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How each Park area opens

Most “I can’t get in” posts are one link in the same Park chain. The garage wants a sprint. The basement stairs refuse loose leaves. The grill is behind a big wooden fence between the shed and the house. The greenhouse is a hedge maze past the pool.

Steam screenshot of the pool area HUD in Leaf it Alone, including a negative balance
Steam screenshot of the pool area HUD in Leaf it Alone, including a negative balance
Areas and how they open
AreaMapUnlockRewardSources
Porch Park 100% cleanup Bag-tying ability 2 sources
Front Yard Park 100% cleanup +0.2 m/s move speed (community reports) 2 sources
Driveway Park 100% cleanup +0.2 m/s move speed (community reports) 2 sources
Entrance Park 100% cleanup Leaf value +25% (community reports) 2 sources
Court Park 100% cleanup Sprint ability (SHIFT) 2 sources
Garage Park Court 100% for sprint; hold the button by the door Access to basement and back garden 2 sources
Swings Park 100% cleanup Crouch ability (CTRL) 2 sources
Basement Park Enter through the garage back area 50%: +0.25x leaf value; 100%: shed roof access 2 sources
Shed Park Basement 100% 50%: +0.2 m/s; 100%: grill area 2 sources
Grill Park Shed 100%; fence gate between shed and house Cash bonus; pool access 2 sources
Pool Park Grill area reached 50%: +0.25x leaf value; 100%: hedge gate to greenhouse 2 sources
Maze Park Pool 100% Route to the greenhouse 2 sources
Greenhouse Park Pool 100% and hedge gate 100%: secret-room vent unlocks 2 sources
Secret Room Park Greenhouse 100% + Swings 100% (crouch) + basement rear vent Ending room; Infiltrator achievement 3 sources
Courtyard Castle First room on arrival Starts the Castle chain 2 sources
Dinette Castle Progress from courtyard Memory game room 2 sources
Hallway Castle Progress from dinette Petal sorting and mosaic access 2 sources
Love Garden Castle Progress from hallway Cards on the beams 2 sources
Throne Room Castle Progress from love garden Final Castle room 2 sources
Temple Sakura First area on arrival Starts the Sakura chain 2 sources
Shrines Sakura Progress from temple Shrine structures along the paths 2 sources
Lanterns Sakura Progress from shrines Hanging lanterns activity 2 sources
Park area Sakura Progress from lanterns Open ground with seats and cherry trees 2 sources
Dog Run Sakura Progress from park Fenced agility run 2 sources
Ancient Tree Sakura Progress from dog run Final Sakura area 2 sources

The doors people actually hit

Garage: clear the court so the sprint exists, hold the button at the door, then sprint and jump through. If the button does nothing, the court is not finished. Basement: the back door of that garage. Loose leaves will not walk up the stairs. Bag them at the bottom and throw the bags up. Shed roof: a small side door that shows up once the basement is finished. Grill: the tall wooden fence between the shed and the main house, which the shed’s finish is said to open.

Pool to greenhouse: a small gate in the hedge, then a maze. Two guides repeat “50% of a zone pays a bonus, 100% opens the next door.” I print that pattern only. A finer percent, such as whether the basement bonus is exactly halfway, is marked as a single source when the write-ups disagree. The 1.1 journal map paints a zone after its leaves are gone, which is a way to see which door you have not earned.

Steam screenshot of a leaf-covered yard in Leaf it Alone
Steam screenshot of a leaf-covered yard in Leaf it Alone

Questions

Why can’t I open the grate?

Players use “grate” for the basement vent and for the garage gap. The garage gap is the sprint door. The vent is the secret-room page, and it waits on the greenhouse.

One leaf is missing and a door will not open.

A zone’s finish is about its own leaves. A photo or a card left behind does not block the door. Check the journal color for that zone before you hunt the last leaf in a neighbor’s yard.

Related: Secret roomWalkthroughPhotos

Sources

Limitation: Some detailed trigger percentages have only one written source and remain blank where the accounts disagree.

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