Locations

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Every scene investigation will use up some Energy.

- In-Game Tip

## Overview

There are many unique locations to unlock and search within Hidden City.

Upon completing the Tutorial, you will have unlocked Hidden Row, the City Hall, the Room of Fate, the Station, the Academy, Crystals, and the Collector's House. To unlock locations after the Tutorial, you must reach the required level and pay the shown amount of coins, with 20,000 coins being the maximum you will pay after level 40. You can also unlock locations before reaching the required level by paying a substantial amount of Rubies (in game currency). However, you shouldn't feel pressured to earn/buy rubies to unlock a location early; upon reaching the required level, it can be unlocked with coins instead.

Hidden City also has two cities within the game: the Lower City (Main City on the wiki) and the Upper City which is above the clouds. In order to access the Upper City, you must complete the Unexpected Guests case during non-Upper City events. You will then travel to and from the Upper City via airship. In the Upper City there are no seasonal events, as there are in the Main City. This means the Upper City likely does not have seasons.

There are select locations in both Main and Upper City that require you to use Skeleton Keys in order to enter them. These locations are referred to as **"Paid Locations"** in the game. The lists below have a skeleton key icon for those locations that do require skeleton keys.

When you hover over a City banner, it shows the name of the location. However, a few locations have longer names than their banners show. For example, the banner over the Citadel says "Citadel," but when you click on the location, the window says "Octopus Citadel." This is the location’s full name, and it may be referred to as such during some quests. The lists below reflect what is shown on the map banners.

## Main City Locations

***Clicking the arrows will let you sort the columns alphabetically / numerically. If you want to sort by multiple columns, hold down Shift when you sort your second column.***

## Upper City Locations

***Clicking the arrows will let you sort the column alphabetically / numerically. If you want to sort by multiple columns, hold down Shift when you sort your second column.***

## Trivia

* The maximum cost to unlock a location is 20,000 coins, even at higher levels.

* There is also a cap to the base Energy use, Experience, and Coin rewards. The first location with these values was the Observatory, at 115 Energy, 110 Experience, and 115 Coins at rank 1.

* All Upper City locations have Mystical Rounds and Invisible Ink as Exploration Modes.

* All event locations in the Lower City starting with Compartment No. 8 have Mystical Rounds and Invisible Ink as Exploration Modes.

* These locations have the Invisible Ink, but **not** the Mystical Rounds Mode:
	+ Hall of Weddings
	+ Italian Patio
	+ Angela's Park

* In 2017, the Enchanted Ball got an updated look. It was previously very dimly lit, but since its event it is slightly brighter.

* In 2018, the Crash Site and the Manor House Gate were updated. It was also during this time that the levels of which some locations unlocked were adjusted.

* In 2019, the Red Rose Café, Angel Statue and Organ Room got a refreshed look.

* In 2020, City Hall and the Station got a refreshed look, while the Room of Fate and the Collector's House underwent small changes appearance-wise, with new hidden items added. The Hall of Weddings was also refreshed. This update also took all previous Dungeon locations from the game, leaving only the old version of the Hall of Weddings (renamed Wedding Salon).

* In 2021, the Mistress' Bedroom and the Observatory were given a refreshed look, changing their appearance from dark to bright.
	+ The developers changed the screen size of many locations, making them wider. This causes players to have to move the screen up and down or right and left.
	+ In May, the Dungeons were completely removed from the game. This was also when the Diggers' Stash location was removed from the game.
	+ In late June, the new update brought a new tutorial. This changed the introductory location that the player explores when arriving in the City to Hidden Row. Previously, the introductory location was City Hall.
		- This update shifted the levels of a few lower-level locations for the second time in the year.
	+ In October, the Greenhouse location was refreshed. The perspective in the space was changed slightly and the graphics were made somewhat less ornate.
	+ Also in 2021, Angela's Park and the Italian Patio were refreshed. The Hotel underwent minor refreshment but it was not major enough to warrant a Rank reset.

* In 2022, the Yard, the Bridge, and Christmas Hall were refreshed. The Angel Statue, the Secret Room and the Italian Patio were moved to different areas of the map.

* In 2023, the Collector's House was refreshed.

* The Wonderful Cat Café has a longer banner name than it has when you click on the location (just Cat Café).

* The name of the location **Christmas Department** (or **Department**) was changed to **Christmas Headquarters** (or **Headquarters**) in December, 2023 (a year after the location was introduced).

## Notes

* If the level or the amount of coins for unlocking a location is different that what is currently listed, please leave a comment so this can be corrected, or edit the page to correct it for us.
* Check the Events page for a complete list of all past/present events.
* Many Location pages, particularly the older locations, have a "Ranks Gallery" which shows how the background can possibly change for each rank at that location. It also shows how cluttered the location can become as you go up in Ranks.

## Related Pages

* Home Page
* Hidden City Info
* Upper City
* Events

***Note:*** *This wiki is maintained by fans of the game, and is not affiliated with G5 Entertainment. If you are experiencing technical issues with the game itself, please contact customer support.*