How to Get the Pistol-3000 in Silent Hill Townfall (Sci-Fi Ending)

Silent Hill Townfall hides the Pistol-3000 until the endgame. This futuristic ray gun has unlimited ammunition and vaporizes ordinary enemies in one blast. You will not find it during a standard run: it becomes available only after the secret Sci-Fi ending has been recorded on your save.

Quick answer: Complete the Sci-Fi ending in New Game Plus, then start another New Game Plus and pick up the Pistol-3000 from the green-lit Shore Wynd garage or the Floor 5 Boardroom. Picking it up unlocks the Future Hardware trophy.

What you need before you start

Finishing the game once is not enough to get the weapon. First clear the standard game to gain access to New Game Plus; then earn the Sci-Fi ending in that mode. Start one more New Game Plus run afterward and pick up the gun. You will need three separate playthroughs to do all of this.

Playthrough	What to do
First run	Finish with any ending to unlock New Game Plus
New Game Plus run 1	Collect three Strange Books and the Strange Access Card, then reach the Sci-Fi ending
New Game Plus run 2	Pick up the Pistol-3000 in Part 1 or Part 5

Collect the three Strange Books and the Access Card

To trigger the Sci-Fi ending, find all four pickups in Parts 1, 2, 4, and 6. Missing any one leaves the final card reader inactive. Examine each book at its pickup location; merely taking it does not qualify it for the ending.

Once you return from the Otherworld in Part 1, make your way to Zoe’s house in northern St. Amelia, across from the newsstand. Go upstairs to the bedroom and collect Strange Book 1, “History of Space Flight,” beside the nightstand. Read the book before you leave.

Step 1: Strange Book 1 — Strange Book 1 sits beside the furniture in Zoe's bedroom — examine it here or it will not count. Shown at 00:20 in 100% Guides’s video. Image: Screen Burn

After Simon is back in your control in Part 2, open Richard’s Gift box in the Town Square to obtain the standard pistol. This gives you access to Shorefront District, Different. When the area becomes red, go to the hotel and climb to the locked upstairs door marked by a grid of symbols.

Press the symbols in the exact order below. Some symbols are pressed twice, so follow the numbering carefully.

Order	Symbol	Order	Symbol
1	Bird	7	Satellite
2	Tree	8	Fish
3	Planet	9	Rocket
4	Bird	10	Planet
5	Trinity (three-legged triangle)	11	Dog
6	Satellite	12	Monument

With the sequence entered correctly, the door opens. Step inside and take the Strange Access Card, described in your inventory as an access card made from a circuit board, from another time.

Step 2: Strange Access Card — The Strange Access Card, collected from the hotel room after solving the symbol door. Shown at 01:02 in 100% Guides’s video. Image: Screen Burn

In Part 4, travel to Clara Woods Estate and enter the store in Atlas Square, opposite the phone booth. Turn left and take Strange Book 2, “Freeze Me / Wake Me – Elias Fisher,” from the bookshelf. Read it in place.

Step 3: Strange Book 2 — Strange Book 2 waits on the shelf inside the Atlas Square store in Clara Woods. Shown at 01:19 in 100% Guides’s video. Image: Screen Burn

In Part 6, playing as Simon inside SWDP – Different, finish the Remote Systems Control puzzle so you can open doors from the console. Enter 621 on the keypad and confirm with the red enter key. Head downstairs into Room 621, opposite the room holding Valve F, and take Strange Book 3, “A Map of Nowhere Else – The Future of Interstellar Travel,” from the desk.

Step 4: Strange Book 3 — Strange Book 3 on the desk inside Room 621 — the last book you need before the card reader. Shown at 02:09 in 100% Guides’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Trigger the Sci-Fi ending with the Access Card

Once you have read all three books and obtained the card, carry on through Part 6. Solve the clamps puzzle, then turn the red valve to let the container out. When the shutter door opens, proceed along the corridor and pause at the reader on the left wall before you reach the final door.

Swipe the Strange Access Card at the reader. Its light turns green, and the character remarks that he feels sluggish and needs to wake up. Go through the door: instead of the usual story scene, the Sci-Fi ending cutscene plays. The ending is recorded on your file after the credits.

The Sci-Fi ending is one of two bonus endings that only exist in New Game Plus, alongside the Dog ending. It is the only ending tied to the Pistol-3000.

Where to find the Pistol-3000 in New Game Plus

After clearing the Sci-Fi ending, choose New Game Plus from the main menu to begin a fresh run. The Pistol-3000 has two possible pickup locations: one lets you get it early, while the other is available in the CEG Tower section.

Location	Part	Character
Shore Wynd garage, Shorefront District South	Part 1	Simon
CEG Tower Boardroom, Floor 5	Part 5	Richard

Shore Wynd garage (opening area)

At the beginning of the run, while you are in Shorefront South and have not yet reached the plaza, travel east along Shore Wynd toward the gate beside the “For Sale, Morrisons Experienced Property Experts” sign.

Go through the white gate into the row of garage-style storage units. Descend the alley stairs and open the second door on your right, leading to a room with an eerie green glow. The Axe also appears here in New Game Plus.

Inside, the Pistol-3000 is sitting on the table. Pick it up.

Step 6: Finding the Pistol 3000 — The Pistol-3000 on the garage table — grabbing it pops the Future Hardware trophy. Shown at 03:10 in 100% Guides’s video. Image: Screen Burn

Floor 5 Boardroom (as Richard)

Much later, Richard can find another Pistol-3000 on Floor 5 of the CEG Tower. Go into the Boardroom and check the telephone used to save; the weapon is on the surface immediately ahead of it. This route saves you from returning to the opening area. The gun appears here only if the Sci-Fi ending is already on your save.

Confirming the unlock and using the gun

Collecting the weapon triggers the Future Hardware trophy. The notification verifies that the ending requirement was met and the pickup was registered.

The standard pistol from Richard’s Gift takes two shots to defeat an ordinary enemy, but the Pistol-3000 is a different tool. It has unlimited ammunition and eliminates regular foes with one shot, making it a strong choice for speedrun attempts or an easy cleanup sweep through St. Amelia.