How to Get Boar Key

After entering the school in DreadOut‘s Act 1, players will encounter a large boar with keys around its neck. Fans who hope to advance will eventually need to get their hands on those key, though the way that is done can prove to be quite confusing. Indeed, players must perform several very specific actions before they can collect the boar’s keys in DreadOut, and this walkthrough will help fans work through this process.

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DreadOut: How to Get Boar Key

Stun the Boar

Players who have encountered the boar for the first time, should begin by pulling out the camera, pointing it at the creature, and taking a photo as soon as the distortions appear. Fans of survival horror games should then keep the camera aimed at the boar, gradually backup to avoid getting hit, and snap another photo as soon as the distortions reappear. Players should repeat this process until the boar runs away.

Go Upstairs

There is a flight of stairs at the end of the hallway in which the boar was first found, and players should use it to reach the second floor. At the top of the stairs, players should turn around and pass through the opening that is forward and to the left. There is a hallway that is being encroached upon by a tree beyond that opening, and players should walk through it to reach a narrow corridor that is created by a curved wall.

Beat Sundel Bolong

As players approach the narrow corridor, a red vignette will appear, indicating that an enemy is nearby. That enemy is Sundel Bolong, and fans can see her in the narrow corridor by looking through the camera. Once a player has located Sundel, they can put her into motion by taking a photo of her when the distortions appear. Fans can then take the actions shown in this video to dispatch the ghost.

1. Backup into the open area that is just before the corridor’s entrance, keeping the camera focused on the enemy.
2. When Sundel is near the center of the open area, take a photo to stun her.
3. Quickly put away the camera and sprint to get behind Sundel. The enemy will not be visible when the camera is inactive, and players will need to use their instincts to get into a position that is behind her.
4. Quickly pull out the camera. If all has gone well, players should now be looking at a red sore on Sundel’s back, and they should photograph that sore to defeat the foe.

Visit the Office Cabinet

Players should now continue through the corridor and follow the subsequent hallways until they encounter a black cat and a metal gate. Fans of horror games with female protagonists will pass by a set of stairs as they make this journey, and it is worth noting that those are not the stairs that they previously used to reach the second floor.

As players approach the aforementioned metal gate, they will see a set of double doors on their left. Fans should take these actions once they find those doors:

1. Pass through the double wooden doors.
2. Pass through the single wooden door that is directly ahead.
3. Turn right and pass through the single wooden door that is directly ahead.

Fans are now in a small office, and there is a cabinet in the corner that they must open later. For now, players should simply interact with the office’s unopened door and pass through the opening to return to the hallway and the aforementioned metal gate.

Take a Photo of the Hanging Girls

Players should now open the metal gate and pass through the opening to access a ledge that overlooks the school’s entrance. Players who pull out the camera will see that there are streaks of blood on the ledge, and they should stand on top of those streaks and point their camera toward the open room. From this position, fans will find that there are blood stains that look like hanging figures on the posts, and they should take a photo to reveal a more-detailed picture of the hanging girls.

Get the Small Key

This detailed picture reveals that there is a key in a desk, and that desk can be found in a room on the first floor. Here is a path that players can use to reach the relevant room:

1. Start at the metal gate, and backtrack through the hallways to reach the narrow corridor where Sundel Bolong was first encountered.
2. Pass through the corridor, and continue through the hallways to reach the stairs that were initially climbed.
3. At the bottom of the stairs, walk forward and enter the hallway on the left.
4. There is a room with a destroyed wall at the end of the hall, and the desk with the key in the back-left corner.

Stun the Boar

After collecting the Small Key, players will face the boar once again, and they should stun it with their cameras.

Open the Office Cabinet

Players must now return to the cabinet that they visited just before taking the photo of the hanging girls. For full clarity, here is a path that fans of indie horror games can use to reach that cabinet:

1. Start in the room with the Small Key, and backtrack through the hallway to reach the flight of stairs.
2. Climb the stairs, turn around, and pass through the opening that is forward and to the left.
3. Pass through the hallways, and the narrow corridor, to reach the small office that is just before the metal gate.

Upon reaching the office, players should interact with the cabinet and enter the room that becomes accessible. In this secret room, fans should interact with the crib to trigger a short cinematic and a start a battle with the Scissor Phantom.

Beat Scissor Phantom

The fight against the Scissor Phantom can be very difficult, and players should expect to die several times while attempting to beat the foe. That said, it is definitely possible to bring the ghost down, and this video showcases a strategy that fans may find effective.

1. Sprint to the side of the room that is opposite the Scissor Phantom.
2. Quickly pull out the camera and take a photo of the enemy to stun him.
3. As soon as the photo is taken, wait for the ghost to disappear, run to the center of the room, and spin the camera in circles until the Scissor Phantom’s new position is determined.
4. Repeat Steps 1–3 until the foe is defeated. The Scissor Phantom falls after being photographed eight times.

Collect the Scissors and Get the Boar Key

Once the Scissor Phantom is defeated, players should collect the Scissors that he drops on the ground and return to the boar on the first floor. That beast should be asleep in the room that is adjacent to the room in which the Small Key was obtained, and fans of games like Fatal Frame will be prompted to cut the keys from its neck as they approach. For full clarity, here is a route that can be used to reach the sleeping boar:

1. Start at the metal gate, and follow the hallways to reach the narrow corridor where Sundel Bolong was first encountered.
2. Pass through the corridor, and follow the hallways to reach the stairs that were initially climbed.
3. At the bottom of the stairs, walk forward and enter the hallway on the left.
4. The boar is sleeping in a room with a destroyed wall, just before the room where the Small Key was found.

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