GUIDANCE TOTEMS

Discover the locations and meanings of all 6 Guidance Totems in Until Dawn. Learn how these visions foreshadow crucial choices and events throughout the game.

Guidance Totems are collectible items in Until Dawn that provide visions of future events. These visions act as warnings or hints for upcoming choices and dangers. There are six Guidance Totems to find, each with a distinct color (Yellow) and a vision that relates to a specific moment in the game.

1. Guidance Totem #1
   Found by: Sam
   Chapter: 1 - Memento Mori/Friendship
   Location: Near the lower cable car station, beside the Native American butterfly sign. Sam automatically reads it.
   Vision: A bird lands on a picnic table in the snow; it flies away as Mike reveals himself hiding behind a tree.
   Meaning: In Chapter 1, during a snowball fight between Jessica and Mike, a bird lands on a picnic table. Jessica can choose to throw her snowball at Mike or the bird. If she hits the bird, a Quick Time Event (QTE) will occur later where an icicle falls towards Mike and Jess. Failing this QTE does not have major consequences.
2. Guidance Totem #2
   Found by: Chris
   Chapter: 1 - Memento Mori/Friendship
   Location: Outside the Washington Lodge, in front of Matt (opposite the lodge stairs).
   Vision: Mike's fingers get stuck in a bear trap, and he shouts in pain.
   Meaning: In Chapter 5, Mike encounters a table with a severed arm. Investigating it triggers a trap, catching two of his fingers. He must then choose to amputate his fingers or break his machete to escape. The totem warns of this trap and suggests avoiding the table. The severed arm can be seen in the vision if observed closely.
3. Guidance Totem #3
   Found by: Mike
   Chapter: 3 - Haunted/Isolation
   Location: On the path to the cabin, to the left of the bridge, after Mike is scared by Jessica.
   Vision: Sam climbing up a ledge opposite a waterwheel.
   Meaning: In Chapter 10, Sam can find a Clue near the mines. When Sam first enters the water in the mines, going up the ledge to the left of the waterwheel will lead to this Clue, which reveals significant information and impacts Josh's fate.
4. Guidance Totem #4
   Found by: Mike
   Chapter: 4 - Malevolence/Loyalty
   Location: In the abandoned mine building, down the stairs, on the left at the bottom. This is after chasing Jessica but before finding her.
   Vision: Mike stroking a wolf.
   Meaning: This totem advises the player to befriend the wolf that Mike finds in Chapter 5.
5. Guidance Totem #5
   Found by: Matt
   Chapter: 5 - Dread/Prey
   Location: Near the upper cable car station, immediately to the left upon exiting after shimmying around the station.
   Vision: Emily giving a flare gun to Matt.
   Meaning: In Chapter 6, Emily finds a flare gun. She can choose to keep it, use it, or give it to Matt. Giving it to Matt is recommended as it can save him later, though Emily can also keep it for her own dilemma.
6. Guidance Totem #6
   Found by: Emily
   Chapter: 6 - Psychosis/Vengeance
   Location: Near the fire tower, on the floor next to a picnic table, before climbing the stairs to the radio tower.
   Vision: Chris, looking vexed, places a gun on the table in front of him.
   Meaning: In Chapter 6, Chris and Ashley are in a trap where Chris must choose between shooting Ashley or himself. The totem suggests that doing nothing is the best course of action.