Silent Hill Townfall 5 Upper Brae Tape Puzzle Guide – Tapes, Safe Code, and Locker 94

TL;DR

• The tape puzzle is in 5 Upper Brae, Part 4: Clara Woods. You need the Boltcutters first.
• There are four tapes: Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Do Not Play. Playing each shifts the house to a different time state.
• Collect all four tapes and three clue notes (The Code Today, The Code Before, The Code After) by cycling through the time states.
• Play Do Not Play to get the Back Door Key from the kitchen counter.
• Switch to Today, go out the back door, and collect the Ammonite Disk from the garage.
• Switch to Yesterday, insert the Ammonite Disk into the computer, and read Current Count.
• Switch back to Today and enter 129 on the locked black box to get the Barcode (Upper Brae) – Locker 94.
• Scan the barcode at CEG Lockers to reveal Locker 94 code: 490. Open it for Mechanical Part 3 of 3.

5 Upper Brae Tape Puzzle in Silent Hill Townfall

What Is the 5 Upper Brae Tape Puzzle in Silent Hill Townfall?

The 5 Upper Brae tape puzzle is the third and final house puzzle in Part 4: Clara Woods. It takes place inside the house at 5 Upper Brae, on the upper residential level of the Clara Woods Estate. This is the most complex house puzzle in the entire Clara Woods section.

The house has a cassette tape player that controls time. Each tape you insert shifts the whole house to a different version of itself — Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow, or a fourth state called Do Not Play. Items that exist in one time state do not appear in others. You have to cycle through all four states to collect everything you need.

Solving the puzzle gives you the barcode for Locker 94 at the CEG Employee Lockers. That locker contains the third and final Mechanical Part needed to build the Constructed Mechanical Device and open the Strange Gate on Atlas Way — which is the main objective of Part 4.

For a full walkthrough of the entire Clara Woods section, see our Silent Hill Townfall Clara Woods guide.

Before You Start – Prerequisites

You cannot reach 5 Upper Brae without the Boltcutters. The gate to the Overpass in the CEG Staff Parking area is locked with a chain, and only the Boltcutters will cut through it. Those come from Locker 17 in the CEG Employee Lockers building.

To get the Boltcutters, you need to complete the Floppy Disk puzzle at 5 South Brae first. That puzzle gives you the Barcode (South Brae), which reveals Locker 17’s code as 575. Open Locker 17, grab the Boltcutters, then cut the chain at the top of the stairs in CEG Staff Parking. That opens the path to 5 Upper Brae.

Full details on the steps before this are in our Silent Hill Townfall Floppy Disk puzzle guide.

How to Enter 5 Upper Brae

After cutting the chain with the Boltcutters, go up the stairs at the top of the CEG Staff Parking area and cross the Overpass. 5 Upper Brae is the house directly ahead. There is no keypad or lock on the front door — just walk in.

Head upstairs. The first room on the left has the tape player on a desk. This is where everything happens.

All Items to Collect in 5 Upper Brae

Before diving into the step-by-step walkthrough, here is a full list of everything you need to find inside the house across all four time states:

• The Code Today — clue note, on the desk in the upstairs tape room (available immediately)
• Tape: Today — inside the tape player in the upstairs tape room (remove it after playing)
• Tape: Yesterday — black container in the bedroom at the end of the upstairs hallway
• Tape: Tomorrow — black box in the living room downstairs (only appears in the Yesterday state)
• The Code Before — kitchen table downstairs (only appears in the Yesterday state)
• Tape: Do Not Play — black box in the kitchen (only appears in the Tomorrow state)
• The Code After — living room downstairs (only appears in the Tomorrow state)
• Back Door Key — kitchen counter beside the back door (only appears in the Do Not Play state)
• Ammonite Disk — garage accessed via the back door (only accessible in the Today state)
• Current Count — read by inserting the Ammonite Disk into the computer (only readable in the Yesterday state)

5 Upper Brae Tape Puzzle – Full Step-by-Step Walkthrough

Step 1 – Collect The Code Today and Tape: Today

Go upstairs and into the first room on the left. On the desk you will find a note called The Code Today. Pick it up — it is one of the three clue notes that together tell you the safe code.

Now look at the tape player on the same desk. Interact with it to play it. After it plays, interact with the centre of the player to open it and remove Tape: Today from inside. Keep it in your inventory.

Step 2 – Get Tape: Yesterday

Go to the bedroom at the very end of the upstairs hallway. Open the black container inside and pick up Tape: Yesterday.

Step 3 – Play Tape: Yesterday to Shift Time

Go back to the tape player in the first upstairs room and insert Tape: Yesterday. Press play. The house shifts to the Yesterday state. The layout looks the same but different items are now available in certain rooms.

Step 4 – Collect Tape: Tomorrow and The Code Before

Head downstairs. In the living room, open the black box you will find there. It contains Tape: Tomorrow. Pick it up.

Now go into the kitchen. There is a note on the corner of the kitchen table called The Code Before. Pick that up too. This is the second of the three clue notes.

Step 5 – Play Tape: Tomorrow to Shift Time Again

Go back upstairs to the tape player and insert Tape: Tomorrow. Press play. The house shifts to the Tomorrow state. Again, a different set of items becomes available.

Step 6 – Collect The Code After and Tape: Do Not Play

Head downstairs again. In the living room, pick up the note called The Code After. This is the third clue note. You now have all three: The Code Today, The Code Before, and The Code After.

Now go into the kitchen. There is a black box in there. Open it to find Tape: Do Not Play. Take it.

Step 7 – Play Tape: Do Not Play and Get the Back Door Key

Return to the tape player upstairs and insert Tape: Do Not Play. Press play. The house shifts to the Do Not Play state. This is the fourth and final time state.

Go back down to the kitchen. On the counter beside the back door, you will find the Back Door Key. Pick it up. Do not go through the back door yet — you need to change the tape first.

Step 8 – Switch to Tape: Today and Go Through the Back Door

Go back upstairs to the tape player and insert Tape: Today. Press play. The house returns to the Today state. Now the back door can be unlocked and the garage beyond it becomes accessible.

Head downstairs and use the Back Door Key on the back door. Go outside and down the alley. You will reach a door that is open specifically in the Today state. Go through it into the garage. Be careful — there is a crawling monster outside that will try to attack you. Stay alert.

Inside the garage, pick up the Ammonite Disk. This is the key item needed to unlock the safe code.

Step 9 – Switch to Tape: Yesterday and Read Current Count

Go back inside the house and up to the tape player. Insert Tape: Yesterday and press play to shift back to the Yesterday state.

Now find the computer in the upstairs room (it is to the left of the keyboard setup). Insert the Ammonite Disk into the disk reader on the computer. A file will become available. Open and read the Current Count file. This gives you the information that ties together the three code notes and confirms the safe code.

Step 10 – Switch to Tape: Today and Open the Black Box With Code 129

Go back to the tape player one final time and insert Tape: Today. The house returns to the Today state, which makes the locked black box on the desk accessible.

Interact with the black box and enter the code 129. The box opens and inside is the Barcode (Upper Brae) – Locker 94. Take it. The puzzle is done.

5 Upper Brae Safe Code – 129 Explained

The safe code for the black box at 5 Upper Brae is 129. This number comes from reading all three code notes together alongside the Current Count file from the Ammonite Disk.

The three notes give you numbers tied to different time states — The Code Before, The Code Today, and The Code After. The Current Count file ties them together. The code 129 is the number that sits in between the numbers on the other two notes. You do not need to fully understand the logic to use the code — just enter 129 when you have Tape: Today active in the player and the box becomes interactive.

The code is always 129. It does not change between playthroughs or difficulty settings.

Tape Order – Full Sequence at a Glance

Here is the complete tape order for the whole puzzle in one list:

• Start (Today state): Pick up The Code Today → remove Tape: Today from player → go to bedroom → get Tape: Yesterday.
• Play Yesterday: Downstairs living room → get Tape: Tomorrow → kitchen → get The Code Before.
• Play Tomorrow: Downstairs living room → get The Code After → kitchen → get Tape: Do Not Play.
• Play Do Not Play: Kitchen counter → get Back Door Key.
• Play Today: Use Back Door Key → go to garage → get Ammonite Disk (watch for crawling monster).
• Play Yesterday: Insert Ammonite Disk into computer → read Current Count.
• Play Today: Open black box with code 129 → get Barcode (Upper Brae) – Locker 94.

What to Do With the Barcode (Upper Brae) – Locker 94

Leave 5 Upper Brae and head back down to the ground level. Return to the CEG Employee Lockers building. Use the barcode scanner on the front desk and scan the Barcode (Upper Brae). The screen will show you the PIN for Locker 94: 490.

Go to Locker 94 in the locker aisles and enter 490. The locker opens. Inside is the third Mechanical Part — the last of the three you need to open the Strange Gate.

You should also already have the second Mechanical Part from Locker 204. That comes from completing the painting puzzle at 6 North Brae (safe code 736) and scanning that barcode to get Locker 204’s PIN: 971.

How to Open the Strange Gate After Getting All Three Mechanical Parts

Once you have all three Mechanical Parts, open your inventory and combine them. Put the two disc-shaped pieces together first, then attach the cylindrical piece. This creates the Constructed Mechanical Device.

Now go to the Strange Gate at the end of Atlas Way. Interact with the metal pipe structure on the gate. Insert the Constructed Mechanical Device. The gate opens and you earn the Key to the Castle trophy.

Before stepping through the gate, this is a good time to save. Our Silent Hill Townfall how to save guide explains exactly how the save system works so you do not lose progress.

Common Problems and Fixes

The Black Box Will Not Accept Code 129

The black box is only accessible in the Today state. If you have a different tape playing, the box will not respond at all. Make sure Tape: Today is in the player and press play before trying the code. Also make sure you have already read the Current Count file using the Ammonite Disk — the game requires you to pick up that clue first before the box becomes active.

Cannot Find the Ammonite Disk

The garage containing the Ammonite Disk is only accessible in the Today state, and you need the Back Door Key to get there. The Back Door Key only appears on the kitchen counter in the Do Not Play state. If you do not have the key yet, go back and play Tape: Do Not Play, collect the key from the kitchen, then switch to Tape: Today and use the key on the back door.

Cannot Read Current Count on the Computer

The Current Count file only appears when the Ammonite Disk is inserted into the computer in the Yesterday state. Make sure Tape: Yesterday is playing before you insert the disk. If you insert the disk during a different time state, the file will not appear.

The Tape Player Will Not Accept a Tape

You can only have one tape in the player at a time. If the player already has a tape inside, eject it first before inserting a new one. Interact with the centre of the tape player to remove the current tape.

The Crawling Monster Is Blocking the Garage

When you go through the back door in the Today state, a crawling monster will be outside. You do not have to fight it. Move quickly to the garage door and get inside. The monster is slow enough that you can avoid it entirely if you keep moving. If you have the Flare Gun, a single shot will drop it. See our Flare Gun guide for tips on using it effectively.

Missing a Tape or Note

If you are missing one of the four tapes or three clue notes, use the table above to check which time state each item appears in and return to that state to collect it. The items will always be in the same locations within their respective time states.

What Happens After Completing the 5 Upper Brae Puzzle?

After you open Locker 94 and collect the final Mechanical Part, combine all three parts in your inventory to build the Constructed Mechanical Device. Then open the Strange Gate and enter CEG HQ — the final location of Part 4.

CEG HQ introduces a new set of puzzles including a box identification puzzle, an employee database terminal, and a projector sequence. The area is lengthy and has its own locked doors and access cards to deal with.

Throughout Clara Woods you may also have other guides to refer to. While you are in the estate here are some relevant ones:

• Flare Gun guide – Locker 75 code and combat tips
• Floppy Disk puzzle guide – 5 South Brae safe code 956 and Boltcutters
• Human organ box combination solution
• Haldane Hotel door puzzle solution
• How to open metal boxes in Silent Hill Townfall
• Where to find the Electricard at Zoe’s house

Other Silent Hill Townfall Guides

Here are more guides for the rest of the game:

• X-Ray puzzle guide – room code 7103 and Zeimann settings
• The Patient puzzle – complete walkthrough
• St. Amelia Medical Center guide
• Blood transfusion puzzle guide
• Ordell transfusion door puzzle guide
• Records Room password guide
• Dextracylate location guide
• Tensobromide location guide
• Hydroxalene location guide
• Clinic reception code guide
• How to enter St. Amelia Pharmacy
• How to open St. Amelia Park
• Jess apartment broken stethoscope guide
• How to open Jess’s house
• Mr. Stewart’s house escaping guide
• How to get the first gun in Silent Hill Townfall
• Difficulty levels guide
• How long is Silent Hill Townfall
• Silent Hill Townfall review

Silent Hill Townfall 5 Upper Brae Tape Puzzle – Frequently Asked Questions