Secret Staycation Guide: Basic controls before you start exploring
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OverviewSecret Staycation is a Roblox game by ChocolateAnts where you play as food characters exploring a house while the landlord is away. Your main goal is to find all the food characters hidden throughout the house, and the game also includes Hide and Seek, Juice Party, Small Farm, and Edamame Mansion modes. This guide covers controls, how to find characters across every area, how the extra modes work, and tips for playing with friends.
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Secret Staycation
Basic controls before you start exploring
CheckOn PC you move with WASD or the arrow keys, and on mobile you use the joystick. Pressing the space bar on PC or the jump button on mobile makes your character do a high jump with a 'weee!' sound. Two toggle buttons change how you move, and the fridge button lets you swap characters at any time.
- Movement WASD or arrow keys on PC, joystick on mobile.
- Jump space bar on PC or the jump button on mobile for a high jump.
- Speed toggle press F on PC, or tap the red apple button on the right side of the screen, to switch between fast and slow walking.
- Ragdoll toggle press R on PC, or tap the yellow carrot button beside the apple button, to toggle ragdoll mode.
- Character swap tap the whitish-green fridge button to open the Fridge menu and switch to a different food character.
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Choosing the right character for each spot
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Every food character has a different size and shape, which determines where you can go. Small, light characters like Caviar can reach high places and fit through tight gaps that larger characters cannot.
- Use Caviar to ride the vacuum and reach Watermelon's location on the wooden blocks.
- Use Candy Cane to ride the zipline in the hallway and reach Coconut behind the shampoo.
- Switch to Carrot or Egg to climb the wooden chair and napkins in the laundry room to reach Sakuramochi.
- Use a heavy food like Pumpkin or Melon to open the trash can so another player can drop in and grab Salad Leaf.
Finding characters room by room
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The house has five main areas: the Main Room, Bathroom, Japanese Bedroom, Toilet Room, and the end of the hallway. Several characters require a second player or a specific character type, so note those and return with help.
- Main Room first check the toaster for Plain Bread, under the couch for Pepperoni Pizza, behind the curtain for Mango, inside the laundry basket for Lemon, the windowsill for Lychee, and the table near the couch for Rice Ball (requires a small food on the upper shelf).
- Kitchen next climb to the top of the fridge for Pumpkin, jump to the dining table then a chair for Chocolate Chip Cookie (small food recommended), get into the boiling pot for Potato, and check the kitchen shelf plates for Egg.
- Bookshelf and TV area climb to the top of the bookshelf for Green Apple, then walk the planks to the TV table and couch for Chili Pepper.
- Japanese Bedroom climb the pillows and use the elevator (requires a heavy food partner) to reach Dragon Fruit, Sanshoku Dango, and Onsen Manju; climb the small tree and go behind the calligraphy for Kosian Kushi Dango; enter the pot via the drawers for the character inside; and use three players on the correct tiles to open the storage for Avocado.
- Toilet Room use a small food to look behind the step stool for Melon, behind the toilet lid for Mangosteen, and flush down the toilet to fly up to Pineapple.
- Hallway and bathroom check behind the hallway door for Croissant, push the second-to-last tile for Peanut near the rubber ducks, look underwater in the bathtub for Blueberry, and climb the wooden chair then the napkins in the laundry room for Sakuramochi and Tamago Sushi.
Characters that need a partner
WarnSeveral characters cannot be obtained alone. Before you go looking for them, make sure you have at least one other player with the right character type ready.
Outside, Small Farm, and group-reward characters
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A handful of characters sit outside the main house or in separate areas. Two more are locked behind joining the official Roblox group.
- Mushroom go through the rat maze (stick to the left), reach the balcony, and sit on the porch swing.
- Pancake climb the side of the drying clothes rack and step onto the mini garden.
- Small Piece of Cheese go through the rat maze, find the purple pen, and follow the path past two coins.
- Chocolate Bar and Cupcake join the Secret Staycation Roblox group, then tap the Group Rewards button inside the game.
Edamame Mansion
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The Edamame Mansion is its own area with a boss character called Mrs. Edamame. Defeating her multiple times unlocks a series of characters, and there is a hidden harder mode.
- Enter the mansion go to the right door to collect Chicken Nugget without fighting anyone.
- First clear defeat Mrs. Edamame to earn Mameo.
- Second clear defeat Mrs. Edamame a second time to earn Mameko.
- Third clear defeat her a third time to earn Mamesuke.
- Fourth clear defeat her a fourth time to earn Butler Egg.
- Unlock hardcore mode hit the family picture three or more times before fighting to activate a harder version of the fight; winning earns Fake Edamame.
Hide and Seek mode
TableHide and Seek puts you on either the Store Map or the Playground Map as either a Hider or a Seeker (Detective Egg). Larger food characters earn more points when hiding successfully, while Detective Egg earns more points for catching smaller characters and fewer for catching larger ones. Hitting point milestones unlocks new characters and two badges.
| Store Map hiding time | 60 seconds before Detective Eggs wake up. |
| Store Map seeking time | 240 seconds to find all hiders. |
| Playground Map hiding time | 88 seconds before Detective Eggs wake up. |
| Playground Map seeking time | 268 seconds to find all hiders. |
| Takoyaki unlock threshold | 250 points. |
| Leek unlock threshold | 500 points. |
| Detective Egg unlock threshold | 1,000 points (also earns the Master Detective badge). |
| Shine Muscat unlock threshold | 1,500 points. |
| Green Kiwi unlock threshold | 2,000 points. |
| Apprentice Brussels Sprouts unlock threshold | 2,500 points (also earns the Apprentice badge). |
Playing with friends using private servers
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The game supports private servers so you can play with only the people you invite. Once inside a private server, you can move between the main house, Hide and Seek maps, and the Small Farm while staying on the same server.
- Start a private server join through a private server link to create your own session.
- Share the password the password appears in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
- Let friends join other players enter the password from the padlock icon in the top bar.
Badges worth pursuing
TipsBadges are spread across every mode and area of the game. Event badges from past Christmas and April Fools events are no longer obtainable, so focus on the ones that are always available.
- Start Staycation — awarded automatically the first time you join the game.
- Group Rewards — join the official Secret Staycation Roblox group, then tap the Group Rewards button in-game.
- How did you get in? — get inside the trash can.
- You got some fresh air — reach the balcony.
- It was a big secret — find the secret room.
- Why did you touch the frying pan? — obtain Popcorn by getting Some Kind Of Seed near the frying pan.
- Master Detective — reach 1,000 Hide and Seek points.
- Apprentice — reach 2,500 Hide and Seek points.
- Party Lover — join the Juice Party mode enough times.
- Expert Farmer and First Plant — earned through the Small Farm area.
Glossary
Glossary- Fridge button
- The whitish-green button with a fridge icon that opens the character-swap menu.
- Ragdoll
- A movement state toggled with R (or the carrot button) where your character's limbs go limp.
- Detective Egg
- The Seeker role in Hide and Seek mode; earns more points for catching small characters and fewer for catching large ones.
- Private server
- A session only accessible via a password, letting you explore or play any mode exclusively with friends you invite.
- Juice Party
- A two-team PVP mode where players battle as food characters and earn new characters by hitting point milestones.
- Small Farm
- An area where you plant seeds, water them, and wait a set amount of time to grow and collect food characters.
- Edamame Mansion
- A separate game area where you fight a boss called Mrs. Edamame multiple times to unlock a series of characters.
- Group Rewards
- Characters and a badge available to players who join the official Secret Staycation Roblox group and tap the Group Rewards button in-game.
Common questions
FAQHow do I earn characters in Hide and Seek without buying them?
Play rounds as either a hider or a seeker to accumulate points, then claim characters in the rewards menu when you hit the required threshold. Takoyaki unlocks at 250 points, Leek at 500, Detective Egg at 1,000, Shine Muscat at 1,500, Green Kiwi at 2,000, and Apprentice Brussels Sprouts at 2,500. Two of those milestones also award badges: Master Detective at 1,000 points and Apprentice at 2,500.
Why does my character earn different Hide and Seek points than someone else's?
Point values in Hide and Seek scale with the size of your food character. Larger characters earn more points when hiding successfully, while the Detective Egg earns more points for catching smaller characters and fewer for catching larger ones.
What should I do when a character is impossible to reach alone?
Several characters require a second or even third player with a specific character type — for example, Apple Pie needs two Candy Cane players, and Avocado needs three players on specific tiles in the Japanese Room. Note which characters need co-op help, recruit players in a private server, and tackle those spots together.
What do I get for joining the official group?
After joining the Secret Staycation Roblox group, tap the Group Rewards button inside the game to collect Chocolate Bar and Cupcake as playable characters. You also receive the Group Rewards badge at the same time.
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