Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia Walkthrough

Welcome to the Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia Walkthrough Can you stop a dangerous cloaked assailant before it's too late? Whether you use this document as a reference when things get difficult or as a road map to get you from beginning to end, we're pretty sure you'll find what you're looking for here. This document contains a complete Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia game walkthrough featuring annotated screenshots from actual gameplay! We hope you find this information useful as you play your way through the game. Use the walkthrough menu below to quickly jump to whatever stage of the game you need help with. This walkthrough was created by Nina de Boo, and is protected under US Copyright laws. Any unauthorized use, including re-publication in whole or in part, without permission, is strictly prohibited.

Walkthrough Menu

• General Tips
• Chapter 1: A Murder at Midnight
• Chapter 2: Lord Allan
• Chapter 3: The Antidote
• Chapter 4: A Killer Captured

General Tips

• This is the official guide for Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia.
• This guide won't tell you when to zoom into a location; the screenshots show each zoom scene.
• Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOPs. Only the locations of the HOPs will be shown.
• Use the map for fast travel to a location.

Chapter 1: A Murder at Midnight

• Open folder (A); select notes.
• Talk (B).
• Take MAIL TOKENS 1/2 (C).
• Move pine cones; take POUCH and MAIL TOKENS 2/2 (D).

• Place MAIL TOKENS (E); read note and take NEWSPAPER.
• Take POUCH TILE (F).
• POUCH TILE on POUCH. Solution: (1-5)-(4-2)-(1-6)-(1-4)-(1-3) (G). Receive WORKSHOP KEYS 1/2; take PURSE.

• Collect 1-3 (H).
• Inspect (I).
• Take INCOMPLETE SHEARS and WORKSHOP KEYS 2/2 (J).

• Place WORKSHOP KEYS (K).
• Play HOP (L); receive CLIPPERS.
• Take WIRE with CLIPPERS (M).

• Place NEWSPAPER (N).
• Place WIRE (O).
• Select 1-5 (P).
• Take and use key (N).
• Go (Q).

• Inspect; talk (R).
• Take FROG (S).
• Talk (T).

• Find matching symbols (U).

• Take DRESSER DISK and HANDKERCHIEF (V).
• Read note; take OLIVE BRANCHES 1/3 (W).
• Move (X).

• Take FLOWER; place DRESSER DISK (Y).
• Casual solution (Z): 6-4-4-1-2.
• Hard solution (A): 1-1-2-3-3-8-8-7-7-6-6.
• Take ALCOHOL (B).

• ALCOHOL on HANDKERCHIEF; take ANTISEPTIC CLOTH.
• Offer ANTISEPTIC CLOTH (C).
• Inspect (D).
• Talk; take KEY (E).
• Walk down.

• Play HOP (F).
• Use KEY (G); take SAW and MUSICIAN FIGURINE (H).
• Go (I).

• FROG on PURSE; take COIN.
• Place MUSICIAN FIGURINE; take SCREWS with COIN (J).
• Remove wire and place SCREWS on SAW.
• Use SAW (K).
• Go (L).

• Inspect (M).
• Inspect. Take FIRE (N).

• Talk; take SHEARS PART (O).
• Take SHIPS 1/2 (P).
• SHEARS PART on INCOMPLETE SHEARS; take SHEARS.
• Take SHIPS 2/2. Use SHEARS x3 (Q).

• Play HOP (R); receive PRISMS 1/3.
• Place SHIPS; take WATER and PRISMS 2/3 (S).
• Place FIRE and WATER (T). Solution: (3-5)-(2-3)-(3-4)-(1-2)-(5-3)-(3-1)-(4-3).
• Take PRISMS 3/3 (U).

• Place PRISMS (V).
• Casual solution (W).
• Hard solution (W, X, Y).

• Take BOOK OF THE SUN (Z).
• Place BOOK OF THE SUN. Go (A).

• Open. Take ROPE 1/3 (B).
• Take DISKS 1/3 (C).
• Take TORCH (D).

• Take PEGASUS and WREATH. Light TORCH; receive BURNING TORCH (E).
• Place WREATH for a HOP (F); take LANTERNS 1/3 and OLIVE BRANCHES 2/3 (G).
• Break tiles; take OLIVE BRANCHES 3/3 (H).

• Place OLIVE BRANCHES; take DISKS 2/3 and SHIELD (I).
• Move shield and pegasus; place SHIELD and PEGASUS (J).

• Move 4 tiles (K).
• Solution: (8-4)-(9-3)-(9-5)-(7-8)-(6-7)-(7-10)-(10-12)-(9-13)-(11-13)-(11-12).
• Take DISKS 3/3 (L).

• Place BURNING TORCH (M). Receive DISK PLATE.
• DISKS on DISK PLATE.
• Solution (N). Take CIPHER PLATE.
• Place CIPHER PLATE (O).
• Solution (P).
• Go (Q).

Chapter 2: Lord Allan

• Talk (R).
• Look (S).
• Take RECIPE and CLOVER (T).
• Take BULL and PHOENIX FIGURINES 1/4 (U).

• Remove straw; place BULL. Take BUCKET, ROPE 2/3 and GRAPE BADGES 1/3 (V).
• Take GRAPE BADGES 2/3; take ROPE 3/3 with SHEARS (W).
• Take GRAPE BADGES 3/3. Place BUCKET and ROPE, tie rope, drop bucket (X).

• Select 1-6 (Y).
• Place CLOVER (Z).
• Solution (A): (10-6)-(6-5)-(5-10)-(6-5)-(10-6)-(6-5)-(5-10).
• Take bottle.

• Place GRAPE BADGES (B); remove leaves and take BUTTERFLIES 1/4 and GOBLET (C).
• Take WATER with GOBLET; take BUCKET OF WATER (D).
• WATER on RECIPE. Pour solution in goblet. Take MEDICINE.

• Offer MEDICINE; take KEYS (E).
• Place KEYS (F).
• Select (G).
• Go (H).

• Talk (I).
• Play random puzzle (J).

• Talk (K).
• Remove cobwebs; play HOP (L). Receive BUTTERFLIES 2/4.
• Take FIREPLACE POKER and BUTTERFLIES 3/4 (M).

• Look. Take BUTTERFLIES 4/4 and HANDLE (N).
• Use BUCKET OF WATER and FIREPLACE POKER; take PHOENIX FIGURINES 2/4 and MALACHITE HEART 1/2 (O).
• Use HANDLE. Take FLOWER 2/3 and MALACHITE HEART 2/2 (P).

• Place MALACHITE HEART (Q).
• Select 1-6 (R).
• Take PHOENIX FIGURINES 3/4 (S).

• Place BUTTERFLIES. Move as shown. Take LETTER PART and PHOENIX FIGURINES 4/4 (T).
• Place PHOENIX FIGURINES. Select 1-5 (U).
• Go (V).

• Talk (X).
• Take letter part (Y).
• Inspect (Z).

• Take PENDANT (A).
• Place PENDANT; take HATCHETS 1/2 (B).
• Take FLOWERS 3/3 (C).

• Take HATCHETS 2/2 (D).
• Place FLOWERS. Take SKULLS 1/3 and LANTERNS 2/3 (E).
• Place HATCHETS (F).
• Take STATUETTES 1/3 and LANTERNS 3/3 (G).

• Place LANTERNS; solution (H): swap (1-2), turn disc (I), swap (3-4).
• Go (J).

• Talk (K).
• Look (L).
• Use board; take SKULLS 2/3 (M).

• Take CODE 1/3 and TORCH DISKS 1/2 (N).
• Take FANG (O).
• Walk down.
• Place FANG (P); receive TORCH DISKS 2/2.
• Go (Q).

• Place TORCH DISKS; take ANTELOPE and SKULLS 3/3 (R).
• Place SKULLS (S).
• Go (T).

• Take GAZELLE (U).
• TAKE SEAHORSES 1/2; place ANTELOPE (V).
• Take NAIL PULLER (W).

• Take SWORDS 1/3 (X).
• Take SWORDS 2/3 (Y).
• Take SWORDS 3/3; place GAZELLE (Z).
• Take KEY PARTS 1/3 and PICTURE PIECE (A).
• Walk down.

• Use NAIL PULLER x2; take WRENCH and STATUETTES 2/3 (B).
• Place PICTURE PIECE (C).
• Play HOP (D); receive KEY PARTS 2/3.
• Go (E).

• Place SWORDS for a HOP; take ANUBIS HEADS 1/3 and STATUETTES 3/3 (F).
• Place STATUETTES; take KEY PARTS 3/3 and SEAHORSES 2/2 (G).
• Place SEAHORSES (H).
• Use WRENCH; take BELLS 1/3 and CABINET DOOR (I).

• Place KEY PARTS (J).
• Solution (K): (1-18)-(2-17)-(3-16)-(4-15)-(5-14)-(6-13)-(7-12)-(8-11)-(9-10).
• Walk down.

• Place CABINET DOOR (L).
• Go (M).

Chapter 3: The Antidote

• Talk (N).
• Remove cushions in pairs (O).
• Take BIRDS 1/2 (P).
• Take HORSES 1/2 (Q).

• Take TRIAD and ACORNS 1/2 (R).
• Take HORSES 2/2 (S).
• Place HORSES (T); take BIRDS 2/2 (U).
• Place BIRDS (S).
• Go (V).

• Take HYDRAS 1/2 (W).
• Take HYDRAS 2/2 and BOOK (X).
• Place HYDRAS; take FINIALS 1/2, ATROPINE and CARDS 1/4 (Y).

• Take OWL (Z).
• Take SULFUR. Move books; place BOOK (A).
• Solution. Take ELEPHANT and FEATHERS 1/2 (B).
• Walk down.

• Place ELEPHANT; take ACORNS 2/2 and CODE 2/3 (C).
• Place OWL; take FEATHERS 2/2 (D).
• Place ACORNS (E).

• Solution is random; find the indicated symbols (F).

• Take STARS 1/2 and FEATHER DUSTER (G).
• Use FEATHER DUSTER (H).
• Play HOP (I); receive CARDS 2/4.
• Go (J).

• Place FEATHERS (K).
• Play HOP (L); receive FINIALS 2/2.
• Place FINIALS for HOP; take CODE 3/3 (M).

• Place CODE; enter 3-1-6 (N).
• Take CARDS 3/4 and BOOK OF ANTIDOTES (O).
• Walk down.
• Talk (P).
• Walk down twice.

• Place TRIAD (Q); take CARDS 4/4 (R).
• Go to Parlor.
• Place CARDS (S). Solution: V-Wx2-V-Ux4-T-U-V-Ux3-W-V-Wx3-V.
• Open door.
• Go (X).

• Take SNAKE (Y).
• Place SNAKE; take LEAVES 1/2 and STARS 2/2 (Z).
• Place STARS; take WIRES 1/3, GEMSTONE and SCARABS 1/3 (A).
• Take WIRES 2/3 (B).
• Go to Allan's Office.

• Place GEMSTONE (C); take WIRES 3/3 (D).
• Walk down and right.
• Open compartment; place WIRES. Turn key (E).

• Remove cloth. Take LARK (F).
• Take BATS 1/2 and FISH 1/2 (G).
• Move notices in pairs; take HANDLE (H).

• Use HANDLE; place LARK (I). Take FISH 2/2 and TRUMPET (J).
• Place FISH; take SNAKE EMBLEMS 1/3 and SCARABS 2/3 (K).

• Place TRUMPET (L); take BATS 2/2 (M).
• Place BATS (N); take BELLS 2/3 and SCARABS 3/3 (O).

• Place SCARABS (P).
• Solution: R, move red to S, R, move to T.
• Q, move yellow to S, R, move to U, R, move to V, R, move to W, Q, move to X, Q, move to Y.
• Q, move green to S, R, move to U, R, move to V, R, move to Z.
• Go (A).

• Take JAR (B).
• Take BELLS 3/3; place JAR. Find pairs (C).
• Take SNAKE EMBLEMS 2/3 and ANUBIS HEADS 2/3 (D).

• Take WEIGHT and SNAKE EMBLEMS 3/3 (E).
• Take SICKLES 1/2 (F).
• Place WEIGHT; take APPLES 1/3 and ANUBIS HEADS 3/3 (G).

• Take SICKLES 2/2; place SNAKE EMBLEMS (H).
• Select 1-4 (I).
• Play HOP (J); receive SYRINGE.
• Place ANUBIS HEADS (K); take BOWL (L).

• Place SICKLES; take GINSENG with BOWL (M).
• Place BOOK OF ANTIDOTES, ATROPINE, SULFUR and GINSENG (N).
• Add 2-1-3, to 4, select 5, take ANTIDOTE with SYRINGE (6). Take OIL (7).
• Walk down.

• Open. Use ANTIDOTE (O).

• Talk; take APPLES 2/3 (P).
• Place BELLS; swap (1-3)-(2-4) (Q). Take APPLES 3/3 (R).

• Place APPLES (S).
• Solution: T-Vx2-X-T-X-T-X-Vx2-T-X-T-V-Xx3-T-W-T-W-T.
• Go (Y).

Chapter 4: A Killer Captured

• Talk (Z).
• Move branches. Play HOP (A); receive CORNERS 1/4.
• Take BRACELETS 1/2 (B).
• Take BRACELETS 2/2 (C).

• Take LEAVES 2/2; place BRACELETS (D).
• Turn E-Fx2; take CORNERS 2/4.
• Place LEAVES (G); take CORNERS 3/4 (H).

• Take BOARDS 1/4 and CORNERS 4/4 (I).
• Use OIL and place CORNERS. Place stick (J).
• Take CHAMOMILE and DRY LEAVES (K).
• Go (L).

• Inspect (M).
• Talk; take BROKEN RECORD (N).
• Take FISHING ROD (O).
• Take FISHING LINE (P).

• Place FISHING ROD and FISHING LINE; take EMPTY SMOKER, GREEN CROWN and BOARDS 2/4 (Q).
• Place GREEN CROWN; take BOARDS 3/4 (R).
• Take MATCHES (S).
• DRY LEAVES and MATCHES on EMPTY SMOKER; take SMOKER.
• Use SMOKER; take BOARDS 4/4 (T).

• Place BOARDS. Solution (U).
• Go (V).

• Talk (W).
• Play HOP (X); receive HAMMER.
• Take WEDGE (Y).
• Take CORKSCREW (Z).

• Use WEDGE and HAMMER. Take SHEAVES 1/2, LODGE KEYS 1/3 and JUNIPER (A).
• Take SHEAVES 2/2; use CORKSCREW (B).
• Find pairs; take LODGE KEYS 2/3 and RECORD FRAGMENTS 1/7 (C).

• Place SHEAVES (D); take RECORD FRAGMENTS 2/7 and LODGE KEYS 3/3 (E).
• Place LODGE KEYS; select 2-3-1. Open window (F).
• Go (G).

• Take PIPE and RECORD FRAGMENTS 3/7 (H).
• Take RECORD FRAGMENTS 4/7 and RED CROWN (I).
• Take FANG (J).

• Move pipes; place PIPE. Select 1-6. Take VALERIAN and RECORD FRAGMENTS 5/7 (K).
• Place FANG; take HOPS and RECORD FRAGMENTS 6/7 (L).
• Walk down twice.

• Place RED CROWN; take RECORD FRAGMENTS 7/7 (M).
• Go forward twice.
• RECORD FRAGMENTS on BROKEN RECORD; restore and take PHONOGRAPH RECORD.
• Place PHONOGRAPH RECORD; take LAVENDER OIL (N).
• Talk; take RECIPE (O).

• Place VALERIAN, JUNIPER, CHAMOMILE, HOPS, LAVENDER OIL and RECIPE (P).
• Solution: (1-2)-(3-2)-4-(2-5)-6-(7-5)-(8-5)-9-5-(10-11)-11. Take SEDATIVE MIXTURE (Q).

• Place SEDATIVE MIXTURE (R).
• Congratulations, you have completed Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia!

Created at: 2019-08-16