*NOTE: There are 11 diaries to collect in the Metro Exodus Sam’s Story DLC. The diaries are listed below in the order that they can be obtained during the main story. Please make sure to collect them as you go. If you progress too far in the story, you will be locked out of the locations that contain the diaries.
Note to Korzh (Diary 1)
The diary can be found next to a corpse in a doorway on the second level of the building. As soon as you dock the boat, head up the stairs and take a left at the top. Follow the hallway to the end, heading through the doorway, to find the diary on the left side in the doorway/broken section of wall.
Absence Note (Diary 2)
After you dock the boat, enter the school via a window and work your way to the part of the building containing a set of stairs leading to the second level. Facing the stairwell leading up, follow the hallway right and take the first left into a classroom to find the diary on a desk next to a computer.
Survivor’s Note (Diary 3)
During the main story, you will be required to slide down a yellow pole located in a kitchen near the top of the building to find the Captain. The diary will be located on the window sill to the right of the yellow pole.
A Note from Korzh (Diary 4)
After you exit the Captain’s boat, head into the partially submerged building to find a bedroom. Exit through the doorway on the far side of the room and take a left at the end of the hallway. Take an immediate left and pass through this room to enter another room with a ladder on the left side. Climb up the ladder to find the diary on a chair in the corner of the room.
Company Charter (Diary 5)
In order to obtain this diary, you will need to open the safe located at the car dealership. To open the safe you will need to get the password from each brother. You can reach the first brother via boat in the location marked on the map above. There will be a dock next to the first brother’s boat. After you exit your boat, speak to the brother inside to learn that his half of the password is 1, 2, 3, 4. The second brother can be found in a truck in a barn after you fight the Batwing in the junkyard. Speak with him to learn that his half of the safe code is also 1, 2, 3, 4. Once you have received both codes, head to the car dealership. The diary is located in a safe behind a blue door.
Engineer’s Notes (Diary 6)
After you defeat the Batwing in the junkyard, you will be able to access this area. Watch out for all the traps leading up to this building. Climb up the ladder on the side of the building and head into the room. The diary will be on the safe in the corner of the room behind the desk.
A Note from the Boss (Diary 7)
After you pass through the bandit hideout, raise the draw bridge and hope in your new boat, head to the T-shaped building slightly southwest. Once you dock your boat in the T-shaped building, you can find the diary on the dock on top of a large crate.
Tail’s Diary (Diary 8)
This diary is located on a table next to a guitar near the roof of the medical building.
A Guard’s Journal (Diary 9)
After you dock the boat, head up the stairs and into a bus. The diary is located on a table across from the workbench.
Boss’ Notice (Diary 10)
After you grab the fire suits, head up the stairs and cross the room. Pass through a metal gate to find the diary on a table at the base of a staircase.
Seryi’s Note (Diary 11)
After you collect the above diary, head up the stairs to the roof and use the zip line. Head forward towards the old, crumbly building (make sure you dismantle the mines). The diary is located on a table near the workbench.