This comprehensive Momento all items guide details the location and use of every key item, puzzle component, and collectible needed to solve the estate's mysteries and unlock all three endings. While many objects are required for basic progression, unlocking the true ending hinges on finding five specific, missable items: the Forgotten Locket, the Whispering Coin, and the three Fractured Mirror Shards. Missing even one of these will lock you into a lesser fate.
This guide breaks down every item by its purpose, from the critical path objects that get you through the next door to the secret collectibles that piece together the game's tragic narrative.
What Are the Most Important Items in Momento?
While you'll handle dozens of objects, the item list can be broken down into four main categories. The most critical for completionists are the True Ending Keys, as these are entirely optional and easily missed on a first playthrough.
- Main Story Items: These are non-missable and required to progress through the mansion's main areas. Think keys, puzzle pieces, and tools like the crowbar. You cannot reach the credits without them.
- True Ending Keys: A set of five specific, optional items. Collecting all of them is the only way to access the game's true ending and break the cycle. They are the ultimate goal for players seeking the full story.
- Puzzle-Specific Items: Single-use items that solve a contained puzzle, often rewarding you with a main story or true ending item. Examples include the Music Box Cylinder or the Projector Slides.
- Lore Collectibles: These are journals, letters, and notes scattered throughout the estate. They serve no gameplay purpose but are essential for understanding the backstory of the family and the curse.
The Main Story Items: Unraveling the Estate's Past
These items are your bread and butter for navigating the mansion. You will find them in a relatively fixed order as you unlock new rooms. They are mandatory for reaching the game's standard ending.
The First Floor and Cellar
- Rusty Cellar Key: Your first major objective. Found inside the tarnished silver teapot in the Kitchen Pantry. It unlocks the heavy wooden door to the Cellar, located next to the grand staircase.
- Crowbar: Found resting against a stack of wine barrels in the back of the Cellar. Its only purpose is to pry off the wooden planks barring the Study door on the first floor.
- Study Safe Combination: This is not a physical item, but a note. Check the back of the large oil painting titled The Sorrowful Matriarch hanging in the Main Hall. The combination is always 8 Left, 19 Right, 4 Left.
- Grandfather Clock Hands: Inside the safe in the Study. Once you have the combination, open the safe to retrieve the delicate brass hands. These are one of two components needed for the Grandfather Clock puzzle.
The Second Floor and Attic
- Music Box Cylinder: Found in the Nursery on the second floor, sitting on a small rocking chair. It has a specific pattern of raised pins that is crucial for the next step.
- Brass Pendulum: This is the reward for solving the music box puzzle in the Master Bedroom. Place the cylinder in the music box on the vanity and play the tune. A secret compartment will open, revealing the pendulum.
- Attic Key: The final piece of the main progression. To get it, you must solve the Grandfather Clock puzzle in the Main Hall. Place the Clock Hands on its face and the Brass Pendulum in its housing. Set the time to 3:42 AM—a time hinted at in the Ship Captain's Log. The clock face will swing open, revealing the Attic Key.
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The Three Key Item Sets for the True Ending
This is where the real hunt begins. To achieve the true ending, you must find all five of these items before confronting the final memory in the attic. They are scattered across the estate and tied to the most complex optional puzzles.
1. The Forgotten Locket
This locket belonged to Eleanor, the ancestor at the heart of the curse. It acts as a key to her final, untainted memory.
- Location: The Attic. After using the Attic Key, look for a large wooden trunk covered by a white sheet. On the wall behind it is a faint circular pattern of four glyphs. You must find the matching glyphs hidden around the attic (on a rocking horse, etched into a window pane, on the spine of a book, and under a floorboard) and press the symbols on the wall in the correct order. The wall will slide open, revealing a hidden alcove containing the locket.
- Use: The Forgotten Locket is automatically used during the final sequence if it's in your inventory. It allows you to access a crucial, peaceful memory that counters the narrative of the curse, providing the resolution needed to break the cycle.
2. The Whispering Coin
An old silver coin that feels cold to the touch. It allows you to hear echoes from the past, providing the solution to a critical puzzle.
- Location: The Parlor. To get the coin, you must perform a small ritual. First, find the Unlit Candle (on the mantelpiece), the Silver Bell (on a side table near the window), and the Book of Rites (in the library, on a lectern). Place the candle on the small séance table in the Parlor, then use the bell. The book will tell you the correct sequence of rings (3 short, 1 long, 2 short). After ringing the bell correctly, the Whispering Coin will materialize on the table.
- Use: In the final confrontation, the antagonist will pose a question based on a distorted memory. The Whispering Coin allows you to hear the true, whispered words spoken in the past, letting you choose the correct dialogue option to pacify the spirit.
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3. The Fractured Mirror Shards
There are three shards of a shattered obsidian mirror that must be collected and reassembled. The complete mirror reflects not what is, but what was, showing the truth of the past.
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- Shard 1 (Observatory): Solve the telescope puzzle. You need to align the telescope with the one star constellation that doesn't flicker—a pattern found in the Alchemist's Notes. Doing so opens a secret compartment in the telescope's base containing the first shard.
- Shard 2 (Greenhouse): Solve the plant sequencing puzzle. A note in the Gardener's shed gives clues about which plants are toxic and which are benign. You must press the plaques in front of the four correct plants (Wolfsbane, Nightshade, Belladonna, Hemlock) in the order of their toxicity. This unlocks a stone chest holding the second shard.
- Shard 3 (Master Bedroom): This shard is inside a locked jewelry box on the vanity. The key is hidden inside the soap dish next to the sink in the adjoining Master Bathroom.
Once you have all three shards, you must go to the Upstairs Gallery, where an empty, ornate mirror frame hangs. Place the three Fractured Mirror Shards into the frame to restore it. This is a prerequisite for the true ending path.
All Collectible Document Locations
For the lore-inclined, finding all 10 documents is essential to understanding the full story. They offer context for the puzzles and the family's downfall. They are presented here in the likely order you will find them.
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| Document Name | Location | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gardener's Diary | On a workbench in the Garden Shed. | Details his unease with the strange plants in the greenhouse. |
| 2. Ship Captain's Log | In a sea chest in the Cellar. | Mentions a cursed artifact and a final voyage time of 3:42 AM. |
| 3. The Sorrowful Matriarch | A note on the back of the painting in the Main Hall. | Reveals the safe combination and laments her husband's obsession. |
| 4. Alchemist's Notes | On the main desk in the Study. | Contains diagrams of constellations and alchemical symbols. |
| 5. Book of Rites | On a lectern in the Library. | Explains the ritual needed to contact spirits in the Parlor. |
| 6. Nanny's Resignation | On a bedside table in the Nursery. | A hasty letter describing frightening events and her reason for leaving. |
| 7. Musician's Lament | Tucked into the piano bench in the Music Room. | A piece of sheet music with a note about a broken music box. |
| 8. Eleanor's Diary | Hidden under the pillow on the bed in the Master Bedroom. | Speaks of a cherished locket and a growing fear of her husband. |
| 9. Telescope Manual | On a small table in the Observatory. | Explains how to align the lens and references a specific star. |
| 10. Final Confession | A burnt letter in the fireplace of the Attic. | The final, damning piece of evidence explaining the origin of the curse. |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How many items are needed for the true ending? You need exactly five unique items: The Forgotten Locket, the Whispering Coin, and all three Fractured Mirror Shards. You must also use the shards to repair the mirror in the gallery.
Can I miss any key items and get locked out of the good ending? Yes. All five of the True Ending items are missable. If you enter the final sequence in the attic without all of them in your inventory, you will be locked into either the Standard or Bad Ending. Main story items, however, cannot be missed.
What happens if I don't collect the mirror shards? If you fail to assemble the mirror, you cannot reflect the spirit's true nature. This will result in the Standard Ending, where you escape the mansion but the curse remains, and the cycle is implied to repeat itself.
Where is the safe combination again? The combination is found on a note taped to the back of the large painting, The Sorrowful Matriarch, in the Main Hall on the first floor. The code is always 8-19-4.
Final Thoughts
Momento's design revolves around its items. They are not just keys to open doors, but keys to understanding a fragmented history. While you can brute-force your way to the credits by only collecting the main story items, the real experience lies in the hunt for the optional pieces. Finding every document, solving every side puzzle, and assembling the tools to confront the past is the only way to truly put the spirits of the estate to rest.