How to Get the Axe and Here’s Simon! Trophy in Silent Hill: Townfall

The Axe is the most reliable melee weapon in Silent Hill: Townfall. It never breaks, and it drops most standard enemies in a single swing. The catch is that it does not exist in a first playthrough. You have to reach New Game Plus to find it, and the moment you pick it up you also unlock the Here’s Simon! trophy.

Quick answer: Finish the game once, start New Game Plus, then in Chapter 1 reach the garage east of Shore Wynd in St. Amelia’s Shorefront District – South and collect the Axe from the table. That grants the trophy instantly.

Requirements before the Axe appears

The Axe only spawns during a New Game Plus run, so a single completed playthrough is the gatekeeper. Nothing about your choices or ending changes this.

Complete Silent Hill: Townfall at least once. Any ending works.
Start New Game Plus from the main menu.
No key, puzzle, or combat objective is needed to claim the weapon.

On a standard first run the table sits empty. If the Axe is not there, you are not in New Game Plus.

Route to the Axe in Chapter 1 (New Game Plus)

The pickup is early in Chapter 1, tucked inside a garage among the brick storage sheds. Follow the path from the seafront up to the alley and into the shed row.

Begin on the foggy seaside road in St. Amelia’s Shorefront District – South. Walk forward past the parked cars and quiet storefronts.

Navigating foggy town street — The opening waterfront street where the route begins. Shown at 00:06 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: Screen Burn

At the end of the road, turn right toward the stone steps. Head up the narrow cobblestone alley lit by heavy red fog.

Ascending red-lit alley — The red-lit alley you climb after turning off the seafront. Shown at 00:16 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Keep going up the alley, passing the “For Sale” signs on the right railing until you reach the top of the path.

Ascending the cobblestone alley — Follow the misty passage up toward the real estate signs. Image: Screen Burn / via @Gaming_W_Josie

At the top, turn right and open the white wooden gate set into the brick wall. Use the on-screen open prompt to step through to the stairway.

Opening the white gate — The white gate you open to reach the shed alley. Image: Screen Burn / via @Gaming_W_Josie

Go down the steps into the alley lined with brick storage sheds. The garage you want is the door beside a parked red bicycle. If the door is shut, use the prompt to open it.

Inside the red-lit room, look for the wooden table holding the Axe next to a garden gnome. Collect it to add the weapon and pop Here’s Simon!

Collecting the Axe — The Axe on the table, guarded by the gnome, in the red-lit garage. Shown at 00:31 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: Screen Burn

How to confirm the trophy unlocked

The trophy fires the instant you grab the weapon. You will see the “+ Axe” item notification, and the Axe becomes usable right away with Strike and (Hold) Block shown as its controls. No follow-up kill or action is required.

Second Axe location as Zoe

There is a later chance to pick up an Axe while you are playing as Zoe. Check the left side of Mister Stewart’s backyard, near the fence. This is a useful backup if you skipped the New Game Plus garage.

Why the Axe is worth carrying

Two traits make the Axe stand out from the Plank and the Pipe. It has infinite durability, so it never breaks no matter how much you swing or block with it. It also deals enough damage to kill most ordinary enemies in one hit.

Larger, tougher creatures are the exception and will survive a single strike. Even so, using the Axe for regular fights lets you save ammunition for the encounters that actually need it, which is exactly why it earns a permanent slot in a New Game Plus run.