Health Filaments are health-related collectibles in South of Midnight found in select chapters. There are nine in total, and this guide will show you where to find all Health Filaments in the game.
Every third Health Filament you collect raises Hazel’s max health, for a total of three health increases. It’s worth finding them all, and some are harder to find than others, so follow along below.
Chapter 3 Health Filament Location
The first Health Filament appears in Chapter 3 – A Big Fish. It comes shortly after you gain the ability to double jump. It’s on the main path directly ahead of the first readable in the chapter.
The guiding strand will lead you directly to this collectible, so it’s hard to miss. We’ve circled both the readable and the Health Filament in the screenshot below.
Chapter 4 Health Filament Location
The second Health Filament is in Chapter 4 – Wicked Temper. This one is much harder to find than the first one, as it’s hidden in a cave underneath the church.
You need to use the grapple points leading off the cliff behind the church to reach this Health Filament. They lead to an area down by the water. Use the grapple points below to cross the debris and enter the cave where the collectible is waiting.
Chapter 5 Health Filament Location
The third Health Filament is found in Chapter 5 – Everything that Rises. After the fight against the first Slug Haint, look in the opposite direction of the guiding strand to find a large field of sunflowers surrounded by water.
Use the two echo objects in the sunflower field as platforms to reach the small water tower where the Health Filament is waiting to be collected. Your max health will increase this time because this is the third Health Filament you’ve obtained.
Chapter 6 Health Filament Location
The fourth Health Filament is in Chapter 6 – Hush, Hush, Sweet Cherie. This one is found on the top level of a barn. You can’t reach it until you clear the Stigma in the area by entering the burrow behind the barn with Crouton. This burrow is mandatory for story progression, so you can’t miss it.
When the Stigma is clear, an echo cart will appear near the front of the barn. Push the cart toward the building to get on top of the roof and drop down to the top level where the Health Filament is waiting.
Chapter 7 Health Filament Location
The fifth Health Filament is in Chapter 7 – A Barman is Hard to Find. Complete the first combat encounter in this chapter to clear the Stigma, and a few boxes will appear at the outer edge of the combat arena.
Walk toward the boxes to find the Health Filament behind breakable branches, right next to the Lost Liquor readable. If you see one of these collectibles, you can’t miss the other.
Chapter 9 Health Filament Location
The sixth Health Filament is in Chapter 9 – Of Webs and Woman. It’s down on the cliffside beneath Huggin’ Molly’s house. Turn left when you get to the tangle in front of Molly’s house. The path leads to a cliff face that you can climb around to reach the Health Filament before unraveling the tangle.
Chapter 10 Health Filament Location
The seventh Health Filament is in Chapter 10 – Light in the Darkness. Hazel is looking for her two spindles in the early parts of this chapter, and the collectible is very close to one of them.
After finding the second spindle, cross the water using the echo object. Turn left immediately to see the Health Filament across another gap. Use the echo above the water to create a grapple point, allowing you to cross and collect this one.
Chapter 11 Health Filament Location
The eighth Health Filament is in Chapter 11 – Muddy Waters. This collectible is found right after unraveling the second echo knot and seeing a bit more of Ayotunde’s past. You can see it above the former combat arena.
Look in the opposite direction of the guiding strand, and Take the path to the right in the left image below. Follow the path up to the treetops and use an echo branch to cross the gap and reach this collectible.
Chapter 12 Health Filament Location
The ninth Health Filament is in Chapter 12 – The Crossroads. Turn to your right as soon as you exit the second wind tunnel in this chapter, and you’ll see a Health Filament in the distance.
Use the nearby echo platforms below the collectible to jump into another wind tunnel. This path takes you across a grapple point and another echo platform, directly to the Health Filament.
Since this is the final Health Filament, you also unlock the Fit as a Fiddle achievement for collecting all nine.