Detailed walkthrough for Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Chapter 1: What the Boy Took. Includes collectible locations, guard evasion tactics, and puzzle solutions.
Walkthrough
- 1Boiler Room: After the intro cutscene, proceed through the boiler room. Collect the note on the table and the poster collectible on the wall. Exit through the door after waiting for the guard to move away from the window. Climb the ladder after talking to Aunt Mary.
- 2Attic: Enter the attic and hide behind boxes. Wait for one guard to investigate a noise, then sneak past him and enter a vent on the left.
- 3Workshop: Observe guard patrols from the vent. Wait for the guard near the metal grates to exit. Navigate around the metal grates and head towards the stairs. Look through the window to see the red crank mechanism, then exit into the engine room.
- 4Steam Engine: In the engine room, hide behind the big wheel. Wait for the second guard to pass, then move to the red crank wheel. Hide behind the middle wall and wait for the guard to pass. Interact with the red crank to turn on the machine, creating noise. Immediately sneak up the stairs to the upper grate area. Cross the grate while the guard investigates the crank. Use moving boxes to reach the ladder on the right.
- 5The Rooftops: After reaching the rooftops, climb the ledge to the left. Continue down the rooftops and collect the note on the vent. Vault over the gate to the left and proceed to the ladders leading to the ground floor.
- 6Repair Shop: On the ground floor, walk right past the truck and down the stairs. Collect the 'Apple Gardens Travel Guide' collectible on the platform up the ladder on the left. Backtrack to where you climbed down from the rooftops. Near the birds on the steel roofs, distract the guards by walking near the birds. Vault over the gate to the left and grab the note on the table behind the gate.
- 7The Pub: Enter the next open doorway and quickly run across the yard to the left when the guard is facing away. Walk down the wooden walkway when the second revolving guard's back is turned. Grab the note on the barrel near the vault gate. Climb over the gate to the left. Enter the wine storage area. Drop down from the upper platform or take the stairs and move towards the brick wall. Climb the ledge and enter the vent. Inside the vent, enter the warehouse and collect the note and the 'Madame Cecilia' collectible. Exit the warehouse back to the wine storage deck.
- 8Wine Storage Deck (Continued): Wait for patrols, then cross through the middle towards the left side with the birds. Step towards the birds to create noise and distract guards. Exit the area and go around the guards to the back right side. Vault over the gate and head towards the stairs. Collect the note on a crate at the bottom of the stairs.
Tips
- Metal grates make noise when walked on, alerting guards.
- Birds make noise and fly away when you walk near them, which can be used as a distraction.
- You are safe walking near non-guard characters.
- Escape Artist Achievement: Escape the Cutter's Hill interiors.
- Fowl Play Achievement: Evade a guard with the help of birds.
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