Keep The Door Locked Visitor and Door Decision Guide
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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.
Visitor and Door Decision Guide
Keep The Door Locked is built around one repeated decision: a stranger knocks, you gather evidence, and you choose whether to open the door, lock it, or leave the situation alone. The official Roblox description confirms the core premise: some strangers need help, some are lying, and you should watch cameras, follow rules, and decide who gets inside.
This guide focuses only on the door decision loop. For broader room hazards and survival rules, use the Rules and Survival Mechanics Guide. For current reward status, check Keep The Door Locked codes.
Evidence labels used here
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Confirmed | Visible in the official Roblox description or repeated by current guide footage/articles with matching mechanics |
| Community reported | Appears in current player guides or walkthrough reports, but not independently verified in this edit |
| Needs verification | Useful player claim, but the trigger, reward, name, or exact consequence may change with updates |
Door decision flow
Use this order every time someone knocks.
| Step | Action | Why it matters | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do not open immediately | Opening for a hostile visitor is the main fail state implied by the title and official description | Confirmed |
| 2 | Check the camera before making a decision | The official description tells players to watch cameras before deciding who gets inside | Confirmed |
| 3 | Scan beyond the visitor | Doppelganger-style clues can appear beside the visitor or near the stairs in community guides | Community reported |
| 4 | Compare body shape and movement | Translucency, long limbs, spasms, and neck posture are reported danger signs | Community reported |
| 5 | Read the visitor line cautiously | Strange or threatening dialogue is widely reported as a red flag, but exact safe lines can change | Needs verification |
| 6 | Lock when any anomaly clue appears | Known door anomalies are generally handled by keeping the door locked | Community reported |
| 7 | Open only when no red flags appear and you need a safe guest | The broader survival loop rewards admitting legitimate guests while refusing anomalies | Community reported |
Visitor clues to check
| Clue | What to look for | Door choice | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal visitor | Human appearance, no duplicate body, no distorted posture, no obvious threat in speech | Open only if you need a guest and no other clue is suspicious | Community reported |
| Translucent Guest | Visitor appears see-through on the hallway camera | Lock the door | Community reported |
| Doppelganger | A duplicate version of the visitor appears near the real visitor | Lock the door | Community reported |
| Dead Doppelganger | A dead matching body appears elsewhere in the hallway | Lock the door | Community reported |
| Spasming limbs | Arms or legs move unnaturally | Lock the door | Community reported |
| Long limbs | Arms look unusually extended | Lock the door | Community reported |
| Neck Craner | Neck bends backward or the head points upward unnaturally | Lock the door | Community reported |
| Silent Lady | A tall silent visitor stares at the door | Use the camera response described in anomaly guides; do not treat as a normal guest | Community reported |
| Headbanger | Visitor attacks the door instead of waiting normally | Complete the prompted quick-time event if it appears | Community reported |
| Roach King | A large roach-like visitor asks for pizza | Current guides report that sharing pizza resolves it; exact pizza cost should be verified | Community reported |
Camera checklist
Before you press a door option, check these camera details:
- Visitor body: transparent, stretched, twitching, or bent posture means danger.
- Floor and walls: look for a second body, a collapsed copy, or anything placed near the visitor.
- Stairs and hallway edges: some clues are not centered on the visitor.
- Motion: normal waiting is safer than running, spasming, or repeatedly hitting the door.
- Laptop state: if the camera is blocked by a hacked laptop event, restore it before trusting a visitor.
Dialogue clues
Dialogue should support the camera check, not replace it. Treat these as rules of thumb:
- If the line sounds threatening, impossible, or nonsensical, lock the door.
- If the visitor gives a normal reason for needing shelter, still check the camera.
- If the same visitor returns in a suspicious pattern, do not assume they are safe because they looked safe before.
- If a guide quotes a specific safe or unsafe line, treat it as needs verification after updates.
Open, lock, or leave?
| Decision | Use it when | Do not use it when |
|---|---|---|
| Open Door | You need a guest and the camera/dialogue show no anomaly clue | Any visual anomaly, duplicate, hostile line, or uncertain camera state exists |
| Lock the Door | You identify an anomaly clue or the visitor behaves unnaturally | A separate prompt requires a different action, such as a quick-time event |
| Leave | You need time to handle a room hazard or cannot verify the visitor yet | You are ignoring an immediate door-breaking event |
The safest beginner habit is simple: if you cannot explain why the visitor is safe, keep the door locked and wait for a better candidate.
Common failed-door scenarios
| Failure | What likely went wrong | Prevention |
|---|---|---|
| You opened for an anomaly | Camera clue was missed or dialogue was trusted too much | Scan the full hallway before opening |
| You stayed alone too long | You refused every visitor, including safe ones | Admit at least one clean visitor when the broader night rules require it |
| You could not inspect visitors | Laptop/camera was unavailable | Prioritize restoring camera access before answering knocks |
| You handled a special visitor like a normal one | Some anomalies use unique responses | Check the anomaly table before assuming every threat is solved by opening or locking |
Related next steps
- Read the Rules and Survival Mechanics Guide for window, laptop, bathroom, and room threats.
- Check all anomalies for a broader threat list.
- Use current codes before a run, but verify rewards in game.
FAQ
Should I ever open the door?
Yes, but only after checking camera and dialogue clues. Community guides report that having at least one legitimate guest matters for later survival, so the goal is not to refuse everyone. The goal is to admit only visitors with no anomaly evidence.
Is dialogue enough to identify visitors?
No. Use dialogue as a warning layer, then confirm with camera details. Exact lines can change and should be treated as needs verification unless you confirm them in the current build.
What should I do if the camera is hacked?
Current community anomaly guides report that a hacked laptop blocks camera access and can be decoded for $300. Because the camera is central to door safety, restore it before trusting a visitor.
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