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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Wine Cellar

A complete walkthrough for the Wine Cellar section of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, detailing item locations, puzzle solutions, and enemy encounters.

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A complete walkthrough for the Wine Cellar section of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, detailing item locations, puzzle solutions, and enemy encounters.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Move forward and descend the stairs into the Wine Cellar.
  2. 2
    To the right, find a map on the wall. Enter the room next to it.
  3. 3
    Inside, locate an oil barrel to refill your lantern and a tinderbox on a shelf. Another tinderbox is on a table.
  4. 4
    Find a fallen table with a bottle of Calamine (chemical).
  5. 5
    An earthquake occurs, blocking the door with rocks and wood. Clear the debris to exit.
  6. 6
    Turn left and enter the next room. The door on your left will start banging; open it.
  7. 7
    Inside, you'll find strange meat on the floor. Continue exploring.
  8. 8
    Open the chest in the middle of the room for a tinderbox.
  9. 9
    In the adjacent room to the left, find a cabinet and a table with another chemical (Aqua Regia) and a note. Read Wilhelm's final words, revealing his past as a kidnapper for Alexander and his acceptance of punishment.
  10. 10
    Return to the main area near the stairs.
  11. 11
    Enter the room next to the map on the wall. A table holds a chemical bottle called Cuprite.
  12. 12
    Exit this room and turn right. Continue along the wall to the next door, which is locked. Move to the subsequent door.
  13. 13
    Enter the room. Turn left and move forward. On a shelf in the corner, find a bottle of Laudanum, a health-restoring potion.
  14. 14
    Upon picking up the Laudanum, a monster appears. Turn off your lantern and do not look at it. Crouch in a corner and face the wall.
  15. 15
    Listen for the monster's sounds. Periodically check if it has left by quickly looking behind you and leaning right. Continue hiding until it disappears.
  16. 16
    Once the monster is gone, proceed to the other part of the room.
  17. 17
    Stuff will fall from the ceiling. To the right of where the items fell, find a torch.
  18. 18
    In front of the torch is a shelf with a tinderbox. Move crates to create a makeshift staircase to reach it. Another tinderbox is on a nearby shelf.
  19. 19
    Enter the next room filled with wine bottles. A tinderbox is at the bottom of the shelf directly in front of you.
  20. 20
    In the area with wine bottles to the left, find another shelf with a tinderbox.
  21. 21
    In the last corner of the room, find another tinderbox and the final chemical, Orpiment, on a shelf.
  22. 22
    Return to the previous area and open the door to your left.
  23. 23
    Ascend the stairs to exit the Wine Cellar.
  24. 24
    After exiting, run straight into the Laboratory.

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