Monsters
Air Screamer - Bloodsucker - Creeper - Floatstinger - Grey Child - Groaner - Hanged Scratcher - Incubator - Incubus - Larval Stalker - Mumbler - Night Flutter - Parasite - Monster Cybil - Puppet Doctor - Puppet Nurse - Romper - Split Head - Stalker - Twinfeeler - Wormhead
Weapons
Chainsaw - Handgun - Hyper Blaster - Katana - Knife - Pipe - Rifle - Rock Drill - Shotgun - Hammer - Axe
Locations
Old Silent Hill (Balkan Church - Cafe 5to2 - Dog House - Hell Gas Station - Levin Street - Midwich Elementary School - Orridge Bridge Control Room - Queen Burger) - Central Silent Hill (Alchemilla Hospital - Gillespie House - Green Lion Antiques - Silent Hill Police Station - Silent Hill Town Center) - Sewers - Resort Area (Annie's Bar - Boat - Indian Runner - Lighthouse - Norman's Motel) - Lakeside Amusement Park - Nowhere - Toluca Lake
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Flashlight - Fog World - God - Map - Metatron - Monster - Otherworld - Paradise - PTV - Radio - Real World - Siren - The Order - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending
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James Sunderland - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland - Angela Orosco - Laura - Eddie Dombrowski - Maria
Other Characters
Ernest Baldwin - Amy Baldwin - Mary's Doctor - Rachel - Thomas Orosco - Mrs. Orosco - Jennifer Carroll - Patrick Chester - Mira - Harry Mason - Greys - Scott Fairbanks - Walter Sullivan
Monsters
Abstract Daddy - Bubble Head Nurse - Creeper - Flesh Lip - Lying Figure - Mandarin - Mannequin - Mary - Prisoners - Pyramid Head
Weapons
Chainsaw - Chinese Cleaver - Great Knife - Great Spear - Handgun - Hyper Spray - Pipe - Revolver - Rifle - Shotgun - Wooden Plank
Locations
Baldwin Mansion - Blue Creek Apartments - Brookhaven Hospital - Church of the Rebirth - Dog House - Heaven's Night - Jacks Inn - Labyrinth - Lakeview Hotel - Lake Shore Restaurant - Neely's Bar - Motor Home - Observation Deck - Pete's Bowl-O-Rama - Rosewater Park - Silent Hill Historical Society - Silent Hill Ranch - Silent Hill Woods - South Vale (Carroll Street - Katz Street - Lindsey Street - Nathan Avenue - Neely Street - Rendell Street - Saul Street - Vachss Road - Wiltse Road) - Texxon Gas - Toluca Graveyard - Toluca Lake - Toluca Lake Island - Toluca Prison - Wiltse Coal Mine - Wood Side Apartments
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Flashlight - Fog World - Little Baroness - Manifestation - Map - Monster - Otherworld - Radio - Red Square - Siren - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending - Sexuality - Toilets
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Heather Mason - Douglas Cartland - Vincent Smith - Claudia Wolf
Other Characters
Harry Mason - Alessa Gillespie - Leonard Wolf - Stanley Coleman - Lisa Garland - Cheryl Mason - Jennifer Carroll - Joseph Schreiber - James Sunderland - Greys - Happy Birthday Caller - Danny - Confessor - Robbie the Rabbit - Sewer Fairy
Weapons
Beam Saber - Flamethrower - Handgun - Katana - Knife - Maul - Pipe - Shotgun - Stun Gun - Submachine Gun - Unlimited Submachine Gun
Monsters
Closer - Double Head - Glutton - God - Insane Cancer - Leonard Wolf - Memory of Alessa - Missionary - Numb Body - Nurse - Pendulum - Scraper - Sewer Monster - Slurper - Split Worm - Valtiel
Locations
Borley Haunted Mansion - Brookhaven Hospital - Carroll Street - Central Square Shopping Center - Chapel - Construction Site - Daisy Villa Apartments - Happy Burger - Happy Carousel - Hazel Street Station - Heaven's Night - Hilltop Center - Jacks Inn - KMN Auto Parts - Lakeside Amusement Park - Last Drop Cafe - Nathan Avenue - Underpass
Terms
Flashlight - Fog World - God - Map - Metatron - Monster - Otherworld - Paradise - PTV - Radio - Real World - The Order - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending - Sexuality - Halo of the Sun - Red Square
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Henry Townshend - Eileen Galvin - Walter Sullivan - Cynthia Velasquez - Jasper Gein - Andrew DeSalvo - Richard Braintree - Joseph Schreiber
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Frank Sunderland - Billy Locane - Bobby Randolph - Eric Walsh - George Rosten - Jimmy Stone - Mike - Miriam Locane - Peter Walls - Rachel - Rick Albert - Robbie the Rabbit - Sein Martin - Sharon Blake - Steve Garland - Toby Archbolt - William Gregory - James Sunderland - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland
Weapons
Aluminum Bat - Chainsaw - Handgun - Submachine Gun - Knife - Pipe - Bug Spray - Chain - Eileen's Bag - Golf Club - Nightstick - Pickaxe of Despair - Revolver - Rusty Axe - Riding Crop - Spade - Stun Gun - Torch - Wine Bottle
Monsters
Bottom - Conjurer - Eileen Head - Ghost (Victim 16 - Victim 17 - Victim 18 - Victim 19) - Greedy Worm - Gum Head - Hummer - Patient - Sniffer Dog - The One Truth - Toadstool - Tremer - Twin Victim - Wall Man - Wheelchair
Locations
Albert's Sporting Goods - Ashfield - Bar Southfield - Garland's - Hotel South Ashfield - Room 302 - Room 302 of the Past - Silent Hill Woods - South Ashfield Heights - South Ashfield Station - Spiral Staircase - St. Jerome's Hospital - Toluca Lake - Water Prison - Wish House Orphanage
Terms
21 Sacraments - Death Machine - Haunting - Holy Candle - Manifestation - Map - Monster - Real World - Ritual of the Holy Assumption - Saint Medallion - Sword of Obedience - The Order - Walter's Otherworlds - Great Knife - Sexuality - Halo of the Sun - Red Square
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Alex Shepherd - Joshua Shepherd - Elle Holloway - James Wheeler - Margaret Holloway - Curtis Ackers
Other Characters
Adam Shepherd - Carol Doyle - Lillian Shepherd - Nora Holloway - Sam Bartlett - Joey Bartlett - Martin Fitch - Scarlet Fitch - Travis Grady - Order Soldier - Nash - Robbie the Rabbit
Families
Bartlett Family - Fitch Family - Holloway Family - Shepherd Family
Monsters
Amnion - Asphyxia - Bogeyman - Feral - Lurker - Needler - Nurse - Scarlet - Schism - Sepulcher - Siam - Smog - Swarm
Weapons
12 Gauge Shotgun - BlueSteel Shotgun - Chrome Hammer Pistol - Ceremonial Dagger - Circular Saw - Combat Knife - Crowbar - Fire Axe - Laser Pistol - M14 Assault Rifle - Mk 23 Handgun - Police Marksman Rifle - Pulaski Axe - Steel Pipe
Locations
Alchemilla Hospital - Central Silent Hill - Church of the Holy Way - Dargento Cemetery - Dr. Fitch's Office - Grand Hotel - Hell Descent - Koontz Limited - Lair - Overlook Penitentiary - Rose Heights Cemetery - Salvage Yard - Sewers of Shepherd's Glen - Shepherd House - Shepherd's Glen - Shepherd's Glen Town Hall - Shepherd's Glen Police Station - Silent Hill Docks - Toluca Lake - Toluca Lake Offices - Toluca Lake Water and Power - Toluca River - Dog House
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Bogeyman Knife - Flashlight - Fog World - Map - Monster - Otherworld - Real World - Siren - The Order - Walkie Talkie - Manifestation - UFO Ending - Great Knife - Welcome Sign - Sexuality - Halo of the Sun
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Murphy Pendleton - Charlie Pendleton - Carol Pendleton - Anne Marie Cunningham - Howard Blackwood - John P. Sater - Patrick Napier - Frank Coleridge - George Sewell - Bobby Ricks - Nun
Other Characters
Sanchez - Homer - M. Koons - Bryan Handley - Ariadne Johnson - Melissa Matlan - Glen Milton - Ricky - Daniel Stephens - Chloe Zane - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland - James Sunderland - Laura - Heather Mason
Weapons
Baseball Bat - Bogeyman's Hammer - Bottle - Brick - Chair - Colt - Crowbar - Demon Statue - Double Headed Axe - Fire Axe - Fire Extinguisher - Fork - Frying Pan - Golden Gun - Golf Club - Hammer - Handle - Hand-to-Hand - Hatchet - Ladder Hook - Knife - Lamp - Meat Cleaver - Nailgun - Pickaxe - Pitchfork - Plank - Rake - Rifle - Rock - Shotgun - Shovel - Steel Pipe - Vase - Wrench - Tomahawk
Monsters
Bogeyman - Doll (Shadow) - Monocle Man - Nurse - Prisoner Juggernaut - Prisoner Minion - Pyramid Head - Screamer - Tormented Soul - Void - Wall Corpse - Weeping Bat - Wheelman- Bubble Head Nurse
Locations
Aerial Tram Station - Centennial Building - Chastain Heights - Chastain Heights Cinema - Devil's Pit - Devil's Pitstop - Interstate Gas Station - Hardware Store - Hillside - Logan's Park - Monroe Cemetery - Overlook Penitentiary - Pearl Creek - Pearl Creek Bank - Pleasant River - Port District - Ryall State Prison - St. Maria's Monastery - Underground Subway - Toluca Lake
Terms
Trinkets - Flashlight - Fog World - Map - Monster - Otherworld - Real World - Sidequest - Siren - Walkie-talkie - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - Welcome Sign - Halo of the Sun
Archives
Items - Keys - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Memos - Pachislot
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