Hints
Not sure what key goes where, or which NPCs need what items? Here are some hints for what you can use in different places.
Items ⇩
- Brass Key - opens the garden doors in the cafe or the blue corridor
- Iron Key - opens the hidden store behind the shelves in the cleaners' cupboard
- Small Key - fits a very small keyhole in the white room, you'll need a friend with a good nose to find it
- Lever - part of a mechanism in the observatory, reveals a secret
- Bookshelf - an NPC with a lot of books might need this, try placing it near one of them
- Birdhouse - belongs outside, where the birds can nest in it
- Green Gem - part of an advanced machine hidden in the Complex
- Battery - another part of the machine the green gem fits into
NPCs ⇩
- Caretaker - needs his toolbox back before he can do much, check the workshop and yard to find it
- Puppy - likes to know people are fun to play with before following them, give him a toy to show you're a friend
- Scientist - fascinated by snowglobes, fossils, and anything strange and technical
- Barista - she's happy to chat with anyone, makes a great cup of coffee, and loves flowers
Walkthrough
Really, truly stuck? Expand the sections below for either a simple or full walkthrough. Simple will only take you through the basic steps to find the main exit, full will guide you to find all the secrets and unlock all the rooms before leaving.
Simple Walkthrough ⇩
** White Room **
- jump to reveal the first exit
- go east into the fossil exhibit
** Fossil Exhibit **
- go east into the gift shop
** Gift Shop **
- take a dog toy
- go west back into the fossil exhibit
** Fossil Exhibit **
- go north into the red corridor
** Red Corridor **
- go north into the art gallery
** Art Gallery **
- go west into the workshop
** Workshop **
- build a cart
- go west into the yard
** Yard **
- give the puppy the dog toy (he'll start following you)
- take the toolbox
- return to the art gallery
** Art Gallery **
- go east into the blue corridor
** Blue Corridor **
- give the caretaker his toolbox (you get a lever in exchange)
- go north into the observatory
** Observatory **
- place the lever
- pull the lever
- go south west into the secret lab
** Secret Lab **
- take the brass key
- go east back to the blue corridor
** Blue Corridor **
- use the brass key to unlock the garden door
- go south east into the garden
** Garden **
- tell the puppy to dig (gives you the iron key)
- return to the cleaners' store
** Cleaners' Store **
- move the shelves
- use the iron key to unlock the hidden door
- go east into the hidden store
** Hidden Store **
- take the small key
- return to the white room
** White Room **
- sit on the bench (reveals a hidden keyhole)
- use the small key to unlock the hidden keyhole (opens the exit)
- go north into the glass corridor
** Glass Corridor **
- go west out of the exit door
- win the game!
Full Walkthrough ⇩
** Major Spoilers! Only use this one if you're completely confused, or have already played through and want to find things you missed! **
General
- '-' indicates a necessary step to find/reveal something
- '+' indicates an optional step that may provide hints, or just something fun
- you can read collected notes at any point by typing 'notes' or clicking the Notes button
- NPCs can be chatted with for comments on your actions, or asked for help once you meet them
Steps
** White Room **
- jump to reveal the first exit
- go east into the fossil exhibit
+ examine the room (gives a hint to come back later on)
** Fossil Exhibit **
+ talk to the scientist (you'll get some introduction dialogue)
- jump to find the first note
+ examine the fossils for some random facts
+ poke the fossils
- go east into the gift shop
** Gift Shop **
+ examine the items
+ take a keyring
- take a snowglobe, and a dog toy
- go west into the fossil exhibit
** Fossil Exhibit **
- give your snowglobe to the scientist (you'll get a green gem in return)
- go north to the red corridor
** Red Corridor **
+ examine the room for some comments on the decor
- go north into the art gallery
** Art Gallery **
+ examine the artwork to find a second note
- go west into the workshop
** Workshop **
+ examine the bench for some interesting craft projects
- build a cart, a bookshelf, and a birdhouse
- poke things to reveal a third note
- go west into the yard
** Yard **
- examine the junk piles to find the fourth note
- give the dog toy to the puppy (he'll start following you)
- take the toolbox (it will be loaded onto the cart you built in the workshop)
+ *CAUTION* poking things here will result in a minor injury, but you can do it if you really want to
- return to the art gallery
** Art Gallery **
+ you can examine the artwork again for some comments
- go east into the blue corridor
** Blue Corridor **
+ talk to the caretaker (introduction dialogue)
- give the caretaker the toolbox (you get a lever in exchange)
- go north into the observatory
** Observatory **
+ examine the mechanisms for some details
+ use the telescope to see what's in the sky
- place the lever
- pull the lever (reveals the hidden lab door to the south west)
- go south west into the hidden lab
** Secret Lab **
+ examine the equipment for some details
+ *CAUTION* POKING THINGS HERE WILL RESULT IN A GAME OVER!
- take the brass key
- return to the workshop
** Workshop **
- take the birdhouse you built earlier
- return to the blue corridor
** Blue Corridor **
- go north east into the cafe
** Cafe **
+ talk to the barista (introduction dialogue)
- use the brass key to unlock the garden door
+ if injured, take the first aid kit
+ order a drink or cake from the barista (gives a consumable item)
- go south into the garden
** Garden **
- jump to find the fifth and final note
- place the birdhouse, a bird will arrive and drop a battery
- tell the puppy to dig, he'll bring you an iron key
+ pick some flowers for the barista
- go north back to the cafe
** Cafe **
+ give the barista the flowers, if you picked some (she'll give you some cake)
+ grab that first aid kit if you didn't already
- return to the workshop
** Workshop **
- take the bookshelf you built earlier
- return to the fossil exhibit
** Fossil Exhibit **
- place the bookshelf, a hidden door will be revealed to the south
+ chat with the scientist for his reaction to the new door
- go south into the secret room
** Secret Room **
+ examine the pedestals for more information
- place the green gem
- place the battery
+ you can use the teleporter and get the secret ending at any point now, but there's still more to do!
- return to the red corridor
** Red Corridor **
- go east into the cleaners' store
** Cleaners' Store **
+ examine the shelves for some extra information
- if you're still injured from the yard, use the first aid kit
- move the shelves out of the way
- use the iron key to unlock the hidden door
- go east into the hidden store
** Hidden Store **
+ examine the room
- take the small key
- return to the white room
** White Room **
- sit on the bench (the puppy reveals a hidden keyhole)
- use the small key to unlock the hidden keyhole (opens the exit)
- go north into the glass corridor
** Glass Corridor **
+ again, you can leave at any point now, but let's go tell the others about the exits you found!
- return to the fossil exhibit
** Fossil Exhibit **
- tell the scientist about the exits (he'll react and go to the teleporter room after a few moves)
- return to the blue corridor
** Blue Corridor **
- tell the caretaker about the exits (they'll react and go to the glass corridor after a few moves)
- go south into the bathroom
** Bathroom **
+ there's not a lot to do in here, just some flavour interactions
+ you can wash your hands,
+ admire yourself or pull faces in the mirror,
+ or pee in one of the cubicles
- when you're done, return to the cafe
** Cafe **
- tell the barista about the exits (she'll be happy for you, but uninterested in leaving herself)
+ eat or drink any consumables you might have picked up
- when you're ready, return to one of the exits you unlocked
+ or wander around for a while, after several moves customers arrive in the cafe, and visitors will arrive in the art gallery, fossil exhibit and observatory
Exits
Glass Corridor Exit Path
** In the Glass Corridor **
- go west out of the exit door
- win the game!
Teleporter Exit Path
** In the Secret Room **
- press the crystal to activate the teleporter
- win the game!