storage hunters open world lockpick: Key Route & Tips

The main lock-and-key route in Storage Hunters: Open World is built around the lost key near Farm Yard. Once collected, the key can unlock a garage in the Back Alley and reveal the scythe. This makes the key more important than a normal sellable lost item.

The game’s hidden-item system rewards careful exploration rather than a single straight path. Many collectibles sit behind buildings, under bridges, inside dumpsters, on rooftops, or near large landmarks. A vehicle is also useful for reaching elevated surfaces and correcting difficult jumps.

The Storage Hunters: Open World Wiki organizes the game around lost items, junkyard items, containers, mutations, quests, and NPCs. Use its map and item categories alongside the route below when you need to confirm an area.

The key is located below the bridge leading away from Farm Yard. After you obtain it, keep it in your inventory and travel toward the Back Alley near Farm Yard and the car shop. An NPC stands near the garage entrance.

The key does not simply function as a valuable item. Its main purpose is to open the garage, so selling it before completing the lock route can interrupt your progress. If you do sell it, the key is reported to return after a 12-hour respawn period.

Farm Yard is the best opening zone because several collectibles are concentrated within a short travel distance. Start in the hay field, then move toward the silo, pond, dock, trailer store, and nearby bridge. This order reduces backtracking and places you close to the key at the end of the sweep.

The needle can be difficult to see in the field. Move around the hay area, adjust your camera distance, and use first-person view if the grass blocks your sightline. The branding iron is easier to identify because it sits at the top of the silo after you climb the ladder.

The saddle is found near the pond at a yellow house. The horseshoe is farther toward the rear side of the pond, while the painting requires moving to the dock and entering the water. These items are close enough to collect during one continuous circuit.

The cow milker sits behind the trailer store. After completing the pond and dock, move toward the store instead of returning to the main road. The cowbell is outside the immediate Farm Yard area, behind the unfinished “coming soon” hat store across from the zone.

After completing the key route, the Junkyard and Shopping Mall provide a strong second sweep. These areas contain items hidden at toll booths, fences, rooftops, dumpsters, tunnels, and service buildings. Several locations are easier when approached with a car.

At the Junkyard, begin near the toll booth and then work outward. The Bluetooth speaker is inside the toll booth, while the backpack is across from the booth near the fences. The backpack can be equipped as an accessory, so inspect your inventory before deciding whether to sell it.

The camera is located on top of a wide Junkyard building. Climb the structure using its nearby ledge and ladder. For the watering can, move behind the trash pile farther from the Junkyard NPC.

At the Mall, search the Quick Sell area for the professional camera. The digital alarm clock is positioned beyond a wall near the item cleaning service. A vehicle can help with the unusual wall-entry maneuver, but reposition slowly if the first attempt does not work.

The playground behind the Mall contains the book inside a tunnel. Climb the stairs, enter the tunnel, and adjust the camera until the item becomes selectable. The LED flashlight is between the Mall and Junkyard, inside a dumpster.

Shipyard contains some of the more demanding vertical routes. The crane, ship, silos, watchtower, beach, and nearby road-closed building all serve as navigation landmarks. Bring a vehicle when possible because it can provide a jump platform and help you recover from awkward positioning.

The lava lamp is outside Shipyard near the road-closed sign. The jade bracelet requires entering Shipyard, moving behind the silo buildings, and climbing a ladder. The flip cell phone and classic telephone both use the crane route, but they branch into different elevated areas.

For the flip cell phone, climb the crane, cross the elevated section, jump over the red container, and continue across the containers. The classic telephone requires reaching the ship and entering its interior. If you lose your position, spawn a car nearby and use it to stabilize the next jump.

The typewriter is at the Shipyard watchtower. Park beneath the tower, climb by repeated jumps, and avoid rushing the final section. The marble vase is on the beach near the Shipyard ship, tucked into a lower corner.

The acoustic guitar is behind the auto dealership. The bonsai plant is behind one of the small houses across from the Mall. The butter churn is on the beach near the unfinished store and road-closed bridge.