don't let her in Guide: Your first moves after waking up
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OverviewDon't Let Her In is a Roblox horror game where you wake up at midnight and must survive until 7 AM while keeping your baby safe. Your ex-wife tries to break in through the door and windows, and you have to hold her off while completing tasks like warming the furnace. This guide covers the core tasks, survival rules, and how to take on Hell Mode once you clear the first chapter.
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Your first moves after waking up
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The game opens with you cold and responsible for a baby. Warming the furnace is your first task, but the situation changes fast once your ex-wife shows up at the door.
- Warm the furnace head straight for it when the game starts; it keeps you and the baby from freezing.
- Refuse the door when your ex-wife knocks, do not open it; slam the door in her face to trigger the next phase.
- Check the windows once she starts trying to break in, peek at the windows regularly so she cannot slip through unnoticed.
- Sprint when you need to hold Shift on keyboard or L2 on a controller to move faster between tasks.
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Three rules that keep you alive
CheckThe game puts real limits on what you can leave running at once. Keep these three things in check throughout the night.
- Only two lights can be on at the same time, so rotate through them rather than leaving the same two on all night.
- Wind up the music box if you leave it unwound, she will attack far more aggressively.
- Scan the windows on a regular loop so you catch any break-in attempt before it succeeds.
Playing with friends vs. playing alone
TableUp to 24 players can share one room. This game is a lot easier with friends.
| With friends | players can split door duty, window watching, and music box winding between them. |
| Room size | up to 24 players can join the same session. |
Chapter 1, Hell Mode, and the badges
TipsBadges mark your real progress milestones in this game. Clearing the normal run earns you the Chapter 1 badge and opens up Hell Mode. If you die, a badge records that too.
- Survive until 7 AM in normal mode to earn the Survived Chapter 1 badge.
- Hell Mode is the harder challenge that unlocks after Chapter 1 — beating it earns the Survive Hell Mode badge.
- Slamming the door on your ex-wife at the right moment earns the Slam the Door badge.
- The Died badge is awarded if you are killed, and you can jump straight back in for another attempt.
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Glossary
Glossary- Furnace
- The object you must warm at the start of the game to keep yourself and the baby from freezing.
- Music Box
- An in-game object that, if left unwound, causes your ex-wife to attack the house far more aggressively.
- Hell Mode
- A harder difficulty that becomes available after you survive Chapter 1, with its own badge for completing it.
- Sprint
- A faster movement option activated by holding Shift on keyboard or L2 on a controller.
Common questions
FAQWhat exactly am I trying to do in this game?
Your goal is to survive from midnight until 7 AM while protecting your baby. You warm the furnace, hold off your ex-wife at the door and windows, manage the lights, and keep the music box wound.
Why does she suddenly start breaking in harder?
If you leave the music box unwound, she becomes much more aggressive about forcing her way in.
Can I run out of lights to use?
You can only have two lights on at once, so you need to rotate through them.
What should I do if I find a bug?
Post about it on the game's official group wall so the developers can look into it.
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