The spooky new Resident Evil Village is filled to the brim with secrets. There are hidden items, around 50 trophies and achievements, and several Easter eggs hidden in RE Village. In order to get all those achievements, players will have to read all 47 files while on their hunt for Rose.

The Bookworm Trophy

In order to earn one of the many trophies in Resident Evil Village, players will have to find all the files and read them. The 47 files are scattered throughout the game, all the way to the end. There are a total of 47, some hidden, some not so hidden. If players can pick up each one, they will earn the Bookworm Trophy or Achievement. Players will want to keep their eyes open for any pieces of paper, photo, or even news clipping that they can interact with while haunting the Village.

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Files In the Prologue

There are several files right at the beginning of the game. As Resident Evil's newest main character Ethan Winters, players will be able to scour the house for papers to begin to fill in the facts of the story. These will be located:

  • 1 - Fridge Memo: On the refrigerator in Ethan's kitchen
  • 2 - Old News Clipping: Upstairs, behind the stairs, there is a bedroom that is very cluttered. Look for the news clipping there.
  • 3 - Ethan's Diary: After putting the baby down, look next to the laptop for a peak into Ethan's diary.
  • 4 - Medical Checkup Report: Inside the cupboard next to the laptop.

Files in the Village

Once the Prologue is over, players will find themselves in the village, where they will spend a good portion of the game. During this first visit to the titular town, Ethan will find a few more files to put toward this achievement, if Ethan survives Resident Evil Village throwing him right into a battle to the death.

  • 5 - Mission Briefing: After waking up, turn around and look around the crashed vehicle.
  • 6 - Scribbled Note: After the attack and speaking to the old woman, players can enter the houses of the Village. The first house on the left has a file on the table.
  • 7 - “Goat of Warding” Placard: Look in the graveyard for the Goat statue.
  • 8 - Dangerous Creatures: In Luiza’s house, on the chair.
Completing the Bookworm Trophy Achievement in RE8

Castle Dimitrescu's Files

There is a lot to look for in House Dimitrescu; there are a total of 12 files and many collectables, dangers, and achievements inside this location as well.

  • 9 - Guest Book: Look in the entrance hall of the Castle on the table.
  • 10 - The Labyrinths: Near the miniature castle puzzle in room where the Duke who is Resident Evil Village's merchant character sits.
  • 11 - Winemaking History: On the second floor, the first door players come across is the Wine Room. Look for the table; there is a file on it.
  • 12 - A Maid’s Diary: This eerie journal scrap will be familiar to those who played the Resident Evil Village demo the Maiden. After dropping down to the basement of the Castle, the note will be on the shelf nearby where Ethan lands.
  • 13 - Treatment Candidates: In the basement still, look for a torture table; there is a note there before Ethan encounters any enemies.
  • 14 - Observation Report: Before any enemy encounters, this file will appear in the room to the left of the previous file.
  • 15 - A Cook’s Diary: Located in the Kitchen on the main floor of the house (after a boss encounter).
  • 16 - Alcina Dimitrescu’s Diary: The tall vampire Lady Dimitrescu herself has a diary, and Ethan gets to sneak a peak. It's on the couch in the room where Lady Dimitrescu speaks on the phone.
  • 17 - Grand Chambermaid’s Notice: On the second floor of the Castle, look on the table with the clock.
  • 18 - Further Observations: In the Castle's Opera Hall on the second floor, Ethan will find a file inside of a book in the cupboard at the end of it.
  • 19 - Insect Observations Journal: In the Castle's Opera Hall on the first floor, look for the piano. There is a table next to it.
  • 20 - Rumors of a Dagger: Up in the attic, near the treasure map of Castle Dimitrescu, is a table with this file.

Back in the Village Again

After Ethan completes Castle Dimitrescu, he'll return to the village where there will be even more files to find. In the Village this time, Ethan can get five more papers for his collection.

  • 21 - Craftsman’s Note: On the table of the first hut on the right.
  • 22 - Leonardo’s Message: Next to the Maiden of War is a small house with a second floor. This note will be there.
  • 23 - Note on the Luthier’s House: There will be a note on the door of an empty home; read it for this file.
  • 24 - Eugen’s Diary: In the Western Old Town, players will find a house with a red chimney. This will be just after players have found all of the Outhouses in Resident Evil Village. The note will be inside this house.
  • 25 - Church Computer: Inside the church of the village, Ethan will find a laptop. Read what's on the screen to collect this file.

After Leaving House Beneviento

The is one sneaky note after the player leaves House Beneviento hopefully with Beneviento's treasure; keep an eye out when Ethan reaches the garden outside of the house.

  • 26 - Gardener’s Diary: In the gardener's home, look for a paper.

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During the Moreau Part of RE8

There is a long sequence in Resident Evil Village where Ethan must confront Moreau. Without spoiling too much, there will be a sort of chase sequence, and players will have to keep a look out for these files while on the move.

  • 27 - Vasile’s Final Testament: After using the Four-Winged Unborn Key and after the cutscene, players will be in a house. Look around for this file; it will be nearby.
  • 28 - The Reservoir and Giant Fish: Once Ethan finds the boat, look around it; there is a table with a file on it.
  • 29 - Changing the Cranks: Heading for the windmill, players will come across a vehicle on the road. Look inside for this file.
  • 30 - Moreau’s Diary 1: After the lowering water puzzle and the sluice, players will move onto the next building. Look in all the drawers in this building for the first part of Moreau's diary.
  • 31 - Moreau’s Diary 2: Once inside of Moreau's room, look at the TV. The second half of the diary will be there.
  • 32 - Moreau’s Diary of Experiments: Near the area with the pigs outside of the windmill, Ethan can return with the crank to open a secret area. This final part of the diary is inside.
Completing the Bookworm Trophy Achievement in RE8

The Village Again and Again

Once players re-enter the village for the last time, they will be able to find two more key files. Make sure to grab them before heading into the Stronghold. Players will need to have the crank to lower this Resident Evil Village bridge, so make sure to have it handy.

  • 33 - Analysis Results: Use the crank to lower the bridge. Get into the boat, turn it around, and sail it downriver, looking for a small cave entrance. Inside will be a computer.
  • 34 - Ernest’s Diary: After the battle inside of Otto's Mill, players will find a Butcher's Room. Look on the table for the diary.

In the Stronghold

There is once again some very well-hidden treasure inside of this Resident Evil Village Stronghold, but only two files to be found. Thankfully, they are both much easier to find.

  • 35 - Officer’s Diary: Look for the goat in the Stronghold; there is a crack in the wall next to it. Look for the save point, and there will be a file nearby.
  • 36 - Experiment Notes: Ethan will get into a boat and drive it to an area with a ladder. Instead of immediately going up the ladder, look to the left for some stairs. There will be a table down there with a letter.

Inside the Factory

The factory is a very frightening place, and the information held inside of the factory's files won't make things any better. There are enemies, dangers, and the Quit Hanging Around Resident Evil 8 trophy inside this factory, and a few files as well.

  • 37 - Development Note 1: Look next to the Cog Mold, which is a story progression item.
  • 38 - Development Note 2: After shutting down the huge fan, Ethan will enter an office. Look on the desk.
  • 39 - Sturm: Backtrack to use Heisenberg’s Key to get into his locked room and find this file inside the room.
  • 40 - Heisenberg’s Diary: Heisenberg is one of the four houses of Resident Evil Village, and this is the diary of its current head. This file is located in the control room of the factory.
  • 41 - Chris’s Computer: After meeting a familiar Resident Evil character after exiting the factory, Ethan will be asked to get into a vehicle. Before hopping in for a ride, look for the file here.

After a Character Change

Close to the very end of the game, a switch happens. Without revealing too much, Ethan is no longer the narrator of the game and players are looking through someone else's eyes at this point. Players will enter a room and hear this character say: "This must be Miranda’s Lab," referring to the Resident Evil Village character Mother Miranda. Inside the lab are all of the remaining files to complete this trophy.

  • 42-45 - Moreau’s, Dimitrescu’s, Heisenberg’s, and Donna’s Medical Reports: Examine the four books on the table to the left and find these four files.
  • 46 - Spencer’s Letter: Next to the microscope on the other table.
  • 47 - Miranda’s Diary - Look for a large table in the center of the room. There will be a small pile of photos. This file is hidden among them.

Resident Evil Village is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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