Keep the Door Locked Visitor Trust Ranking

Trust is not a fixed stat

This ranking organizes known Keep the Door Locked visitors and special encounters by how much context a player needs before making a door choice. It is not a list of guaranteed safe or unsafe outcomes. The game asks you to watch cameras, follow rules, and decide at the door; the active room state can make a familiar encounter different from the memory of a previous run. Start with the visitors guide for the confirmed names and keep the all anomalies guide nearby.

Highest progression relevance: Strange grandma

Strange grandma ranks highest for confirmed progression relevance because she is connected to the key for Ending 3. This makes her important, but it does not authorize ignoring the room, the camera, or the current rules. Mark confirmed progress in the ending tracker rather than assuming every appearance completes the route. The other known endings are 10 days and golden skeleton.

Positive context, still verify: Kindness visitor

The kindness reward visitor has a confirmed reward association. That makes it the clearest positive-context entry in this ranking, not an unconditional “open the door” instruction. Check for a staged window anomaly, door breaker, or other room threat first. A reward-related encounter can still arrive when your attention is split.

Strong caution signal: Pizza rat

Pizza rat is known with a baseball bat, so it ranks high for caution. The description tells you to take the encounter seriously, but it does not establish a full reaction script. Record what was visible and what rules were active in the anomaly checklist. Compare it after the run with the threat ranking to learn whether the main problem was the visitor, the doorway, or another anomaly.

Discovery context: Dream Room, Juan, and dog

The Dream Room, Juan, and dog are known special discoveries or easter eggs. Their trust rank is lower because they should be treated as recognition and documentation opportunities, not ordinary visitor categories. The badge tracker includes The Dream Room, Juan, and What the Dog Doin’ badges. Badge names do not verify exact triggers, so mark them only when earned.

Use evidence before rank

Before any door decision, scan the room. Check the window, toilet, visible interior, and doorway; consider the room hider and shadow figure; then interpret the visitor. This preserves sanity, supports the Blood Money goal, and produces better notes than a remembered tier label. New players should read hotel survival basics before relying on rankings.

The most trustworthy choice is the one supported by the current camera, room, and rules—not the one with the friendliest name.

Update trust after Kindness events

If a visitor returns after a Kindness-linked help moment, raise trust carefully rather than auto-admitting. Log the face and claim in your notes, then compare with the Visitors Guide before changing your default policy.