The Lobby Merchant sells the safety net: items bought with coins between nights that restore sanity, sharpen anomaly checks, or bend time itself. The stock is small and every purchase is a bet on which mistake you plan to make next.
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Sanity
The survival stock that converts wrong calls into recoverable ones.
Bone
Sanity stock from the Lobby Merchant. Buy it between nights when wrong door calls have been eating your meter.
- Category
- Sanity
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
Rubber Duck
Sanity stock from the Lobby Merchant. Another Coin purchase for extra meter heading into the next night.
- Category
- Sanity
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
Wooden Doll
Sanity stock from the Lobby Merchant. Use leftover night Coins when you want more room for a bad admit.
- Category
- Sanity
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
Horse Statue
Sanity stock from the Lobby Merchant. Save Coins for this when you already survive most knocks and still want more meter buffer.
- Category
- Sanity
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
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Anomaly Detection
Bought hints for players still learning the tells.
Candle
Anomaly Detection item from the Lobby Merchant. It is meant to help visitor tells, not replace laptop cameras, night vision, or voice checks.
- Category
- Anomaly Detection
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
Flashlight
Anomaly Detection item from the Lobby Merchant. Spend Coins here between nights, then still run the same camera and audio checks at the door.
- Category
- Anomaly Detection
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
Camera
Anomaly Detection item from the Lobby Merchant. This is a detection purchase, not an auto-identify tool. Confirm the live cost in the shop.
- Category
- Anomaly Detection
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
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Time Travel
The panic tier for nights going wrong.
Crystal
Lobby Merchant Time Travel item paid with Coins. Public sources do not explain what Time Travel does. Read the current tooltip before spending.
- Category
- Time Travel
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
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Bonus
Extras for runs already going right.
Cola
Lobby Merchant Bonus item. Bonus is only a shop label in public sources. Check the live effect text before buying.
- Category
- Bonus
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
Moonshine
Lobby Merchant Bonus item. Confirm the current Coin price and what Bonus does in the merchant UI.
- Category
- Bonus
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
Cookie
Lobby Merchant Bonus item. Optional Coin spend after Sanity and detection needs. The live shop still has to confirm the Bonus effect.
- Category
- Bonus
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
Donut
Lobby Merchant Bonus item. Optional late purchase. Do not assume a food buff until the current lobby tooltip says so.
- Category
- Bonus
- How to get
- Lobby Merchant, paid with Coins from completed nights
What coin buys
Sanity stock is the bread and butter: wrong door calls drain you, and a restore in the pocket converts a bad guess into a survivable one. Detection items pay off for players still learning anomaly tells, effectively buying hints. The time travel tier is the panic button, and bonus items round out runs that are already going well.
- Buy sanity first; every other item assumes you are alive to use it.
- Detection helps most in the mid game, before the tells are memorized.
- Coins come from completed nights, so the shop rewards consistency over heroics.
FAQ
How do you get coins in Home Alone?
By completing nights. The Lobby Merchant spends them between rounds, so consistent survival funds the shop.
What should I buy first?
Sanity items. Wrong door calls are inevitable while learning, and sanity stock is what makes them survivable.
Do items carry between nights?
Purchases are made in the lobby and taken into the run, so stock up between nights rather than counting on finds inside.
