Looting

"Sometimes I hate Jeff, düd... I gotta scrounge for so many coins just to eat dinner, man. "
- El Goblino

Looting is a game mechanic which allows the player to open various containers and find items or gold. The number of things that can be obtained from looting may vary from the type of container you're looting.

Overview

If the player is near a container, a hand icon () with a question mark will appear. This indicates that the container has not yet been searched. Opening the container will remove the question mark symbol.

On PC, players will have to press E to open the container.
On Mobile, players will have to press the pointer button near the top-left corner of the crouch button.
On Xbox, players will have to press to open the container.
On PlayStation, players will have to press to open the container.

Notes

Having a form of light source will heavily reduce the chance of finding another one through looting unless said light source is low on power.
If an item is present in a container, the container will make another sound when opened.
Timothy is the only entity the player can encounter from looting.
Before The Mines Update, Gold was automatically collected when the crosshair was hovered over it for about half a second.
There are times where the items that aren't obtainable overlap the drawers, even Timothy.
The only items that can't be obtained from looting containers are the Paper, Books, Puzzle Paintings, Electrical Room Key, Candles, Breaker Poles, Shakelight, Tip Jar, and Rift Jar.
- Candles are obtained on tables.
- The NVCS-3000 can be obtained from looting in SUPER HARD MODE!!!.
Despite popular belief, it is not guaranteed for an item to spawn in the top chest of a five-chest, or Rolltop drawer.
The "coin collection" effect after picking up gold will be severely reduced if player has bad connection.
During the 2023 April Fools Event, every time a player loots too quick, Greed will pop up on their screen.
- Continuously collecting coins while ignoring Greed's cooldown will most likely be fatal, as it deals 100 damage.

Related achievements

		Meet Timothy Hello there little spider! Encounter Timothy while looting.

References

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Entities
Lobby	Curious Light • Seek • Timothy • Sally
The Hotel Floor 1	Guiding Light • Curious Light • Ambush • Bob • Dread • Dupe • El Goblino • Eyes • Figure • Halt • Hide • Jack • Jeff • Rush • Sally • Screech • Seek • Shadow • Snare • Timothy • Void • World Lotus
The Mines Floor 2	Guiding Light • Curious Light • Ambush • Bob • Dread • Dupe • El Goblino • Eyes • Figure • Giggle • Gloombats • Grumble • Halt • Hide • Jack • Jeff • Louie • Queen Grumble • Rush • Screech • Seek • Shadow • Timothy • Void • World Lotus
Floor 3, Upcoming	Unknown
The Backdoor	Curious Light • Blitz • Haste • Lookman
The Rooms	Curious Light • A-60 • A-90 • A-120
The Outdoors	Curious Light • Bramble • Caws • Eyestalk • Grampy • Groundskeeper • Mandrake • Monument • Snare • Surge • World Lotus
BATTLE MODE	Guiding Light • Curious Light • A-90 • Ambush • Blitz • Dread • Dupe • Eyes • Giggle • Hide • Lookman • Rush • Screech • Void
Miscellaneous	The Three Architects • Glitch (AR0xMBUSH • RNIUSHCg== • SCJVEREECH)

Locations
Lobby	Interior • Exterior
The Hotel Floor 1	Elevator • The Reception • The Meeting Room • The Grand Hallway • The Library • Jeff Shop • The Basements • The Dining Hall • The Infirmary • The Courtyard • The Greenhouse • The Electrical Room
The Mines Floor 2	Elevator • The Adit • The Shafts • The Bridges • The Caverns • The Nest • Jeff Shop • The Sewers • The Railway Station • The Sewage Cells • The Sewage Pipes • The Dam • The Woods
Floor 3, Upcoming	Elevator
The Backdoor	Room -51 • Two Gates Room • Room -01
The Rooms	A-0000 • Exit Rooms • A-1000
The Outdoors	Greenhouse Courtyard • The Clearing • The Mill • The Hedge Maze
RETRO MODE	Elevator • The Reception • Seeking Wall Room • The Library • Jeff's Shop • The Courtyard • The Electrical Room • The Winners Room
BATTLE MODE	Elevator • The Reception • The Grand Hallway • The Dining Hall • The Greenhouse • The Bridges • The Sewers

Mechanics
General	Achievements • Admin Panel • Climbing • Containers • Controls • Death Screen • Dialogue • Doors • Floors • Heartbeat Control Minigame • Hiding • Interactables • Items • Looting • Lotus Rebirthing • Modifiers • Revives • Rift • Room Mechanics • Saves • Seeds • Shops
Player	Damage • Health • Inventory • Movement Speed • Status Effects
Currencies	Boosts • Codes • Gold • Knobs • Stardust
Items	A-90's Stop Sign • Alarm Clock • Aloe • Backdoor Room Key • Bandages • Bandage Pack • Batteries • Battery Pack • Big Bomb • Bomb • Book • Boxing Gloves • Bread • Breaker Pole • Buddy • Bulklight • Candle • Candy • Candy Bags • Cheese • Compass • Crucifix • Donut • Electrical Room Key • Evil Dollar • Flashlight • Fuse • Glitch Fragment • Glowstick • Gold Blaster • Green Herb • Gween Soda • Hiding Box • Hotel Room Key • Holy Hand Grenade • Iron Key • Knockbomb • Lantern • Laser Pointer • Lighter • Lockpick • Lotus • Lotus Petal • M249 • Mini Shield Potion • Moonlight Candle • Moonlight Float • Multitool • Nanner • Nanner Peel • NVCS-3000 • Paper • Puzzle Painting • Retro Key • Rift Jar • Shakelight • Shears • Shield Potion • Skeleton Key • Smoothie • Starlight Bottle • Starlight Jug • Starlight Vial • Straplight • Throwable Prop • Tip Jar • Vitamins

Miscellaneous
Events	2023 April Fools Event • 2024 April Fools Event • THE HUNT - First Edition • 2024 Trick Or Treat Event • 2025 April Fools Event • The Takeover Event • The Halloween Spotlight Event
Lists	Achievements • Codes • Containers • Damage • Features • Floors • Game Mechanics • Game Settings • Health • Hiding • Interactables • Items • Levers • List of Entities • List of Hazards • List of Locations • List of Room Mechanics • Merchandise • Modifiers • Padlocks • Paintings • Removed Content • Secrets • Soundtracks • Status Effects • Upcoming Content • Update Logs
Game Development	DOORS • Echidenpai • Ghostly Wowzers • jasper_creations • Lightning_Splash • LSPLASH (Group) • NormallyAverage • RediblesQW
Game Updates	Alpha Release • The Hotel+ Update • 2023 April Fools Update • The Modifiers Update • The Hunt Update • 2024 April Fools Update • The Mines Update • 2024 Trick Or Treat Event • The Content Update • 2025 April Fools Update • The Great Outdoors Update • The Halloween Spotlight Update
Collaborations	Makeship • Youtooz • The Rooms • PLS DONATE • Tower Heroes Collab • Untitled Tag Game Collab • Tales Of Tanorio Collab • Epic Desk