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This is an adventure game, inspect everything.
Use items from your inventory to interact with the environment.
Hints below are sorted by location and put in spoiler blocks.
The numbered hints go from general clues at the low numbers to direct instructions at the high numbers.

If you have finished exploring and just want a walkthrough for all endings, visit the walkthrough tab.

Bedroom

I can barely see a thing in here
1
I need some kind of light source

2
Florian smokes

3
Open your inventory and use the lighter


Is there a better light source?
1
Yes, but not here

2
Search each room thoroughly, or fix the electrics

3
Search the dining room

4
Check the left side of the sideboard near the kitchen door


What's the book good for?
1
Use the book on various objects to unlock alternate endings

2
Something is odd with the mirror

3
Use the book on the mirror to escape through the mirror


I'm locked in the bedroom
1
You need a key, and you need to use the key on the door

2
You won't see the key in the dark

3
The key is on the dressing table


The wardrobe is locked
1
The key is in another room

2
The key is in the bathroom


What is the coin for?
1
Try using it

2
Heads is lucky

3
Flip the coin until it rolls away to unlock an ending elsewhere

4
Talk to the ghost in the living room after losing the coin


East Wing Landing

I hear noises
1
It's dangerous, you could step back


How to escape
1
Run!

2
Into the bedroom, the door will buy you some time

3
Find a hiding place

4
Under the bed


How to pass
1
Monsters like the dark

2
You need to fix the lights

3
The fuse box is in the kitchen


Front Hall

How to open the door on the northwest?
1
It's bolted, not locked

2
Find a way around

3
Open the door from the kitchen, under the fuse box


How to open the door on the northeast?
1
A bronze lock needs a bronze key

2
The key is in another room

3
The key is in the bedroom wardrobe

4
Search both sides of the wardrobe after unlocking it


How to open the front door
1
It needs a yale key

2
This key is in another room

3
This key is in the west wing upstairs

4
The key is in the laboratory area

5
... but you could also escape with sorcery


Dining Room

Where do i get fuel?
1
The fireplace needs coal

2
There's a coal bucket in the understairs cupboard


I lit the fire, now what?
1
You're a sorceror

2
Use the book on the fireplace for an alternate ending


Anything else here?
1
Search thoroughly

2
There's a torch in the sideboard beside the kitchen door


Kitchen

The power keeps going out
1
Notice the sparks when you turn the main fuse on?

2
Water and electricity don't mix

3
You need to mop it up

4
There's a mop in the upstairs bathroom

5
But there's a monster in the way

6
You can turn on the main fuse if the downstairs circuit breaker is off

7
Turn off the downstairs circuit, turn on the east wing circuit, reset the main fuse. The lights will now be on in the east wing and the monster is gone.

8
After mopping the floor under the oven, you can safely turn on all the circuits


The back door is locked
1
It needs a chubb key

2
This key is not in the kitchen

3
This key is not in the house, you need to escape another way


Sitting Room

Where do i get fuel?
1
The fireplace needs coal

2
There's a coal bucket in the understairs cupboard


I lit the fire, now what?
1
You're a sorceror

2
Use the book on the fireplace for an alternate ending


The TV is off
1
You need to fix the electrics

2
There is a fuse box in the kitchen


The TV is on
1
Try watching it from up close

2
You're a sorceror

3
Use the book on the TV for an alternate endinge


There is a ghost here
1
Try talking to the ghost

2
A one time offer means she will leave if you leave the room

3
You're a sorceror

4
Use the book on the ghost for an alternate ending


There isn't a ghost here
1
The ghost only appears to lucky people

2
You need a lucky talisman

3
A lucky coin is charged by flipping it

4
Flip the coin until you get heads three times in a row and it rolls away


Bathroom

The bath drain is blocked
1
You'll need something to unblock it with

2
Plumbers tools are usually kept close to where they might be used

3
There's only a mop here and that won't fix this

4
There's plumbing in the kitchen too

5
Search under the kitchen sink to get a plunger

6
Use the plunger on the bath to unblock the drain


West Wing Landing

I hear noises in the dark
1
Noises = danger

2
There's no bedroom to escape to

3
Stay clear until the lights are fixed


I hear noises in the light
1
Noises = danger

2
Better not go into that door without a distraction

3
There's a way to distract behind the other door


Laboratory

The drawers are locked
1
The key is in the laboratory

2
But the monster is in the way

3
You need to distract the monster

4
The console dispenses food for the monster

5
Specifically the table at the back of the lower lab has the key, you can search it when the monster is eating


The console isn't working
1
Robert wasn't the best at maintenance

2
The electric box to the left is labelled motor controls

3
It's screwed shut, you need a screwdriver

4
The screwdriver is in the understairs cupboard


Can I defeat the monster?
1
There are some tools on the table in the lower lab

2
The monster is distracted not blind

3
You're a sorceror, not a warrior

4
Using the hammer on the monster gets your face eaten

5
Use the book on the monster from behind for an alternate ending