Keep The Door Locked Rules and Survival Mechanics Guide
Quick answer
Core Keep The Door Locked survival rules for cameras, locked doors, windows, hacked laptop, bathroom threat, and failed choices.
Rules and Survival Mechanics Guide
Keep The Door Locked is a Roblox horror survival game by Hotel Room Services. The official Roblox page describes the loop clearly: you are alone in a hotel room, strangers knock, some need help, some are lying, and you must watch cameras, follow rules, and decide who gets inside.
This page keeps the rules and survival systems in one place. For the door-by-door visitor process, use the Visitor and Door Decision Guide.
Verification labels
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Confirmed | Supported by the official Roblox description or consistent current gameplay documentation |
| Community reported | Reported by player guides or walkthroughs, but not independently tested in this edit |
| Needs verification | Exact trigger, name, amount, or consequence may change and needs current in-game confirmation |
Core survival rules
| Rule | What to do | Consequence if ignored | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watch the cameras before deciding | Use camera evidence before opening the door | You may admit a lying or anomalous visitor | Confirmed |
| Follow the hotel rules | Treat in-game rule prompts and front-desk warnings as mechanics, not flavor text | Rules commonly map to death or sanity failures | Community reported |
| Keep suspicious visitors out | Lock the door when camera or dialogue clues are wrong | An anomaly can enter or trigger a fail state | Confirmed / community reported |
| Keep the window under control | Respond to window sounds by checking the curtains/window | Window threats can escalate if ignored | Community reported |
| Do not sleep alone | Have at least one verified safe guest before sleeping | Bathroom Monster attack is reported when alone | Community reported |
| Restore camera access quickly | Decode/fix the laptop if camera access is blocked | You lose the safest way to judge visitors | Community reported |
| Prioritize immediate threats | Hide, move, or complete prompts before answering normal knocks | Delayed reactions can end the run | Community reported |
Survival loop
| Phase | Main task | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Before answering knocks | Establish door safety | Camera feed, hallway edges, visitor posture, dialogue |
| During room events | Stop immediate hazards first | Window sounds, bed/hide prompt, ceiling hazards, laptop state |
| Before sleep | Prevent overnight failure | Safe guest present, lights/window/laptop handled, door locked |
| After mistakes | Recover and reset | Sanity/resources, camera access, next visitor decision |
Mechanics reference
| Mechanic | How it works | Best response | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Door decisions | Visitors knock and you choose who enters | Check camera first; lock when uncertain | Confirmed |
| Camera system | Shows clues that are not visible from the room alone | Scan the full hallway, not just the face | Confirmed / community reported |
| Window Seeker | Audio cues such as tapping, moans, or scratching indicate window danger | Open/check curtains and look at the threat as current guides describe | Community reported |
| Door Breaker | A creature rushes or forces the door | Hide under the bed until the event ends | Community reported |
| Hacked laptop | Camera access is blocked by a hack prompt | Pay the reported $300 decode cost if available | Community reported |
| Bathroom Monster | Overnight bathroom threat tied to sleeping alone | Sleep with at least one verified safe guest | Community reported |
| Spiders | Ceiling spiders or egg sacs can punish poor positioning | Move away from the area underneath them | Community reported |
| Shadow Man | Shadow figure appears inside the room | Shine the flashlight until it leaves | Community reported |
| Vent Ghost | Entity drops from or moves through the vent | Stand on the bed and wait it out, according to current guides | Community reported |
| The Darkness | Player is moved into a dark space or disoriented event | Follow visible lights to exit | Community reported |
| Cake trolley | Cake can appear outside the door | Current guides report it restores sanity; verify before relying on it in a serious run | Community reported |
| Knife Killer | Knife visitor creates a later sleep/light risk | If seen that day, turn off lights before sleep as current guides report | Community reported |
Priority order when events overlap
- Handle lethal prompts first: hiding, bed positioning, or quick-time events.
- Restore camera access if the laptop is hacked and a visitor decision is pending.
- Check window audio before it escalates.
- Resolve room hazards that damage sanity or block movement.
- Return to normal visitor screening only after immediate hazards are stable.
Failed choice outcomes
| Mistake | Likely result | Safer habit |
|---|---|---|
| Opening before checking camera | Anomaly enters or kills the run | Camera first, always |
| Locking out every visitor | You may reach sleep without a safe guest | Admit only a clean visitor after full screening |
| Ignoring tapping or window sounds | Window threat may escalate | Treat window audio as a timed task |
| Spending all cash | Hacked laptop decode may become impossible | Keep an emergency reserve when possible |
| Sleeping with lights wrong after knife warning | Knife-related failure reported by community guides | Record the knife visit and turn lights off before bed |
| Standing under ceiling hazards | Sanity or health damage | Move as soon as ceiling movement appears |
Beginner night routine
Use this repeatable routine until you know every anomaly.
- Keep the door closed while you check the camera.
- Scan the visitor, hallway, floor, wall, and stairs.
- Lock the door if anything is visually wrong.
- Open only for a clean visitor when you need someone safe inside.
- Between knocks, listen for window and room-event cues.
- Before sleeping, confirm safe guest, door, lights, laptop, and window state.
What remains unverified
These claims are useful enough to mention, but should not be treated as official facts until retested in the current build:
- Exact night numbers for each anomaly.
- Exact pizza slice cost for Roach King in every build.
- Exact hacked laptop price if the economy changes.
- Exact code rewards after an update.
- Specific safe visitor names and dialogue lines.
- Ending triggers beyond the pages already dedicated to endings.
Related guides
FAQ
What is the most important rule?
Use the camera before opening the door. That part is directly aligned with the official Roblox description and with current player guides.
Are these rules official?
The camera/decision premise is official because it appears on the Roblox experience page. Specific anomaly names, prices, and counters are community reported unless marked otherwise.
Should I trust old guides?
Use old guides for patterns, not exact values. Codes, reward amounts, trigger timing, and update-specific anomaly behavior can change without a visible public changelog.
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Related Guides
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Keep The Door Locked Beginner Guide
Beginner Keep The Door Locked guide with the core camera, visitor, door, window, and survival decisions to check first.
Keep The Door Locked Visitor and Door Decision Guide
Learn how to check visitors, use the camera, read dialogue clues, and decide whether to open, lock, or leave the door in Keep The Door Locked.