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Victim Locking Door in Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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Where to Find Unlock Tool in Texas Chainsaw Massacre

You'll need all the help you can get

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a brand-new asymmetrical horror game that draws inspiration from the iconic horror film franchise of the same name. Its gameplay is similar to that of games like Dead by Daylight or Killer Klowns from Outer Space, which involves a group of survivors attempting to escape one or more relentless antagonists. In this case, the survivors, Victims, must escape the murderous Family of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film franchise.

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Among the many playable maps of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, there are locked doors that players will have to navigate around. One of the best ways to do this is with the unlock tool, though you’ll have to put in the effort to find it if you want to use it. If you’re having trouble locating this useful tool in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, you’re not alone. Read on to find out where you can find the invaluable unlock tool in Texas Chainsaw Massacre!

Where to Find the Unlock Tool in Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Getting an unlock tool in Texas Chainsaw Massacre is of the utmost importance for Victims, as unlock tools are the only tools that allow you to hastily unfasten doors while hiding from members of the Family.

It’s worth emphasizing that collecting as many unlock tools as possible is a fantastic method of survival, because you never know how many you might need or when. It’s always better to have them and not need them, than to need them and not have them!

Unlock tools can be obtained by rooting around in any of the blue toolboxes scattered throughout the map(s). Once you find a blue toolbox, simply search through it for an unlock tool. If you don’t get lucky with the first one, just keep checking the other blue toolboxes around the map for more; you never know which one might have an unlock tool!

What is the Unlock Tool in Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

The unlock tool is one of the many useful items available to Victims in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The unlock tools are represented by icons that look like screwdrivers when in your inventory, likely due to their status as tools.

It allows players to pick the locks of doors around the map, which is really useful if you’re being chased by the Family or if you’re trying to sneak in somewhere.

Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Screenshot via Sumo Digital

How to Use the Unlock Tool in Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Having all of the unlock tools in the world won’t mean a thing if you don’t know how to use them. Thankfully, the game actually does most of the work for you.

Once you’ve come across a locked door in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, you’ll want to get up close and personal with it to inspect the lock (after you make sure there aren’t any Family members around).

While you’re looking at the lock, rotate the unlock tool until it turns green. Once it turns green, all you have to do is apply a little bit of pressure to pick the lock.

While you’re picking the lock, make sure you keep an eye on the bar that’s located on the left-hand side of your screen. It measures how close the unlock tool is to breaking, in addition to the amount of noise you’re making. If the bar gets too high, then not only will the unlock tool break, but it’ll also make enough noise to alert the Family.

Make sure you go slow and try to take your time while picking locks in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, because if you don’t, all of your lock-picking efforts will be in vain anyway!

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the perfect game for fans of the franchise, but if you love playing asymmetrical horror games, then you’d love playing Dead by Daylight. Dead by Daylight is so similar to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it’s almost scary.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dead by Daylight are both survival horror games that feature asymmetrical gameplay, a “killers vs. victims” mentality, and iconic horror franchise characters. In fact, Dead by Daylight even features Leatherface himself as a killer!

If you want to learn more about Dead by Daylight and why fans of Texas Chainsaw Massacre would fall head over heels for it, just check out Gamer Journalist’s massive archive of Dead by Daylight content!

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Allysen Pierce
Allysen Pierce is a freelance writer with a passion for gaming who has been a part of the Gamer Journalist team since May 2022. Her main passions are horror games and dating sims (especially combinations of the two), but she has been known to play literally anything that is put in front of her. Her current favorite games include Skyrim, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Cult of the Lamb, Slaughter Horse, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. When she's not playing games (or writing about them), she can be found reading, baking, watching horror movies, or playing with her cat.