Leaf It Alone Card Locations: All Castle & Sakura Cards

Where Every Card Hides in Castle and Sakura

The free 1.1 update on October 30, 2026 added two new maps, and each one hides a set of cards that are easy to rake straight past. This guide covers all Leaf it Alone card locations: eight playing cards in Castle, eight battle cards in Sakura, and the eight Mysterious Photos from the original Hometown map. Most of these cards sit in plain sight. They are just tucked onto ledges, lamps and beams that you never look at while you're staring at the ground.

Each set is tied to its own achievement:

• Poker Hand: collect all 8 playing cards in Castle
• Gotta Find 'em All: collect all 8 battle cards in Sakura
• Say Leaf!: collect all 8 Mysterious Photos in Hometown

Leaf it Alone has 54 Steam achievements in total since the update. Since Patch v1.1.7 (November 5, 2026), you can also earn them in Custom Mode without Ranked Mode, as long as you keep the default parameters. That makes Custom Mode a quick way to replay a map just to sweep up a missing card.

All 8 Castle Playing Card Locations

The Castle region hides eight playing cards.

#	Area	Exact Location	Tip
1	Shop	Under the bottom shelf of the wooden bookcase	The Shop sits beneath the Dinette. Crouch-level camera helps
2	Fresco	Behind the shield of the large squirrel statue	Look at the statue's right side
3	Dinette	Low on the stone wall by the open wooden gate at the exit, just before the Stairs	Easy to walk past on your way out
4	Ruins	On the wall/battlements beyond the stone archway, near the barrels	You can spot it from the Dinette
5	Terrace	On the side of one of the square stone merlons along the railing	Scan the posts from the walkway
6	Love Garden	Resting on one of the beams in the middle of the garden	Look up, not down
7	Leaf Garden	On the ledge of a column, near the top of the right-hand pillar of the entrance arch	Check both sides of the arch if you miss it
8	Throne Room	Right on the threshold, near the bottom of the right pillar of the archway	Sits by the maze side of the room

Mind the story order in Castle. Some objectives become missable once you carry the Key Items from Love Garden and Leaf Garden into the room with the red carpet. Grab card #8 and finish your side activities before you walk in.

All 8 Sakura Battle Card Locations

The Sakura map also contains eight battle cards.

#	Area	Exact Location	Tip
1	Garden	Right side of the stairs	Check before you head deeper into the park
2	Temple	On the railing inside the temple, wedged into the wooden lattice on the right	Head toward the door on the right side
3	Dog Run	Under the arched wooden agility tunnel	The card clings to the tunnel's left side
4	Open-air	At the base of the wooden stand, behind the first support beam on the right	Look low around the stadium supports
5	Playground	Underneath the stairs	Go around to the left side of the steps
6	Lanterns	Tucked onto a tree, on the left as you enter	Missable, so grab it on your first pass
7	Recreation	Stuck on the tall dark lamp post, inside the glass casing	It's stuck on the lamp, so it's easy to miss
8	Picnic	At the base of the big tree trunk, among the pink petals	Petals can hide it, so walk a full circle

If you're stuck on seven, check the Recreation lamp and the Lanterns tree first.

All 8 Hometown Mysterious Photos

The original map's collectibles are photos rather than cards, but they work the same way. You can grab three right away. Three more open up after the garage, one after the grill, and the last one after the greenhouse.

#	Area	Exact Location
1	Porch	On the left railing, facing the trash bin, near the corner
2	Shed	On the corkboard on the left wall, bottom right corner
3	Court	Behind the basketball hoop. Stand in the corner and look up
4	Garage	Right side as you step in, behind the door frame pillar
5	Swings	On top of the high power box on the garage wall, to the left as you exit the garage
6	Basement	On the shelf near the vent at the end, next to the big wicker wine bottle
7	Grill	Sitting on the foundation beside the door to the house, right as you enter the area
8	Greenhouse	Inside the purple jacket of the scarecrow, visible when you come in from the maze side

Grab all eight before you crawl into the secret room vent in the Basement. The game ends there, though you can keep playing afterward to pick up any photos you missed.

Card Hunting Checklist

Tick these off as you go:

• Castle: Shop, Fresco, Dinette, Ruins, Terrace, Love Garden, Leaf Garden, Throne Room
• Sakura: Garden, Temple, Dog Run, Open-air, Playground, Lanterns, Recreation, Picnic
• Hometown: Porch, Shed, Court, Garage, Swings, Basement, Grill, Greenhouse

A few habits make the sweep faster:

• Collect each card as soon as its area opens. Backtracking across a map built around half a million leaves (the total across all three maps) wastes time.
• Look up at every new area. Cards sit on beams, merlons, lamps and pillars far more often than on the ground.
• Use your journal. It shows the collectible list once you pick up the first item, so you can see which areas are still empty.

FAQ

Are the Castle and Sakura cards the same as the Mysterious Photos?

No. The photos belong to Hometown and unlock Say Leaf! Castle has playing cards (Poker Hand) and Sakura has battle cards (Gotta Find 'em All), with eight of each.

Do I need to buy the new maps?

No. Update 1.1 is free for everyone who owns Leaf it Alone on Steam, and older saves stay compatible.

Can I collect missing cards without replaying from the start?

Yes. In Story Mode you can select previously played maps when starting a new session. Custom Mode also lets you pick a map and still earn achievements as long as the default settings are applied.