PUBG Secret Room Keys: How They Work on Each Map

In PUBG: Battlegrounds, the key you need depends on the map: the relevant updates describe Secret Room Keys on some maps and Security Keys on others. Find the appropriate key, then use it at the room entrance or security door described for that map.

Find and use the right key for your map

Start with the map you are playing, because similar key names do not necessarily mean identical door behaviour. The steps below follow the updates that described each feature; they do not confirm current availability. For help planning where to go, browse the Secret Room Maps section alongside this guide.

Taego

PC Update 13.1 said hidden keys were scattered across Taego and could be looted to enter its secret room. The sequence is to look for a key while looting, then take it to the room. The update establishes that the keys were scattered, but the information here does not identify individual key spawn points.

Update 21.2 later reported a fix for Secret Room Keys failing to open rooms on Taego and Paramo. It also said the keys were available again in every mode. That explains why older advice might refer to a key not working, although the update is not a confirmation of today's mode availability.

Paramo

Console Update 11.1 listed the Secret Room Key among Paramo Custom Match spawn options. The Update 21.2 fix mentioned above also identified Paramo as a map where the key had failed to open rooms.

Those notes establish the key's connection to Paramo, but they do not provide a general route for finding one across the map. For a Custom Match, check its settings rather than assuming the key is configured to spawn in a particular way.

Vikendi

Update 21.2 described Vikendi secret rooms as requiring a world-spawned Security Key. Look for that item in the world, then use it to open a secret room. The update listed the rooms for Normal and Custom Matches.

The item name is the useful distinction when comparing Vikendi with maps that use a Secret Room Key. The update's description gives you the kind of item to find, rather than a specific pickup location to follow.

Deston

Update 18.2 said Deston Security Keys spawned around the map. Collect one and use it on a Security Door. Keys stacked in inventory and were consumed on use, so the update's description covers both carrying and spending them.

The same update said Security Doors could be grouped, with one key unlocking an entire group. That is a useful distinction from assuming that each individual door always needs a separate key. The note concerns Security Doors; it does not establish that a key works on every locked entrance.

Erangel

Update 26.1 described Erangel secret rooms as accessible through underground entrances using world-spawned Secret Room Keys. Find a key in the world, then look for an underground entrance to a secret room. The update listed the feature for Normal and Custom Matches.

The entrance description helps narrow down what you are looking for, but it is not a complete list of room locations or a verified key spawn point. Use the map section to plan the room part of your route rather than treating every underground entrance as a confirmed secret room.

Rondo

Update 38.2 added Rondo secret rooms that use a Secret Room Key. Take the key to a room and open one of its doors. The update does not, in the information available here, confirm where the key spawns or which modes currently have the rooms.

A closer look at Rondo's doors

Rondo's door arrangement is worth knowing before you decide which entrance to approach. Update 38.2 said each of its secret rooms has four doors, and opening any one unlocks all four. You therefore do not need to plan on unlocking each door individually.

That detail is specific to the Rondo rooms described in the update. Deston's grouped Security Doors have their own key behaviour, so use the relevant map's description rather than treating either arrangement as a rule for every map. Browse Updates & History for more on changes to these features.

Secret room key checklist

• Identify the map and check whether its update describes a Secret Room Key or a Security Key.
• Use the map section to plan the room or door part of your route; a room location is not the same as a confirmed key spawn.
• Check Custom Match settings where relevant, especially when planning around spawn options.
• Keep the update number in mind when comparing guidance: an older patch note describes that update, not necessarily the current game.

Related reads on this site

For more focused guides, browse Secret Room Keys and Loot & Rewards. If you are new to the subject, the Start Here section is a place to explore the basics.